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Ontario market should change deductible limit to solve auto insurance problems
Ontario insurance providers and the provincial government are continuing to look for ways to reduce premiums. The prohibitive cost of car insurance in Ontario is under the spotlight again, and recently the province’s Ministery of Finance lambasted the situation by saying premiums remain the highest in Canada despite accident rates being relatively low.
Recommendation for lifetime care management for MVA victims ‘may be buried’ by Ontario government: insurance defence lawyer
The Ontario government announced Thursday it is “reviewing” 35 recommendations on auto insurance form made by the former head of the province’s government-run workers’ compensation insurance system, the same day an insurance defence lawyer warned that some of those recommendations are “extraordinary” and will have most lawyers “not sleeping at night.”
LSUC approves sliding cap for referral fees
Lawyers say that while new changes to the rules around referral fees will likely bring increased transparency and clarity to the referral process, it remains to be seen how the new rules will be enforced.
Evolving with clients – Part 1
The personal injury bar is facing a host of issues right now. A continuous reduction in accident benefits is a constant challenge, delays in access to the courts because of R. v. Jordan is a significant roadblock and, of course, especially in Ontario, there is the hot-button issue of misleading advertising.
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Judge slams exclusion clauses as unfair
In a rare decision, an Ontario judge declined to award costs to an insurance company after dismissing a claim against it.
In Soczek v. Allstate, Allstate Insurance Company of Canada successfully argued that damage to a plaintiff’s house after her husband burned it down in an attempt to kill her did not fall under her insurance policy because of an exclusion clause
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Failure to complete remediation program results in discipline
Health professionals should be mindful that if the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee (ICRC) of their College orders remediation, failing to work with the College and to complete a remediation program is in itself an act of professional misconduct and will result in discipline and a costs award, in addition to a requirement to complete the already ordered remediation.
Those who are suffering are over-represented in criminal justice system
A profound glimpse into Canada’s justice system arose this month in an obscure set of circumstances. An eminent provincial court judge revealed stark, shocking facts about those charged with crimes, when his successful application to the Ontario Court of Appeal was disclosed to the public.
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Conviction, 5-year sentence upheld for Ontario police officer who faked crash reports
TORONTO – A veteran police officer who prepared bogus accident reports in exchange for cash lost his bid on Friday to overturn his conviction and five-year prison term.