Insurance
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December 05, 2025
Judge certifies Lytton wildfire class action, urges simple application of ‘some basis in fact’ test
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has certified a class action over the 2021 Lytton wildfire and urged a return to the simple application of the “some basis in fact” standard during certification.
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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
Success rate for injured applicants at Licence Appeal Tribunal continues to plummet
As a new associate chair with significant political connections is poised to take over, the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) is facing criticism over the plummeting success rate for people injured in auto accidents who are appealing decisions by insurance companies — a success rate that has dropped precipitously to only eight per cent.
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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 01, 2025
Carney hands new jobs to three lawyer-MPs in federal cabinet mini-shuffle
Following last week’s resignation of Montreal MP Steven Guilbeault from the federal Liberal cabinet, Prime Minister Mark Carney added one new minister to his cabinet and expanded the roles of two others in order to redistribute Guilbeault’s former cabinet responsibilities.
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December 01, 2025
FSRA interim report outlines supervisory findings for Ontario automobile insurers
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) released the “2025 Auto supervision interim report” (the report) on Oct. 28, 2025. The report summarizes FSRA’s findings from reviews conducted by FSRA between January 2024 and March 2025 of five insurers (the reviews) writing automobile insurance business in Ontario (collectively, the auto insurers).
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November 27, 2025
Auger Hollingsworth adds Chris Karpacz as personal injury associate
Auger Hollingsworth Accident & Injury Lawyers has announced the addition of associate Chris Karpacz to its team of personal-injury litigators.
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November 27, 2025
Law360 Canada Pulse survey 2025: AI sparks debate on legal industry's future
Canadian lawyers are somewhat split on the impact artificial intelligence will have on their industry, a new Law360 Canada survey shows. According to the 2025 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey — which marks Law360 Canada’s third deep dive into the feelings and thoughts that legal professionals have about their jobs — nearly half of respondents agreed that both the pros and cons of AI are sizable.
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November 26, 2025
Law360 Canada Pulse survey 2025: what lawyers really think about their profession
Find out what lawyers really think about their profession in Law360 Canada Pulse’s Lawyer Satisfaction Survey.
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November 26, 2025
Retrospective review of Criterion 8 cases
The Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) has released a steady stream of decisions addressing catastrophic impairment claims under Criterion 8, which concerns mental or behavioural disorders under the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule. A review of the decisions for the period of 2023 through 2025 reveals evolving patterns in applicant success rates and recurring themes in how adjudicators assess evidence and apply the AMA Guides, Fourth Edition.