Personal Injury
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December 09, 2025
Ontario Court of Appeal upholds vexatious-litigant order against IP company and officer
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld an order declaring a corporation and its sole officer vexatious litigants, citing years of meritless court proceedings, hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid costs awards and multimillion-dollar lawsuits that ultimately settled for nuisance-level amounts.
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December 08, 2025
Quebec’s young lawyers are suffering psychological distress, report reveals
More than 60 per cent of Quebec lawyers with fewer than 10 years of experience suffer from psychological distress, a comprehensive study reveals, painting a disconcerting portrait of young lawyers overwhelmed by stress and struggling with the pressures of billable hours and long workweeks.
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December 05, 2025
Nova Scotia court approves $36.2M settlement in deaf schools abuse case
The Nova Scotia Supreme Court has approved a $36.2-million settlement for a class action concerning the alleged abuse and mistreatment of former students at two schools for deaf children, according to a release issued on Dec. 4 by class counsel Wagners.
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December 05, 2025
Supreme Court rules in R. v. B.F. attempted murder case
When someone has provided a person with the means to take their own life, and that person makes an independent and autonomous choice to do so, the question arises: how are we to distinguish between the offences of culpable homicide and aiding suicide?
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December 05, 2025
Dashcam evidence and delay explanations: LAT reaffirms flexible, fact-driven approach in SABS claims
The use of dashcam footage in personal injury and accident benefits disputes is rapidly changing the way Ontario adjudicators assess both liability and credibility. In a recent decision involving my client, the Licence Appeal Tribunal reaffirmed how critical this form of objective evidence can be, while also clarifying how tribunals evaluate delayed benefit applications under the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS).
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December 04, 2025
N.B. releases latest disability action plan
New Brunswick has released its new disability action plan, which makes numerous recommendations around addressing poverty among that population — with an objective to increase access to justice and “legal decision-making supports.”
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December 03, 2025
Federal judges ‘reluctantly’ take Carney gov’t to court in dispute over pay, judicial independence
In a pay dispute with Ottawa that raises questions about the requirements for judicial independence, the Canadian Superior Courts Judges Association (CSCJA) and the associate judges of the Federal Court separately filed Federal Court applications seeking judicial review of the Carney government’s recent refusal to implement the recommendations of an independent judicial pay commission, including its advice that a $28,000 salary boost (on top of mandatory annual indexing) is necessary to keep attracting outstanding lawyers to the federal benches.
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December 03, 2025
Lawyers raise concerns about Manitoba’s new detainment law for meth intoxication
Legal minds in Manitoba are concerned that new legislation allowing for the 72-hour detention of people “intoxicated” by drugs will possibly do more harm than good.
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December 02, 2025
Ontario licence appeal tribunal needs independent review, trial lawyers association says
The Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) is calling on the province to review the tribunal tasked with looking at auto insurance disputes between injured people and insurance companies.
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December 02, 2025
Enhanced duties of transport truck drivers: Potential for great harm demands higher standard of care
It is an unfortunate reality that hundreds of motor vehicle collisions occur daily on Ontario’s roads. When these collisions involve transport trucks, the risk of serious or fatal injuries rises dramatically.