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By: Lindsay Charles, Partner and Cassandra De Marco, Articling Student   The Rules of Civil Procedure are the foundation of Ontario’s civil justice system. Rule 7.08 governs the need for approval of settlements involving parties under disability. Rule 49 deals with offers to settle, specifically how … Read more »

Written by: Brandon Pedersen, Associate and Savannah Snyder, Student-at-Law   Proving emotional damages in personal injury cases can be challenging, as psychological injuries are often less tangible and visible than physical ones. Fortunately, within the last decade, the Supreme Court of Canada and … Read more »

By: Lindsay Charles, partner, and Kathleen Hunter, student-at-law   What is a mediation? Mediation is the process of negotiating between two parties in a dispute in the presence of an independent neutral third party, known as the mediator. The role of the mediator is to help facilitate settlement by … Read more »

Written By: Lindsay Charles and Savannah Snyder, Articling Student   In an accident benefits dispute, under section 44 of the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (the “Schedule”), insurers have the right to require an Applicant to undergo a medical examination “not more often than is reasonably nec … Read more »

By: Jamie Davison, Associate, and Kathleen Hunter, Student-at-Law   The question as to what qualifies as an “accident” under section 3(1) of the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (“SABS”) is a commonly litigated issue before the License Appeal Tribunal (“LAT”) and the courts. Section 3(1) of the … Read more »