Articles 2020

Why is it so difficult for NCA students to get a leg up in the legal profession? Read on for more.

The 2018-2019 Chair, Bianca Thomas, welcomes the section and introduces plans for the coming year.

The Law Practice Program is an innovative provider of law practice management training and an alternative to articling. People behind it share their thoughts.

A review of the pomodoro technique, which is a personal productivity tool, with a list of software and websites to help the practitioner.

Law practice management skills are useful to all lawyers regardless of their role and practice status. This is especially so in our tech-driven age.

A feminist book review on Norm Bacal's Breakdown: The Rise and Fall of Heenan Blaikie.

On January 1, 2017, a new administrative dismissal regime came to Ontario. Actions in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice are now administratively dismissed pursuant to Rule 48.14 if the actions have not been set down for trial (or terminated by any means) by the 5th anniversary of the commencement of the action. Read on for a review of Rule 48.14 and its Small Claims Court counterpart, Rule 11.1.01.

In the context of constructive dismissal, what amounts to “substantial” change to an "essential" term of an employment contract? Specifically, when does a refusal to pay or reduction in employee compensation qualify as constructive dismissal? Recent case law suggests that while refusal to pay a bonus or vacation compensation may be a breach of contract, they may not be "essential" enough to trigger a constructive dismissal. Read on to learn more.

On May 24, 2018, the Law Society of Ontario (“LSO”) released “Options for Lawyer Licensing: A Consultation Paper”. In the paper, the LSO provides four lawyer licensing options for consideration. What are the four options? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each one? Read on to find out more.