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TLA encourages all lawyers to cast a ballot in bencher elections

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Erin O'Donovan
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • With Law Society of Ontario (LSO) bencher voting quickly coming to a close, the Toronto Lawyers Association (TLA) is reminding its members, and all lawyers in the province, of the importance of making their voices heard at the ballot box. “Historically, voter turnout has been low during bencher elections […]

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TLA programs take aim at firearm prosecution, Indigenous law

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Toronto Lawyers Association
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • The Toronto Lawyers Association (TLA) is presenting two unique and timely educational programs in March, starting with The Gun Show and Tell before closing out the month with Indigenous Law and the Practical Realities.  The Gun Show and Tell will be presented in the TLA lounge on March 22 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. followed

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TLA’s Awards Gala ‘a beautiful event in a stunning setting’

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Joan Rataic-Lang
Joan Rataic-Lang
Executive Director/Library Director at Toronto Lawyers Association
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • The Toronto Lawyers Association (TLA) recognized “knowledge, advocacy and community” at its sold-out Awards Gala on March 2. “It was a beautiful event in a stunning setting at the historic Carlu,” says executive director/library director Joan Rataic-Lang. “There was wonderful food, companionship and impressive award recipients. People really enjoyed

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Reunification therapy restores damaged child/parent relationships

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By Paul Russell, LegalMatters Staff • Many lawyers and judges understand the benefits of having orders for reunification therapy included in family law judgments, says Derek Woodruff, co-director of Renew Supervision Services. “Reunification therapy is a way to restore a relationship between a child and an estranged or rejected parent. It’s a form of family

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Fight to save Osgoode Hall grounds will take ‘strong leadership’

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Toronto Lawyers Association
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Even if Metrolinx wins the right to cut down trees on the venerable Osgoode Hall property, the fight to find an alternative site for a new subway station will continue, vows the Toronto Lawyers’ Association (TLA). “The sound we are hearing is Law Society of Ontario (LSO) benchers of the past

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TLA Awards Gala is a chance to socialize and celebrate

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Joan Rataic-Lang
Joan Rataic-Lang
Executive Director/Library Director at Toronto Lawyers Association
(647) 247-4782 ext. 222
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • It is “full steam ahead” for the Toronto Lawyers’ Association’s (TLA) annual Awards Gala next month, says executive director/library director Joan Rataic-Lang. “People are really starting to get excited about it,” she says. “The gala has established itself as a marquee event. People know that it is a lovely time and

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New lawyers get valuable insight with TLA’s multi-series forum

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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • The Toronto Lawyers Association (TLA) is launching Tell Me the Truth Tuesdays: 6 Programs for Lawyers Under 6 Years of Service, a new Continuing Professional Development (CPD) series beginning Feb. 21. “We were looking to do something new,” says Gabriel Latner, a member of the TLA’s Young Lawyers Committee. “We wanted to put together a program that

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A look back at helpful advice for separated/divorced parents

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The difficulties that children face after separation and divorce were the focus of a series of posts from Renew Supervision Services in 2022. In June, they wrote about the complications that arise when parents separate or divorce. When mom or dad leaves: Effects of separation or divorce Many parents feel angry and others feel helpless

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TLA vows to ‘make it difficult’ to develop Osgoode Hall grounds

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Erin O'Donovan
Erin O'Donovan
President at Toronto Lawyers Association
(416) 204-8973
[email protected]
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • The Toronto Lawyers Association (TLA) vows to keep up the pressure to convince Metrolinx to find a new location for the subway station planned for the historic Osgoode Hall grounds. Area residents, business owners, politicians and the legal community have all spoken out about plans to cut down trees and excavate

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LSO paralegal decision will not solve access to justice problem: TLA

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Toronto Lawyers Association
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • The Toronto Lawyers Association (TLA) did not oppose a Law Society of Ontario (LSO) decision that allows paralegals to provide some family law services but says it will have little impact on the issue it was intended to address. “We are not saying that we are convinced it is a useful

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