Personal Injury
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June 05, 2025
Ottawa reintroduces Citizenship Act reforms that create new framework for ‘citizenship by descent’
The minority Liberal government has reintroduced Citizenship Act amendments that would create a new “citizenship by descent” framework going forward, allowing those born abroad to Canadians, beyond the first generation, to access Canadian citizenship based on a Canadian parent’s “substantial connection” to Canada.
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June 05, 2025
B.C. court certifies class action over COVID-19 prisoner isolation policies
The B.C. Supreme Court has certified a class action alleging the federal government was negligent and violated the Charter rights of certain prisoners by confining them in medical isolation during COVID-19 outbreaks and depriving them of human interaction for extended periods of time.
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June 05, 2025
Court rules reform proposal downloads red tape on doctors
The medical profession is under enormous strain right now because family doctors are spending too much time on unnecessary administrative tasks. There is an unrelenting demand for doctors to complete forms from multiple sources and different levels of government. This avalanche of red tape is driving doctor burnout and, in some cases, reducing clinical hours for doctors to do what they do best — care for their patients.
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June 05, 2025
PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURIES - Body injuries - Considerations impacting on award - Degree of impairment - Pre-existing injury
Appeal by appellant, Mr. Chan, against a court order regarding the findings on causation and damages assessment arising from a motor vehicle accident, and cross-appeal by respondent, Mr. Yu, from a court’s assessment on degree of liability and damages assessment.
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June 04, 2025
For insurers, it pays to wait: Why the CRR recommendations miss the mark
Faced with a backlog of cases in the civil justice system, Attorney General Doug Downey commissioned the Civil Rules Review (CRR) to make civil court proceedings more efficient, affordable and accessible. In doing so, he made the same misstep as several of his predecessors.
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June 04, 2025
Court decision points to continuing problems with Ontario’s tribunal system, says watchdog group
A recent Ontario Superior Court ruling helps illustrate the continuing struggles being faced by the province’s tribunal system, and the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) in particular, says a watchdog group.
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June 04, 2025
Group suing psychiatric hospital turning to Supreme Court for class certification
A group in Ontario looking to sue a maximum-security psychiatric hospital for its use of solitary confinement will turn to Canada’s highest court after it was found there was insufficient “common issues” between the plaintiffs to allow for a class-action lawsuit.
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June 04, 2025
Dealing with invisible disabilities in the workplace
Researchers continue to discover new ways to diagnose and treat so-called “invisible disabilities,” giving new hope to long-term disability claimants.
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June 02, 2025
Prime Minister Carney taps Montreal lawyers for key roles in PMO
Prime Minister Mark Carney has hired prominent Montreal lawyer Marc-André Blanchard, the former chair and CEO of McCarthy Tétrault LLP, as his chief of staff, while ex-federal justice minister David Lametti, counsel with Montreal’s Fasken, is also taking on senior responsibilities in the new Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), according to media reports.
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June 02, 2025
B.C. ostrich farm refuses to depopulate flock for avian flu
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced that a B.C. farm that has also been subject to litigation continues to refuse to depopulate its ostriches despite orders. The agency has been collaborating with the poultry industry to place controls to protect animal health in response to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) since 2021.