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On the occasion of the swearing in ceremony of Madam Justice Victoria Starr as the newest Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice at Milton, I had the honour of giving the following address on August 21, 2014:May it please Your Honours, especially Your Honour Justice Starr and...
The family dispute resolution (FDR) field has grown exponentially over the past ten years. This has been in response to the changes occurring in family law generally: more unrepresented people, backlogs in some courts, frustration with a non-specialist family law bench, lawyer...
Poised to assume the OBA presidency on September 1, Colin Stevenson sits down to talk legal innovation, triathlons and the inspiration he has drawn from an eccentric TV barrister and an extraordinary Supreme Court of Canada justice.What first drew you to the law? Did you ever ...
Happy February! Here’s what's going on!FLA News On January 22, 2015, the FLA had its first formal Board meeting following the AGM in the fall. In accordance with the FLA rules of governance, the executive is elected by the Board at the first form...
The small child I see as I pick my way through the crowds of Kampala sits silently, cross-legged in the middle of the sidewalk, with his hands cupped in front of him. The crowds part around him, but no one, including myself, stops. He appears to be alone. He looks to be no mor...
On September 29, 2016, Bill 28: All Families Are Equal Act (Parentage and Related Registrations Statute Law Amendment), 2016, was introduced in the Ontario legislature. Bill 28, if passed, will modernize Ontario’s parentage and birth registration rules, which have not be...
PRESS RELEASENEW YORK, 20 January 2015 – As the world enters into the 26th year of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Somalia has become the 195th state party to ratify the Convention, setting a course to improve the lives of its youngest citizens.“By ratif...
Historically, adoption has been masked by secrecy and shame. It was based on the notion that cutting off a child’s biological ties created safety and a fresh new start. However, adoption practice has undergone significant change. Adoptees and birth parents have pushed to...
Just as teachers and school boards are grappling with the new realities of COVID-19 in classrooms, parents have taken the issue of online versus in-person learning to courts. A series of recent court decisions has outlined a list of factors utilized in determining whether a ch...
There are thousands of apps, websites, and software packages out there for practicing counsel. Many of these are tailored to a specific field of law. But how do you know what is worth your time (or money) and what is not?Tech-savvy practitioners were interviewed for their reco...
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