LSUC votes to change its name to the Law Society of Ontario in an attempt to promote public engagement. On November 2, 2017, a majority of 17,000 licenced lawyers voted to replace “Upper Canada” with “Ontario” in their governing body’s name. The law society officially becomes the Law Society of Ontario on January 1, 2018. The vote resulted from a decision made by the LSUC Benchers in September to...
The past few years have shown exponential growth in the influence of technology. Netflix disrupted the DVD market, Uber damaged the taxi industry, alternate finance gave goose-bumps to the Venture-Capitalists and Airbnb left its mark on the hospitality industry. Interesting developments also lie ahead of us: 3D printing is on the horizon to potentially disrupt the traditional manufacturing model...
JENNIFER BROWN
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As a mental health worker for the past 15 years, I am very excited for this edition of Obiter Dicta!