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Perhaps even more so than for adults, remaining in custody prior to trial can have devastating and long-lasting consequences for youth.

In its ongoing Pathways to Power series, the Women Lawyers Forum (WLF) shines a light on the journey of distinguished female lawyers into positions of power and influence.

Finding (and maintaining) good precedents is important for any lawyer. Gain effective strategies on how to avoid common drafting errors through checklists, precedents and road maps related to a Wills and Estate practice area.

Join us for this unique series where past winners of the OBA Murray Klein Award discuss precedent-setting cases in which they were involved, or new concepts and practices in Canadian insolvency and restructuring law where they were at the forefront. 

The Municipal Law Section is pleased to invite you to a timely dinner program on November 15, 2018.

How are class action mediations different?

Members of Michigan State Bar and the Ontario Bar Association come together to discuss environmental law topics relevant to lawyers on both sides of the border. Our speakers will discuss the impact of the deep geological repository, and other nuclear waste disposal options, aquaculture, development patterns, storm, sewage, and chemical run-off on the Great Lakes being the source of significant drinking-water sources.

Mediation has been a fundamental part of employment law since the mid-1990s. Well over 80% of cases that go to mediation settle.

In R. v. D.B., the Supreme Court of Canada recognized the fundamental differences between youth and adults who commit crimes, which entitles young people to a presumption of diminished moral blameworthiness.

Estates matters can be highly emotional for the parties involved; however, it is essential that counsel remain civil at all times.