Free civil legal clinics to stay open through 2019 after getting $525K from Feds, legal community
A program that gets lawyers to volunteer their time to help people navigate the civil court system has been saved from closing for at least another year after receiving a one-time $250,000 contribution from the federal government and $275,000 in donations from the legal community.
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TO LEND OR NOT TO LEND …. THAT IS THE QUESTION
How often have you lent your car to a family member, friend or colleague without giving it a second thought? Perhaps it’s time you did.
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Distracted driving will be a $1,000 fine in Ontario and lead to licence suspension
The penalty for Ontario drivers caught using their phones will increase to $1,000, along with a three-day licence suspension and three demerit points. This will more than double the current distracted driving fine of $490.
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Ruling on dangerous driving death speaks to a wider problem
A recent ruling that found an Ottawa man not guilty of dangerous driving causing death and leaving the scene of a fatal collision speaks to a much wider problem, Toronto critical injury lawyer Patrick Brown tells CBC News.
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Self-Represented Parties and Sharp Practice by Counsel – Should We Be Thinking Differently?
War is the means by which nation states have sometimes resolved their differences. Litigation is the means by which people in our society sometimes resolve their differences. In both cases, there is value in prescribing the rules of engagement.
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Rethinking the “Patient Complaint” Process
I’ve often thought we need a re-imagining of the concept and process for the ‘compliments and complaints’ process in healthcare and hospital settings. I’m not sure about any of you, but I was raised not to complain. Complaining was synonymous with griping and whining. It is defined as a “statement of disagreement or discontent” and often does not lead to a solution based conversation.