Articles 2023

Aujourdʼhui
Aujourdʼhui
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‘Got a Secret, Can You Keep It?’ Developments in the Tort of Public Disclosure of Private Facts

  • 07 mai 2022
  • Matilda Lici

In 2016, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice recognized, for the first time, the tort of public disclosure of private facts in response to the proliferation of “revenge porn” disseminated online. Since then, subsequent courts across the country have provided further guidance on the nuances of the tort and what types of privacy infringements it is intended to redress.

Student Forum, Young Lawyers' Division
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The First Trademark Application for a Hologram Filed in Canada by a Trademark Agent

  • 14 avril 2022
  • Avery Lee, Keyser Mason Ball, LLP

Avery Lee is a talented young IP lawyer and the very first Trademark Agent to file a trademark application for a hologram in Canada. While he recognizes that his hologram is not as impressive as the larger scale holograms displayed by projectors or viewed with special glasses, he hopes that his trademark application can serve as a building block for other applicants and Trademark Agents.

Student Forum, Young Lawyers' Division
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Mentorship Goes Both Ways

  • 28 mars 2022
  • Tiana Knight

A key aspect of mentorship is ensuring that you establish mutually beneficial professional connections and focus on maintaining those relationships throughout your career, rather than just seeking out how others can support you.

Student Forum, Young Lawyers' Division
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What You Need to Know About LAWPRO: Tips and Traps for Junior Lawyers

  • 01 mars 2022
  • Michelle Wen Xiao Kang

The practice of law is fraught with many challenges and a lot of skill, planning, and vigilance is required to navigate through the potential pitfalls. In this article, Michelle Wen Xiao Kang highlights the common traps that may lead to a potential LAWPRO claims and suggests ways that junior lawyers can reduce the risk of a claim being brought against them as a result of errors and omissions in performing their professional services.

Student Forum, Young Lawyers' Division
A Three-and-Half-Year Journey: From Guangzhou, China to the Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario)

A Three-and-Half-Year Journey: From Guangzhou, China to the Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario)

  • 28 février 2022
  • Baiqing Luo

Though no stranger to relocating and adapting, I found it challenging as a newcomer to Canada and as a law student because I knew absolutely nothing about Canadian society or Canadian law. Fast forward three years, and I am an articling student with the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General. So, what helped me land on my feet in Canada? If I was to offer one answer, it would be the conscious effort to build contextual intelligence.

Student Forum, Young Lawyers' Division

Your First Appeal at the OCA: Tips from the Gurus

  • 28 février 2022
  • Nancy Sarmento

Navigating appeals to the Court of Appeal for Ontario (ONCA) can be a challenge for any lawyer. New lawyers navigating their first appeal to the ONCA are probably doubly stressed, particularly if they are working alone, and especially where the appeal is complicated by a motion to quash. In this article, Nancy Sarmento offers a fantastic ensemble of gems from the gurus of appellate advocacy.

Student Forum, Young Lawyers' Division
Business Development Tips for Junior Lawyers

Business Development Tips for Junior Lawyers

  • 03 février 2022
  • Zara Wong

It's never too early to think about developing your own client and referral bases as a junior lawyer. Read on to find out how you can expand your business network and some of the non-traditional ways to do so.

Student Forum, Young Lawyers' Division

“Firmly” Situated: Reflections on moving into firm practice

  • 03 février 2022
  • James McCarthy - Cunningham Swan LLP

For newly called lawyers moving from non–firm articling to practicing at a firm, the transition can be a big one. Having made this leap, from articling as a clerk to working in both a small and medium–sized firm, the author provides some reflections on a few of the aspect of day-to-day practice that can look very different in a firm as opposed to other types of practice.

Student Forum, Young Lawyers' Division