Articles 2022

After several years of University and three more years of law school, articling students and new lawyers have graduated from the study of the law into a new field of study: the practice of law.

Lawyers became comedians and created a magnificent comic masterpiece at Free Times Café in Toronto! The comic repertoire included satirical observations, sketch improv, comic rants, and political humour.

On October 10th, the OBA Young Lawyers’ Division East held its first event of the 2012-2013 season, hosting The Honourable Madam Justice Andromache Karakatsanis at the Rideau Club in Ottawa.

It's hard to believe how quickly the YLD East year flew by! YLD East has had a busy spring with many events.

It goes without saying that the purchase of a home will be the most significant financial commitment most people will ever make.

YLD East is off to another busy year and it is an honour to work with such a dedicated YLD East Executive team.

This year the YLD Central has not one, but two dedicated chairs: Jeremy Shaw and Dina Stigas.

Compelling productions from non-parties is often met with stiff resistance. Even more so, imagine the opposition a non-party would put up when the productions are required in a foreign jurisdiction.

Everybody loves (and occasionally curses after an inadvertent email is sent) the ability of Outlook to remember every address you have typed in a To: Cc: or Bcc: field and then auto-fill it.

This case deals with the proper test for reviewing a prosecutor's decision to expunge a guilty plea, in the context of a prosecution on charges of impaired and dangerous driving causing death.