Challenging jury bias in Ontario automobile injury trials
Should people with auto insurance be excluded from juries in car crash trials? That is the question being posed to Justice Daley in the case of Kapoor v. Kuzmanovski. In an …
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What Happens if My Spouse or Boss Refuses to Give Evidence at Trial?
A common issue in personal injury claims that clients raise is how their close relatives or co-workers will be involved in their lawsuit. A close relative can sometimes bring …
The Right to be Tried Within a Reasonable Time
The section 11(b) right of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is a pillar of Canadian criminal proceedings, and is rightly framed as a matter of great importance. It …
Saving Joint and Several Liability
What is Joint and Several Liability? Where more than one party is at fault and causes harm to someone, they are, in law, equally responsible to pay out the …
Can I Afford to Hire a Personal Injury Lawyer to Help Me?
It always saddens me to meet an accident victim who has a diminished quality of life due to injuries that they received months or years prior, but took no …
Waiting to Litigate — Risks and Limitations
Maybe you have a legitimate claim against a person or other entity for damages that you have suffered, for which they are responsible. You would like compensation but you are not …
A Car Accident or Not a Car Accident?
If you’ve been injured in Ontario and a car was involved, it is not always clear whether or not it was a “motor vehicle accident” for the purposes of collecting …
Oops! Breached Bail Conditions — Mistake as a Defence.
If you find yourself in trouble with the law, you may be charged and released with certain conditions of bail or recognizance. If you do not follow those conditions, you …
The Economic Lost Expert
Written by Najma Rashid / September 06, 2017. An Ontario Trial Lawyers Association Posting. When you have been injured in an accident, one of the objectives of financial compensation awarded by …
The Doctrine of Discoverability
by Monick Grenier | Jul 24, 2016 | A party seeking leave to add a defendant beyond the limitation date may do so on the established common law principle of discoverability. This is …
