Personal Injury
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June 06, 2025
HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CARE FACILITIES - Liability - Negligence
Appeal by appellant against an order regarding a medical malpractice claim.
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June 06, 2025
Canada liable for failing to protect Indigenous sisters from abuse: Ontario Court of Appeal
Ontario’s highest court has sided with a judge who held that Canada owed a duty of care to three Indigenous women who were found to have suffered years of abuse at the hands of their aunt.
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June 06, 2025
PM Carney appoints parliamentary secretaries to support lawyer-rich cabinet & PMO
Prime Minister Mark Carney has tapped a number of lawyers to assist the many lawyers he has already appointed to key cabinet posts.
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June 06, 2025
Ontario’s civil justice revolution: Will fixed timelines finally deliver faster, fairer results?
If you’ve ever wondered why civil lawsuits in Ontario can drag on for years, you’re not alone. Whether you’re a fellow personal injury lawyer, an accident victim or just someone following the news, Ontario’s proposed overhaul of its civil court rules is about to shake things up for everyone seeking justice.
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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.