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FAIR – supporting auto accident victims through advocacy and education
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Vision Zero policies and practices aim at the implementation of safe systems. This entails failsafe road and vehicle design, with the legislation and budgeting that put it into action.
Scroll down for video introductions, and for a list of safety tips from Canada’s leading Vision Zero expert.
Would you let your auto insurance company track your daily driving behaviour for a discounted rate?
That could soon be a reality, according to UBC researchers who say usage-based insurance (UBI) is expected to be used by 142 million people by 2023.
Did you hear the story of Samuel Archibald? He’s a Canadian author who made headlines when he went public after his disability claim for depression was denied because the insurer said photos he’d posted on Instagram and other social media sites showed he looked active, in shape and happy.
http://www.vandykelaw.ca/2018/
“…Health regulatory colleges should consider the effect of public disclosure of ICRC1 screening outcomes on their own decision-making. Traditionally, screening outcomes have been viewed as educational. In upholding ICRC decisions related to cautions, reviewing courts have pointed to the fact that cautions are “remedial in nature” and therefore distinct from sanctions and that they are not recorded in the public register or publicised. If cautions and other screening outcomes are made publicly available, will they be subject to increased judicial scrutiny? Health regulatory colleges may need to consider increasing procedural protections afforded to members at the screening stages to avoid judicial criticism.” 2
We are updating our accessible employment standards to make employment more accessible to people with disabilities. Share your ideas on how public and private employers can remove employment barriers to accessibility.
Your feedback will help the Employment Standards Development Committee, draft final recommendations for the Minister Responsible for Accessibility to consider.
https://www.ontario.ca/page/im
This week the BC Government is debating amendments to laws creating the Civil Resolution Tribunal to expand their powers to have mandatory jurisdiction over “minor” injury litigation.
As previously discussed, the word “minor” is being used to mislead the public. The Government has defined the word to include many serious and disabling injuries including
All parties have taken strong stances on auto insurance and CBC coverage suggests that this could be a decisive issue for voters.
While a revised platform hasn’t been revealed from the Ontario PC‘s since Doug Ford became party leader, the original platform under Patrick Brown included a call to eliminate territorial rating – the practice of using postal codes as a determining factor when setting rates – and promised to crack down on insurance fraudsters and uninsured drivers. However, these positions could change since Ford has come out against the entirety of Brown’s platform.
By any measure, expert witnesses are an integral part of the judicial process. They can break down complex concepts into more palatable formats for the jury while making the facts at hand easier to understand. Although retained by a litigating party, qualified expert witnesses generally bring an air of objectivity and impartiality to a trial, as their opinions are based on evidence. But that does not immunize experts from a certain level of bias, however slight or subconscious.
https://www.theexpertinstitute
Juries play an important role in civil trials and the trend in the last two decades to include them in medical malpractice cases is a positive development, Toronto litigator Richard Shekter tells AdvocateDaily.
“I’m a supporter of juries. I love them because they bring humanity and common sense to a highly technical process. I want to see them continue,” says Shekter, a partner with Shekter Dychtenberg LLP.