The Law Society of Upper Canada is calling for Hamilton lawyer John Findlay to be suspended amid an investigation into $1.5 million missing from a fund for Caledonia residents disrupted by the 2006 occupation of a housing project by members of Six Nations.
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Changes reflect an early mediation trend
On May 1, 2017, there was a significant change to paragraph 57 of the Consolidated Practice Direction for Civil Actions, Applications, Motions and Procedural Matters in the Toronto Region. For all Toronto civil actions subject to mandatory mediation under Rule 24.1, court staff now require a new form of certificate to be filed in order to set an action down for trial.
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Examinations for Discovery for Personal Injury Claims in Ontario
This is an opportunity for your personal injury lawyer to ask the Defendant at fault driver, or insurance adjuster a series of questions which are answered under oath. Your lawyer will ask the at fault party some very simple questions, along with some more pointed questions in order to get more evidence about the case at hand.
Long-Term Disability Series: CPP Disability Benefits – Should I Apply?
When you see the words Canada Pension Plan, or its familiar acronym CPP, your mind probably turns to happy thoughts of retirement. The CPP deductions on your pay stub are a regular reminder that once you reach retirement age you’ll have a dependable source of income based on your years of work.
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Special needs family fun
Due to a disability or after sustaining an injury, one may find it difficult to perform activities of daily living (ADLs).
Bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and feeding are self-care activities that are including in the spectrum ofactivities of daily living (ADLs).
Occupational therapists will help you develop skills needed to complete your ADLs as independently as possible.
It may also be necessary to use adaptive equipment (AE) to perform your ADLs. Adaptive equipment are devices that are used to assist with completing activities of daily living.
The Licence Appeal Tribunal Isn’t Unconstitutional
The Licence Appeal Tribunal isn’t going anywhere.
In 2014, the Ontario government passed the Fighting Fraud and Reducing Automobile Insurance Rates Act. Prior to this legislation, accident benefits claimants could contest a denial of benefits by filing an Application for Arbitration with the Financial Services Commission of Ontario, or commencing an action in the Superior Court. However, by virtue of this legislation, claimants lost this election as of April 1, 2016. Now claimants are required to bring their claims through the Licence Appeal Tribunal, and are prohibited from commencing an action in the Superior Court.
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LAT critical of Applicant Experts Who Do Not Perform Validity Tests: H.Y. and Aviva Insurance Co.
In the LAT decision of H.Y. and Aviva Insurance Company, LAT (16-000670/AABS), May 19, 2017, the Applicant sought entitlement to Non-Earner Benefits and a determination that the injuries she sustained as a result of a motor vehicle accident on June 5, 2015 were not minor. She also sought entitlement to two Medical Benefits, two Costs of Examinations, Interest and a Special Award.
Legal Health Check-Up
Many people do not think of their everyday problems as being “legal problems” and do not know that they can get help. People living in poverty are more likely to report multiple problems such as bad health, unemployment, low income, poor housing and family breakdown.
What to do when CPP Disability Benefits are denied
Canada Pension Plan (CPP) disability benefits are intended for, and available to Canadians who have regularly made CPP contributions and are now unable to work due to a medical condition such as a serious injury or illness. CPP disability benefits may also be paid to dependant children. Individuals who apply for CPP disability benefits generally don’t have individual or group disability insurance, either privately or from their employer.
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