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Ontario's Attorney General considers eliminating civil jury trials, as a response to the expected backlog created by the COVID-19 pandemic. David Fiske reviews the underlying reasoning.

The Canadian Corporate Counsel Association - Ontario Chapter has compiled a resource list of career development divisions and contacts at various law schools across the province of Ontario, in the event that its members may have opportunities available at their respective organizations (or know of opportunities within their networks), in support of students who may be experiencing difficulties with the job market as a result of COVID-19.

The CCCA Ontario Chapter is pleased to announce Leola Pon as the recipient of its 2020 CCCA Ontario Chapter Award of Excellence.

The Federal Court of Appeal recently dismissed an appeal against two CRTC decisions regarding enforcement actions under CASL. In addition to upholding the Commercial Electronic Message provisions as constitutional, the Court provided clarity on the “business-to-business” and conspicuous publication exemptions, as well as the unsubscribe mechanism requirements.

Following are our summaries of last week’s civil decisions released by the Court of Appeal for Ontario. There were four substantive decisions, but quite a few very short ones.

The closure of Ontario's schools due to COVD-19 has raised a number of legal considerations. The unique circumstance of learning and working remotely marks a significant change in how school boards, students, schools and educators function. The OBA Education Law Section's recent CPD examined some of these legal considerations and challenges.

Ontario's publicly-funded school boards have created a uniform and structured approach to identifying and accommodating students with exceptionalities, however, inconsistencies remain at the post-secondary level where students can be left feeling alone and dejected. Reasonable accommodation must be available at Ontario's post-secondary institutions as well to ensure equitable opportunities for students.