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Choosing the right law firm: Q&A with Toronto’s top lawyers
Why do you choose to practice in personal injury law? When I graduated from Queen’s Law, I knew I wanted to be a civil litigator advocating for clients in the...
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Tougher Penalties for Distracted Driving in 2019
7/01/19In Ontario, deaths from accidents caused by distracted driving have doubled since 2000. According to the Ministry of Transportation[1], Ontario data on accidents from 2003 show: one person is injured in a distracted-driving collision every half hour a driver using...
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Are Your Children Being Cyberbullied?
4/01/19Childhood bullying is not a new phenomenon but cyberbullying which is far worse, is relatively new. Bullying means aggressive and typically repeated behaviour. “Cyberbullying” takes it a step further. According to the R.C.M.P. website, “Cyberbullying involves the use of communication...
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Evicting a Tenant Due to Pet Allergies
27/12/18In Ontario, there are limited grounds on which a landlord may evict a tenant for bringing an unwelcome pet into a rental property. This blog will focus on one of those grounds. Specifically, what is required in order to evict...
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You Better Watch Out, You Better Not Cry: Tips for Keeping Your Holiday Parties Fun and Safe
21/12/18The holidays present an excellent opportunity to reconnect with friends, family and coworkers to celebrate and enjoy some well-deserved time off. We can all look forward to attending family get togethers, office parties and a variety of other celebrations over...
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Driverless Cars – Changes to Personal Injury Law?
18/12/18Self-driving cars are a recent technological creation that is expected to transform the public’s way of living and redefine various industries, including the practice of personal injury law. Thousands of people are injured in motor vehicle accidents every year[1], in...
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What is an “Automobile Accident” and Why Does it Matter?
12/12/18Let’s start with why you should care. Our firm is frequently consulted by people injured in what are unquestionably motor vehicle accidents: rear-end, t-bone and pedestrian accidents being most common. However, I’m often consulted by clients involved in accidents that...
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How to End a Tenancy Agreement Early
4/12/18With Toronto’s ever-rising housing prices, many individuals choose to rent instead of buy. Before entering into tenancy agreements, tenants should know their rights and obligations and be assured that the law in Ontario protects tenants by providing ways to end...
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The Current Law on Liability Waivers in Ontario: Through the Lens of Schnarr v Blue Mountain Resorts Ltd.
30/11/18The present state of the law as it relates to adult plaintiffs and the enforceability of liability waivers in Ontario, within the context of sports and recreational activities, was made clear in Schnarr v Blue Mountain Resorts Limited[1]. In Schnarr...
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The Art of Distraction
26/11/18My last blog post about the increasing number of cyclist related accidents in the City ended with a comment that the City of Toronto had not done much in the way of implementing their “Vision Zero” Road Safety Plan whose...
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Which Insurer for Accident Benefits? Insurance Priority Disputes in MVA Claims
20/11/18A common issue for individuals involved in car accidents is deciding which insurance company to apply to for accident benefits. Priority disputes arise when there are multiple policies that might respond to the accident benefits claim. The following is the...
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