Personal Injury
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May 16, 2025
Rules of Civil Procedure as seen by the Oracle of Belleville
New Rules of Civil Procedure — ahem
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May 15, 2025
Ottawa welcomes ‘historic’ international ruling that Russia shot down Malaysian civilian airliner
As Canada pursues a separate case against Iran at the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) — for the illegal downing of a Ukrainian civilian airliner in 2020 — Ottawa said it “welcomes” the ICAO’s recent determination that the Russian Federation shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in 2014, in breach of Russia’s obligations under international law.
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May 15, 2025
Related but distinct: The different evidentiary thresholds for pursuing future loss claims at trial
In a jury trial, a question is only put to the jury if there is reasonable evidence upon which a jury properly instructed in the law could make a finding on that issue. When it comes to claims for future losses, the plaintiff must only establish that there is a real and substantial risk those losses will occur. It is on that basis that the court must look at the evidence and determine whether it is sufficient and can be put to the jury.
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May 15, 2025
Civil rules reform based on blind data of personal injury litigation
In September 2023, Attorney General Doug Downey created the Civil Rules Review (CRR) with a mandate to identify issues and develop proposals for reforming the Rules of Civil Procedure to make civil court proceedings more efficient, affordable and accessible.
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May 15, 2025
Court decision underlines importance of proper jurisdictional channels in accident benefits cases
The Divisional Court of Ontario recently reaffirmed an established legal precedent that a catastrophic impairment (CAT) assessor must stay within their field of expertise when rendering a CAT opinion.
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May 14, 2025
Alberta court upholds privacy commissioner’s order effectively banning Clearview AI
U.S.-based facial recognition technology giant Clearview AI has been dealt another legal setback in Canada with an Alberta court decision upholding an effective ban on the company’s activities in the province.
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May 14, 2025
California bar in freefall: Fraud, failure and a crisis of confidence
California’s legal community is facing an unprecedented crisis of credibility. From high-profile lawyer fraud cases to a statewide bar exam debacle affecting thousands of future lawyers, the State Bar of California finds itself at the centre of a firestorm — one that has shaken the trust of legal professionals, aspiring lawyers and the public alike.
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May 13, 2025
New Carney Liberal Cabinet puts many lawyers on front benches in critical federal leadership roles
Lawyers who were key Cabinet members in Justin Trudeau's erstwhile minority Liberal government have assumed dominant roles in Prime Minister Mark Carney's new 29-member Liberal Cabinet.
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May 13, 2025
Proposed privacy breach class action launched by RCMP officers dismissed by Federal Court
The Federal Court has dismissed a proposed class action brought by two members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) who alleged that their privacy rights were violated by unauthorized recordings of their conversations during a 2017 investigation.
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May 13, 2025
Proposed class action launched against Ford for hybrid cars’ battery defect
A proposed national class action has been launched against Ford Motor Company over allegations that two of its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, the Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair, cannot be plugged in to charge due to a battery manufacturing defect that could potentially cause a fire.