FAIR – supporting auto accident victims through advocacy and education
FAIR – supporting auto accident victims through advocacy and education
FAIR – supporting auto accident victims through advocacy and education
‘FAIR – supporting auto accident victims through advocacy and education’
The information provided below is not legal advice, and it may not apply in every situation. FAIR is not a legal service and we do not recommend particular lawyers or firms. We do not provide legal advice. This page is for information purposes only.
ALERT
We are hearing about more and more cases where the time limitations for filing have lapsed due to a failure by a plaintiff’s legal representative to meet deadlines. Claimants should stay informed of what is happening with their files and forms and ask the questions about filing dates and limitations. Please see some of the decisions and articles listed at the bottom of this page for details
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Yes, justice delayed is justice denied.
But a legal system that remains unaffordable is no less unjust.
And if rising costs keep bogging down our courts, we will all pay the price — not just needy people, but middle-class people in need of basic legal help. And everyone who counts on a functioning judicial system.
“It’s not uncommon to be under a time crunch, and a lawyer may be putting pressure on an expert to produce a report, but it’s important for experts to understand the context in which lawyers practice and why they’re asking for things to be done by a certain time,” says Cahill, partner with Will Davidson LLP. “The lawyer has their own compliance requirements they are trying to meet.”
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A bill tabled Wednesday in the Ontario legislature, by a backbench Liberal MPP, would limit lawyers’ contingency fees in the province, for personal injury claims, to 15%.
Mr. Colle moved first reading of the following bill:
Bill 103, An Act to amend the Law Society Act and the Solicitors Act with respect to matters related to personal injury claims and client agreements / Projet de loi 103, Loi modifiant la Loi sur le Barreau et la Loi sur les procureurs à l’égard de questions liées aux demandes d’indemnisation pour lésions corporelles et aux ententes avec les clients.
The Speaker (Hon. Dave Levac): Is it the pleasure of the House the motion carry? Carried.
The Speaker (Hon. Dave Levac): The member for a short statement.
Mr. Mike Colle: If passed, this bill would ban the use of referral fees by personal injury lawyers. It would require that all advertising by personal injury lawyers be cleared by the Law Society of Upper Canada, that all fees must be in prescribed plain English and standardized, and that contingency fees be capped at 15% and no double-dipping allowed in regard to fees.
The accident victim at the centre of a case into alleged “double-dipping” by a prominent Toronto law firm is in a class by herself — and what happened in her case didn’t happen to any other former clients, an appeal court has been told.