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Bill 103 Won’t Help Accident Victims

Lawyers, like all professions, is filled with well intentioned, honest and capable people who work hard to ensure their clients get good outcomes, and that they themselves are fairly compensated.  As with all other professions there are a few lawyers that push boundaries of acceptable practice, and some who go beyond the bounds.  The Law Society has rules in place to protect clients from predatory or unfair practices. Lawyers in Ontario would benefit as much as their clients from the strict enforcement of those rules in the cases where unscrupulous lawyers break them.

https://www.deutschmannlaw.com/blog/post/bill-103-wont-help-accident-victims

Get ready Ontario, auto insurance rates will increase as much as 7% this quarter

The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) has reviewed and approved rate changes for auto insurance premiums and contrary to the government’s promise of lower rates, premiums will be going up in the next several months.

http://www.lowestrates.ca/news/get-ready-ontario-auto-insurance-rates-will-increase-much-7-quarter-24627

LSUC to vote on referral fee cap recommendations on Thursday

Law Society of Upper Canada benchers will vote on recommendations regarding referral fees at Convocation on April 27. The recommendations include a cap on the fees lawyers or paralegals can charge for referring a client to another legal professional.

https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/articles/3006/lsuc-to-vote-on-referral-fee-cap-recommendations-on-thursday?category=news

Law society urged to adopt $25K cap on referral fees in Ontario

TORONTO – Lawyers in Ontario should have their fees for referring clients to another lawyer capped at a maximum of $25,000, a report released on Monday recommends.

In addition, the report says lawyers should have to record referral fees paid or received in their books, and report on their referral-fee practices in their annual reports to the body that regulates the profession in the province.

http://www.advocatedaily.com/none-law-society-urged-to-adopt-25k-cap-on-referral-fees-in-ontario.html

Lawyer’s group wants hard cap on referral fees

Most referral fees paid between lawyers will be under $5,000 if a recommendation to the Law Society of Upper Canada is accepted, a report reveals.

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/04/25/lawyers-group-wants-hard-cap-on-referral-fees.html

Case conferences can lead to settlements under LAT system

Although recent changes to auto accident insurance benefits have eliminated the use of mandatory mediation, Toronto litigator and commercial arbitrator Marvin Huberman tells Law Times he’s looking to other provisions that have the potential to achieve settlements without going to a hearing under the new Licence Appeals Tribunal (LAT) system.

http://www.advocatedaily.com/marvin-huberman-case-conferences-can-lead-to-settlements-under-lat-system.html

How to Choose a Lawyer

Choosing the right personal injury lawyer is an important task. Below you will find a list of questions PIA member firms have put together to help you with your decision.

http://pialaw.ca/getting-started/how-to-choose-a-lawyer/

The Low-Down on PIPEDA Requests in Personal Injury Cases

Seemingly out of nowhere, institutional litigants, insurers and the third-party vendors they retain to support their obligations in responding to claims have been inundated with requests for disclosure on pain of complaints or actions to collect damages under the Canadian federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).  In some instances, parties or their lawyers directly approach non-parties such as medical experts and private investigation companies and demand production of documents separately from any disclosure procedures in the claims or law suits.

http://www.gilbertsondavis.com/low-pipeda-requests-personal-injury-cases/

Some Severe Injuries Resulting From Car Accidents and The Importance of Accident Benefits

Every year in Ontario there are over 30,000 car collisions where roughly 50,000 drivers, passengers, cyclists and/or pedestrians suffer personal injuries. While the vast majority of these injuries are fairly minor, hundreds more are considered major or catastrophic and may result in permanent disability. What every injury has in common is that it is an unanticipated injury; in the blink of an eye tens of thousands of people each year are suddenly confronted with injuries from car accidents, and usually such victims know very little about coping with such unexpected injuries.

http://www.hshlawyers.com/blog/some-severe-injuries-resulting-from-car-accidents-and-the-importance-of-accident-benefits/

Multiple Car Accidents result in PTSD and aggravate Pre-existing Symptoms

We commonly associate post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with combat injury and victims of assault, but motor vehicle accidents are also a leading cause of PTSD.  Accident victims who were seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident or who witnessed someone seriously hurt or killed in an accident, may suffer PTSD symptoms as a result.  In fact, recent studies suggest that about ten per cent of victims of serious car accidents develop post-traumatic stress disorder.

https://www.ilolaw.ca/blogpost/multiple-car-accidents-cause-ptsd-and-aggravate-pre-existing-symptoms