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 […]
Month: October 2016
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]