In December, a British disciplinary tribunal suspended a barrister for six months because he gave £2,300 ($3,930 CDN) to a legal aid client who had told him that she could not afford food or electricity. The barrister, who had recently reported earnings of £787,000 ($1.3-million CDN) a year from legal aid, told the disciplinary panel that he wanted to help the woman, who struggled with drug addiction, “turn her life around.”
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Applicant has CAT Impairment – Ivanovic and Allstate
Mr. Ivanovic was injured in a car accident on January 30, 2014 and sought accident benefits from Allstate however, when the parties were unable to resolve their disputes through mediation Mr. Ivanovic applied for arbitration at the FSCO.
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Can You Really Protect Your Privacy On Facebook?
Following the news, some media outlets have outlined ways individual Facebook users can better protect their data. But many cybersecurity experts say these measures aren’t particularly effective when it comes to powerful companies like Facebook, nor do they believe individual Facebook users have much power over their personal data at all.
Life-Changing Apps for People with Brain Injury
Almost every day, we hear of new apps developed for just about everything — from staying organized to finding pharmacies or restaurants while on the road. It’s hard to keep up.
https://www.brainline.org/arti
More insurance options, not injury caps, the answer for St. John’s taxis: lawyer
Minor injury caps are one option to bring down insurance costs for taxi drivers in the province, but personal injury lawyers insist they’re not the way to go.
The first two reports as part of the overall review were released by the Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities (PUB) on Tuesday, outlining taxi insurance claims across the province.
Tracey v. Moore et al, 2018 ONSC 1827 (CanLII)
[20] York Fire served two offers to settle. Both offers were better for the plaintiff than the decision of the jury.
[21] Rule 49.10(2) indicates that where the plaintiff obtains a judgment that is as favourable or less favourable then the defendant’s offer to settle, the plaintiff is entitled to costs on a partial indemnity basis up to the date of the service of the offer to settle and the defendant is entitled to costs on a partial indemnity basis from the date the offer to settle was served, “unless the court orders otherwise”.
Disposition
[35] I therefore order that the plaintiff, Joyce Tracey, shall pay costs to the defendant, York Fire & Casualty Insurance Company, in the sum of $135,600 inclusive of HST for fees and disbursements in the amount of $36,248.55 for a total of $171,848.55, payable in 30 days.
Expert Advice Series: “Ghost Writing” in Expert Reports. Who Prepared Your Expert’s Report?
While retaining experts is commonplace in civil litigation, counsel are not always aware of who the expert has worked with, behind the scenes, to compile research or prepare analyses that contribute to the written report. We are also not always aware when the report itself was written not by the signatory, but someone else who worked on the file.
Six insurer examinations “significantly intrusive,” accident benefits tribunal rules
Six insurer examinations [IEs] turned out to be three too many, an Ontario tribunal has decided, allowing an accident benefits claimant to go ahead with her hearing despite her refusal to attend the insurer’s three additional IEs.
Brian Goldfinger’s list of Top 6 Mistakes people make after a car accident in Ontario
Mistakes happen. Part of our job at Goldfinger Injury Lawyers is helping people better understand the law, and how car accident insurance works in Ontario.