BRAMPTON – A Peel Regional Police officer convicted of more than 40 charges of fraud, breach of trust and obstructing justice remains on the police force.
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IBC wants regulation for personal injury lawyers
The Insurance Bureau of Canada says it would like to see regulatory oversight of how personal injury lawyers structure their contingency fees due to what it calls a major gap in transparency in the auto insurance system.
Court rejects attempt to blame articling student for delay
Highlighting the relationship between lawyers and their articling students, a Superior Court master, in upholding an order dismissing a personal injury action as abandoned, has taken issue with a law firm that laid blame on a student with mental-health issues.
Remedial Costs for Unreasonable Settlements by Insurers
In the threshold motion in Maxwell v. Luck, previously discussed here, Justice Howell pushed back against what is increasingly becoming a routine attempt by insurers to dismiss chronic pain on the basis of the lack of objective symptoms in personal injury claims.
http://www.slaw.ca/2015/02/22/remedial-costs-for-unreasonable-settlement-on-threshold-motions/
The Civil Jury
In North America, the jury trial is almost sacrosanct. Even lawyers who have never tried a case before a jury will argue passionately that a jury trial is every litigant’s right and should be preserved at all costs.
physician income look behind the numbers
This is the average gross billing figure for an Ontario doctor, according to the Ontario government. Some doctors say that number, which doesn’t account for overhead costs, does not accurately reflect their actual incomes.
http://www.cmaj.ca/site/earlyreleases/19feb15_physician-income-a-look-behind-the-numbers.xhtml
Rise of the Drones
The property and casualty industry in Canada has some work to do to determine the complex liability and coverage issues that are likely to unfold with the anticipated increase in use of drones. Globally, however, Canada is leading the way in permitting commercial drone and mandating that insurance protection be purchased.
Remedial Costs for Unreasonable Settlements by Insurers
In the threshold motion in Maxwell v. Luck, previously discussed here, Justice Howell pushed back against what is increasingly becoming a routine attempt by insurers to dismiss chronic pain on the basis of the lack of objective symptoms in personal injury claims. http://www.slaw.ca/2015/02/22/remedial-costs-for-unreasonable-settlement-on-threshold-motions/
Spruce Grove man dying of cancer fighting for disability benefits
EDMONTON – A Spruce Grove man dying of cancer has spent one-and-a-half years fighting to have his Canada Pension Plan retirement benefits switched to disability benefits, but Service Canada has continually stated he does not qualify because his condition is not severe and prolonged.
Seven reasons why disabled Canadians are losing CPP benefits http://m.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/seven-reasons-why-disabled-canadians-are-losing-cpp-benefits/article19630200/?service=mobile
Ontario Privacy Commissioner weighs in on CPSO transparency issue
Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario
Feedback in PDF format.
Current College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario CPSO consultations in respect to transparency at: http://www.cpso.on.ca/Policies-and-Publications/Consultations and http://policyconsult.cpso.on.ca/?page_id=4981 Consultation closes April 1, 2015.
Current comments regarding transparency at: http://policyconsult.cpso.on.ca/?page_id=5062