Personal Injury
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January 16, 2025
Gazans arriving in Canada can now apply for one-time ‘transitional’ support for basic needs
Palestinians fleeing Gaza who arrive in Canada to join family here can now apply to receive lump-sum “transitional” financial assistance for their basic needs, via a one-time direct payment of $3,000 per adult and $1,500 per child under age 18, the federal government says.
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January 16, 2025
Manitoba to have special prosecutor for hate crimes
In a bid to combat hate crime in the province, Manitoba’s government is designating a lead Crown prosecutor to “tackle the issue.”
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January 16, 2025
Was it really inevitable? The challenging defence of inevitable accident in motor vehicle cases
In short, an inevitable accident is an accident that was unavoidable. While it sounds straightforward, it is challenging to prove.
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January 14, 2025
Settlement of $7.3 million reached in Windsor highrise fire class action
A settlement of $7.3 million has been reached in a class action relating to a fire in a downtown Windsor, Ont. highrise apartment building that displaced its tenants.
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January 14, 2025
Defamation: Action arising out of relationship breakdown to proceed, but no costs ordered
The purpose of anti-SLAPP legislation is not to dismiss legitimate claims for the vindication of the reputation of a plaintiff who has been defamed. As seen in Brown v. Landriault, 2024 ONSC 7027, this includes a plaintiff who has been accused on social media of serious criminal conduct by a former boyfriend, girlfriend or spouse.
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January 13, 2025
Police are wrong: Deep-fake porn of teenage girls is illegal | Naomi Sayers
In the summer of 2014, I received an email. I was selected to testify at Canada’s Parliamentary Justice and Human Rights Committee and I would be testifying against the proposed bill coming down the pipeline after a successful Charter challenge to then-prostitution law provisions in the Criminal Code.
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January 10, 2025
Federal Court grants review of Jordan’s Principle decision involving Indigenous dad and his children
Indigenous Services Canada must notify applicants making requests under Jordan’s Principle of any essential documents they must provide before it makes a decision, the Federal Court of Appeal has held, calling out ISC’s “passive approach” to procedural fairness.
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January 10, 2025
Six added to partnership at Lerners
Lerners LLP recently welcomed six lawyers to partnership at the Ontario firm. In an announcement, Lerners congratulated new partners Clark Armstrong, David Isaac, Andrew Johnson, Spencer Jones, Mark McAuley and Erika Tower.
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January 07, 2025
Yukon wanting feedback on changes to health profession laws
Yukon’s government is looking for feedback on updating legislation governing the territory’s health-care professionals.
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January 07, 2025
Impact of delay on disciplinary sanctions
There is general agreement that, even where delay in investigating and prosecuting misconduct allegations does not amount to an abuse of process, delay during the proceeding can have an impact on the appropriate disciplinary sanctions that should be imposed. However, there is less agreement on how that impact should be assessed.