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Meet Your 2018-2019 Executive: Part IV

  • 29 janvier 2019
  • Madeleine Tyber

Get to know the members of the Public Sector Lawyers Executive in this series of articles.

Avocats du secteur public, Student Forum

How to Get the Most Out of Your CPD Hours

  • 29 janvier 2019
  • Julia Werneburg, associate at Gowling WLG; and Jenny Thistle, articling student

Investing time and money into continuing professional development (CPD) can allow you to navigate new technologies, keep up with emerging issues, and make sure that you’re using the best tools and most current information to serve your clients. It is also an opportunity to refresh core competencies.

Student Forum, Young Lawyers' Division

So You’ve Been Asked to Administer an Estate

  • 29 janvier 2019
  • Calvin Hancock, associate at Border Ladner Gervais

There are several truisms that accompany the practice of law. One of these is the fact that your family and friends will invariably and periodically ask for your assistance in addressing legal issues. As a trusted companion with the benefit of a legal education, a lawyer may even find that they have been appointed as an estate trustee under the Will of a friend or family member, occasionally without prior consultation.

Student Forum, Young Lawyers' Division

Fraudster Dupes Canadian Lawyer into Misdirecting $2.5 Million

  • 28 janvier 2019
  • Sandra LeBrun (Associate at Borden Ladner Gervais) and Callum Micucci (Student at Law),

A case currently before the Ontario courts highlights the importance of fraud and cybercrime awareness for both seasoned solicitors and newly-called lawyers. In Dentons Canada LLP v Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company 2018 ONSC 7311, an associate from the applicant law firm attempted to transfer over $2.5 million to clear a mortgage on his client’s property. Instead, he was duped into transferring most of the funds to a fraudster.

Student Forum, Young Lawyers' Division

Meet Your 2018-2019 Executive: Part III

  • 28 janvier 2019
  • Madeleine Tyber

Get to know the members of the Public Sector Lawyers executive team in this article series.

Avocats du secteur public, Student Forum

Book Drive: CBSA Detention Centre Initiative

  • 28 janvier 2019
  • Maryana Viguiliouk, Barrister and Solicitor

The OBA Citizenship and Immigration Section Executive's holiday initiative saw books donated to the Rexdale Immigration Detention Centre.

Citoyenneté et immigration, Student Forum

The Rise and Fall of the Visa Officer Interview

  • 28 janvier 2019
  • M. Max Chaudhary, Barrister, Chaudhary Law Office

A brief overview of the history of the personal interview for economic applicants for permanent residence and its impact on decision making and procedural fairness.

Citoyenneté et immigration, Student Forum

Brown Bag Lunch – January 15, 2019

  • 24 janvier 2019
  • Noah Weisberg and Chris Cieslik (articling student), Hull & Hull LLP

Highlights from the January 15, 2019 Brown Bag Lunch, including a discussion on filing Estate Information Returns, taxation of estate trustee compensation and the proposed changes to the Ontario Pension Benefits Act.

Student Forum, Droit des fiducies et des successions