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Precedent Questions for Medical Experts to Address Threshold – Part 3 of 3

This is part 3 of a 3 part series on medical evidence to address threshold. Below is a precedent list of questions intended to make sure your medical expert addresses all aspects of Ontario Regulation 461/96 under the Insurance Act in their reports so that when trial comes about, there is fair warning to opposing […]

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Ensuring Expert Medical Reports Address Threshold Issues – Part 2 of 3

This is part 2 of a 3 part series on medical evidence to address threshold. Part 1 addresses questions that should be asked of experts in order to meet the requirements of mandatory evidence that must be led in order to meet threshold. Part 2 focuses on what areas must be covered by medical experts in answering the questions […]

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Questions for Medical Experts to Meet the Threshold – Part 1 of 3

This is part 1 of a 3 part series on medical evidence to address threshold. Personal injury lawyers know all too well that MVA clients must have a “permanent serious disfigurement” or a “permanent serious impairment of an important physical, mental or psychological function” in order to meet threshold (see section 267.5 of the Insurance […]

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Wrongful Dismissal Overview

Below is an overview of some basic and key issues in employment law and wrongful dismissals. Union vs. Non-Union Union employee rights depend on the collective agreement. Union employees are obliged to deal with their union when terminated and will likely need to file a grievance within a short timeframe. Non-union employees can resort to private legal […]

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Ryerson LPP Trial Advocacy Workshops

Ryerson’s LPP teaches trial advocacy at a very high level. Recently, I was fortunate to participate as an advisor, assisting LPP candidates with cross-examination skills.  The cross-examination workshop was led by Sheila Block and Jim Seckinger, who literally have decades of teaching trial advocacy internationally.  Sitting in on the cross-examination demonstrations left several experienced trial lawyers wondering whether […]

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Lions of the Trial Bar

Lions of the Trial Bar is several years old, but remains an entertaining read for trial war stories and attitudes towards trial practice.  The article looks at a number of famous American trial attorneys.  Some fun quotes follow the photograph below. “Any lawyer who tells you he’s never lost a case hasn’t really tried that many […]