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In the nearly two years since the Supreme Court of Canada set out a framework to assess the independence of expert witnesses, there has been an increased spotlight on this kind of evidence, and subsequent lower court decisions have stressed the importance of a judge’s gatekeeper role in this area.
http://www.lawtimesnews.com/20
It is a legal-profession secret that is finally seeing the light of day: depression, anxiety and addiction to prescription drugs are a real and urgent problem for lawyers. They are three times more likely to suffer severe depression or addiction than the general public.
Learn how you can receive government-funded physiotherapy services to help you recover from illness, surgery or injury. If you are a senior, you may benefit from exercise classes designed to keep you healthy, active and independent.
The law suit alleges that the Board perpetrated a misfeasance in public office when it illegally denied workers their full entitlement to benefits.
Read the decision here: Castrillo v. Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, 2017 ONCA 121 DATE: 20170213 DOCKET: C60763 http://www.ontariocourts.ca/decisions/2017/2017ONCA0121.htm
Few would argue that the human body is designed to withstand the forces involved in car accidents without injury. Where one party is injured through the fault of another, our legal system is designed to provide the injured person with compensation. Unfortunately, our legal system often fails to function properly where injuries are sustained in a car accident. The recent case of Mandel v. Fakhim, 2016 ONSC 6538 provides one such example.
http://www.advocatedaily.com/m
In order to do surveillance, insurance companies hire private investigators. Insurers describe your injury to investigators so they’ll know what to look for; if you injured your knee, investigators will watch to see whether you limp. These investigators will typically search social media and various directories to learn what you look like and where you live.
Over in the investment industry, they’ve been scrambling to implement new disclosure rules requiring firms to show the dollar amount of fees paid for advice, and personalized rates of return. Clients have been empowered with information that will shred some long-standing relationships with investment firms.
http://www.ilstv.com/know-much
After a Toronto hospital fired 31 employees for allegedly misusing its employee benefits plan, Toronto criminal lawyer Aaron Harnett says it’s important for all workers to be aware that any statements they give to their employer about their health claims may be handed over to the police.
Under the Ontario Human Rights Code (Code), employers, unions, housing providers and service providers have a legal duty to accommodate the needs of people with disabilities who are adversely affected by a requirement, rule or standard at work, at school, in housing, or any of the other “social areas” covered by the Code.