Personal Injury
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April 03, 2025
Sexual assault and IPV survivors sue Ottawa, argue Jordan fallout violates their s. 7 Charter rights
Fourteen sexual assault and intimate partner violence survivors have sued Ottawa for $15 million in Charter damages and systemic remedies for the federal government’s alleged unjustified breach of their Charter s. 7 right to fundamental justice by not responding effectively to R. v. Jordan, 2016 SCC 27 and its fallout.
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April 03, 2025
The O’Connor report drama: A whodunit or Keystone Kops? | Michael Cochrane
The long-awaited report from Justice Dennis O’Connor has been released by the Law Society on Ontario (LSO), and we now know what led to CEO Diana Miles getting a considerable increase in her compensation last May — and her subsequent termination.
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April 02, 2025
Federal Court: Residential schools settlement bars class action by survivors’ children
A proposed class action against the Crown brought by an Indigenous person who was abused by his father, a residential school survivor, has been struck on the basis that it is barred by the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.
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April 01, 2025
Oatley Vigmond adds new associate
Fiona Tobin has joined Oatley Vigmond as an associate.
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April 01, 2025
Alberta’s proposed auto insurance model creates system where ‘insurers call the shots,’ lawyer says
Alberta is proposing what it calls a “care-first” automobile insurance system aimed at moving away from court battles and providing more affordable coverage for drivers, but legal observers are saying it would take too many rights away and put too much power in the hands of insurance companies.
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April 01, 2025
When a three-way priority dispute ends in a tie
In Gore Mutual v. Dominion and Certas Home, 2024 ONSC 5239, Alyssia, at the age of 17, was an occupant of a vehicle insured by Certas that was involved in a single vehicle collision. Alyssia’s application for accident benefits triggered a priority dispute over whether she was principally financially dependent on either one of her parents, who were not married and no longer in a relationship.
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March 31, 2025
Judicial Council dismisses Barreau’s complaint; no sanction for sentencing judge’s ethical lapse
The Canadian Judicial Council (CJC) has dismissed a complaint from the Barreau du Québec against a sentencing judge who failed to meet judicial ethical standards in expressing from the bench his personal “disgust and contempt” for an offender and his crime.
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March 31, 2025
Ontario auditor general warns of risks from uninspected drinking water systems
More than one-third of Ontario’s 1,816 small, non-municipal drinking water systems have gone uninspected for over five years, putting residents at risk of unsafe drinking water, according to a special report by Ontario’s auditor general.
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March 28, 2025
Manitoba to have independent seniors advocate
Manitoba will soon have a dedicated seniors advocate. On Nov. 1, the province’s government will proclaim its Seniors Advocate Act, which will create “a new independent seniors advocate who will represent and advocate on behalf of seniors” in the province, states a March 28 news release.
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March 28, 2025
Canadian legal groups and regulators slam Trump administration’s ‘attacks’ on U.S. judiciary and bar
Canadian bar groups and the country’s 14 legal regulators are condemning the new U.S. administration’s “attacks” on American legal institutions. The concerns of Canada’s legal community were sparked recently by various calls from U.S. President Donald Trump and his allies to impeach judges who have not ruled in favour of the Republican administration’s actions, as well as by presidential executive orders and negative statements targeting individual lawyers and law firms, the immigration bar and so-called “Big Law” in the United States.