Resources, Articles, & Advocacy
Article | December 10, 2025
Domestic Violence in Canadian Families: We Can Do Better – But Not This Way
I have been thinking about domestic violence and asking myself this question: As a society, are we making any progress in dealing with this plague?
Article | December 08, 2025
Why ADR is Still Your Client's Best Strategy
With revisions to Ontario's Rules of Civil Procedure on the horizon, read about the continued value in considering alternatives such as mediation and arbitration.
Advocacy | December 08, 2025
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of December 1
EQAO Review: The Ontario government is appointing advisors to review the province’s approach to standardized testing, following the release of data that showed only 51% of Grade 6 students and 59% of Grade 9 students met the provincial standard in math.
Resource | December 03, 2025
Client Capacity: Your Practical Guide
Evaluating a client’s capacity to instruct counsel and make other legal decisions is complex. Legal capacity may differ depending on time, situation or the decision to be made.
Resource | December 02, 2025
Year in Review: Key Developments in Insolvency Law
Stay up to date on the important case law and developments from the past year. Hear directly from lawyers involved as they provide an insightful review of key cases and discuss the practical implications for your practice.
Article | December 01, 2025
Tilly Norwood and the Future of Global Entertainment Law
As AI-native Generation Beta is born, meet Tilly Norwood, social media’s controversial new star. She’s an actor, a model, and a budding influencer with a rapidly growing online following who engages with her fans and collaborates with brands. She is also a complete fabrication, a "synthetic human" meticulously crafted by actor/comedian Eline Van der Veden’s London-based studio Particle 6. Norwood’s emergence is no mere novelty; it is a manifestation of the 2025 technological zeitgeist. As generative AI models produce increasingly coherent and sophisticated output, and the "uncanny valley" between the real and the artificial shrinks, she represents a new frontier - not just for technology, but for the law.
Article | November 27, 2025
Spotlight on Articling Student Hanaa Ameer-Uddin
Hanaa Ameer-Uddin graduated from the University of Ottawa and now articles at Mercedes-Benz Financial Services. Her interest in corporate law traces back to growing up in a family of entrepreneurs; from a young age, she noticed the impact of business decisions on people’s lives. In this conversation, she walks us through her path from undergrad to articling and shares practical advice for law students finding their way.
