Universal basic income is the idea that just won’t go away. At heart, it’s a very simple concept – every individual citizen should receive a regular payment on an unconditional basis. However, the actual structure and design varies considerably. Nonetheless, what has become clear in the last year or so is that there is growing desire across the globe, including in the UK, to explore, debate, test, design, and build support for a universal basic income.
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LSUC action on advertising coming this year
One of the issues the law society is looking to tackle in the new year is the enforcement and regulation of advertising in the legal profession and, in particular, the personal injury bar.
http://www.lawtimesnews.com/20
Small but mighty – Part 1
“What are we doing as firms to modernize our practice and better respond to client needs? Particularly, clients are saying to us what can you do that’s innovative, that’s different, that’s interesting in terms of servicing us?”
http://www.canadianlawyermag.c
Divisional Court Addresses Prejudgment Interest Rate
Although the recent decision of the Divisional Court in Carr v. Modi was mentioned in our previous blog, the decision warrants further commentary. This decision provides much needed clarity on the proper rate to be used when calculating prejudgment interest (“PJI”) on damage awards in Ontario personal injury cases arising from motor vehicle accidents.
Sure, ‘without prejudice’ seems like a real legal term. But what is it, exactly?
The traditional meaning of ‘without prejudice’ it is to allow communications between parties without worrying that those communications, like letters or emails, will be used in court against the writer. However, it’s a term often misused by lawyers.
http://sullivanlaw.ca/ask-a-la
Health minister set to increase role in oversight of regulatory colleges
Proposed legal changes would see the health minister playing a greater role in the governance of health professions, a move critics say signals a lack of confidence in self-regulating bodies like the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.
New employer obligations to protect disabled employees as of Jan. 1
Employers in Ontario are ringing in 2017 faced with new obligations under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), says Toronto employment lawyer Doug MacLeod.
Companies with less than 50 employees are expected to comply with a series of regulations as of Jan. 1, 2017.
Women in Chronic Pain Are Often the First to Pretend They’re Fine
Many chronic-pain sufferers choose to hide what they’re going through out of shame or for fear of judgment. Some worry that they will be thought of as weak, imperfect, or defective, while others worry that their employer will feel they’re unable to complete the task at hand. And so, those with chronic pain often wear a mask: Outwardly they may appear perfectly fine, but inwardly, they often feel like screaming. That’s certainly the case for Emily, a New Yorker who works in the music industry.
http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/1
ODSP Peer Navigator Program
At the Self Help Resource Centre, we will be launching a new ODSP Peer Navigator Program in the summer.
AND WE NEED YOUR HELP. While we prepare the program we need to hear your voice! If you, a loved one or a client of yours is on ODSP, trying to get on ODSP, or have experience with ODSP please fill out our survey:
http://www.selfhelp.on.ca/2016
Calls to end the silent epidemic of PTHP
Thousands of people, in the UK alone, could be suffering from a relatively unknown, but far from uncommon, condition known as post-traumatic hypopituitarism (PTHP), which can leave people experiencing devastating and wide-ranging hormone problems for years on end with no diagnosis.
http://pharmaphorum.com/views-