OBA 2010 Awards Gala
The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) held its annual Awards Gala at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Toronto. From Left: Hon....
Western Hosts Scriptural Reasoning
The Centre for Abrahamic Religions at Huron College is hosting a Scriptural Reasoning conference at the University of Western Ontario....
The Lawyers Climbed Up the Mountain
The lawyers of Borden, Ladner, Gervais LLP are climbing up the mountain of Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro, for a charity project....
CCCA Greater Toronto Chapter AGM
The CCCA Greater Toronto Chapter of the Ontario Bar Association hosted the Annual General Meeting, “The view from 2,000 feet.”...
The Six-Minute Employment Lawyer 2010
The Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) hosted The Six-Minute Employment Lawyer. Chairs of the event were Malcolm J. MacKillop...
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- Summaries Sunday: SOQUIJ January 12, 2025Every week we present the summary of a decision handed down by a Québec court provided to us by SOQUIJ and considered to be of interest to our readers throughout Canada. SOQUIJ is attached to the Québec Department of Justice and collects, analyzes, enriches, and disseminates legal information in Québec. INTERNATIONAL (DROIT) : Le juge […]
- Book Review: For the Encouragement of Learning: The Origins of Canadian Copyright Law January 9, 2025Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review (CLLR). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD), and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law. For the Encouragement of Learning: The Origins of Canadian […]
- Language and Access to Inclusive Justice: The Contribution of Tribunals January 9, 2025Justice must be fair and impartial, but also must be seen to be fair and impartial – and inclusive tribunal processes are a big contribution to the sense of fairness that all participants in a tribunal proceeding are entitled to receive. Language – and people’s perception of that language – is an important gateway to […]
- Reconciling the Need for Empathy With Low EQ January 8, 2025Several of my posts this year have focused on the importance of plain language for our profession. Good, clear communication is a vital component of client management as it helps us better understand our client’s needs and enable the client to make informed decisions. On the other hand, poor communication is a leading cause of […]
- Tension on the Ontario CA: Thwarting a Judicial Coup? January 7, 2025INTRODUCTION In the midst of writing this post yesterday, January 6th, I thought back to that day in 2021 when Donald Trump attempted a coup in the United States to seize the presidency despite having lost the 2020 election. This year’s certification of the 2024 election involved no such threat to democracy only because Trump […]