In response to increasing concerns and complaints about misleading advertising of lawyer services, in February 2016, the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) established the Advertising and Fee Issues Working Group to collect information, investigate complaints and consider potential regulatory responses to inappropriate practices.
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The Law Society adopts new Rules to protect the Public from Misleading Advertising and Fee Practices
Contingency fee cap would only benefit insurance industry: Brown
Few lawyers would take on cases if contingency fees are capped at 15 per cent, as suggested by a private member’s bill, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown tells The Lawyers Daily.
In effect, the cap on fees would cut off legal services to injured people, says Brown, partner with McLeish Orlando LLP.
Lawyers say LAT has issues one year in
As the LAT approaches the end of its first year conducting the Automobile Accident Benefits Service, lawyers are voicing concerns over how the new resolution system has operated so far.
http://www.lawtimesnews.com/20
How To Work With, Not Against, Your Lawyer
Personal injury law, in particular, requires a certain level of trust and cooperation
In as much as you need to trust your lawyer, he or she needs to trust you. If your lawyer feels like you are hiding things from them, they won’t be able to work to get you the best possible settlement that you deserve.
http://derekwilsonlaw.ca/myth-
The difficult question of accident benefits qualification
Accident benefits lawyers work to secure their clients’ access to the benefits they need for a successful recovery. Individuals who suffer serious injuries may require substantial medical, rehabilitative and therapeutic attention to regain control of their lives. In cases where a full recovery is impossible, the injured person may require significant financial aid over a long period of time.
https://www.neinstein.com/2017
Your rights under PIPEDA
PIPEDA requires private-sector organizations to collect, use or disclose your personal information by fair and lawful means, with your consent, and only for purposes that are stated and reasonable.
An enterprise may only collect personal information that is essential to the business transaction. If further information is requested, you are entitled to ask why, and to decline to provide it if you are dissatisfied with the answer. You should still be able to complete the transaction, even if you refuse to give out more personal information than is warranted.
https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/abou
IPC decisions inform health providers about medical record issue
Five recent decisions from Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) are throwing light on the hot issue of how health-care providers should best respond to patients who request corrections or other changes to their medical records, says Toronto health lawyer Kate Dewhirst.
Disability tax credit
The disability tax credit (DTC) is a non-refundable tax credit that
helps persons with disabilities or their supporting persons reduce the
amount of income tax they may have to pay. An individual may claim
the disability amount once they are eligible for the DTC. This amount
includes a supplement for persons under 18 years of age at the end
of the year.
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/nd
Did a “Secret Policy” Deprive Hundreds of Workers of Their Full WSIB Injury Awards?
A representative plaintiff and other members of the class action will argue that they were wrongfully denied the full extent of benefits to which they were entitled under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act from 2012 to 2014. The lawsuit contains some fairly serious allegations: misfeasance in public office, bad faith and negligence. The February 2017 Ontario Court of Appeal decision to allow the the class action to proceed came after it was initially denied in 2015.
Here’s how goggles can help brain-injury patients see the whole picture
Following a brain injury, people can lose their ability to see the left side of the world, but with a special set of lenses developed by researchers at Dalhousie University, patients can train their brains to see both sides of the world.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/