LAO releases racialized communities strategy paper ahead of consultations
Press Release Monday, July 17, 2017 Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) will be holding a series of in-person and online sessions this fall to meet with clients, lawyers, community legal clinics…
Osgoode Hall Law School establishes Reconciliation Fund for Indigenous initiatives
Press Release TORONTO, Wednesday, June 21, 2017 – Osgoode Hall Law School of York University today announced specific actions that it will take to meet the urgent need of Reconciliation…
Media Advisory – Former Law Society Treasurer Thomas G. Conway to be honoured for exceptional advocacy and leadership
Press Release OTTAWA, June 19, 2017 The Law Society of Upper Canada will present a degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD), to Thomas G. Conway at its Call…
Newbould Inquiry Concludes in light of Judge’s Retirement
Press Release Ottawa, 5 June 2017 – The Canadian Judicial Council announced today that the Inquiry Committee constituted in the conduct of the Honourable F. Newbould has stayed its proceedings…
Miller Thomson Makes Strategic Investment in Legal Knowledge Centre for Vancouver
Press Release New facility includes expanded litigation and business law expertise VANCOUVER, May 30, 2017 – Canadian business law firm Miller Thomson has completed the build out of a new,…
Four Gowling WLG lawyers distinguished in Lexpert/ROB Canada’s Leading Corporate Lawyers guide
Press Release May 26, 2017 Lexpert has recognized four Gowling WLG partners as leading business law practitioners in its annual guide, “Canada’s Leading Corporate Lawyers” — published as a special edition…
Law Society presents 2017 awards
Press Release Outstanding legal professionals honoured at annual awards ceremony Toronto, ON — Members of Ontario’s legal professions were recognized for their exceptional career achievements and contributions to their communities…
Law Society concludes case regarding Kenora lawyer who represented Residential School Survivors
Press Release Toronto ON: The Law Society of Upper Canada today concluded the ongoing conduct case involving Kenora-area lawyer Douglas Keshen. The resolution was arrived at by mutual agreement between the…
CBA: Budget 2017 and Impact on CBA Members
Press Release I am writing to update you on the CBA’s efforts to oppose the proposed elimination of “billed-basis accounting” (BBA) for lawyers and to thank you for providing us…
Honouring Excellence in Legal Writing
Press Release April 12, 2017 11:00 A.M. Ministry of the Attorney General Ontario has awarded the 2016 David Walter Mundell Medal for excellence in legal writing to Sébastien Grammond. Sébastien…
