In the days of electronic access, judicial decisions (and sometimes other court records that have always been public in principle) no longer benefit from practical obscurity. Court have had to wrestle with the consequences of this, including tailoring the way decisions are written to reduce the amount of personal information they contain.
http://www.slaw.ca/2015/03/25/should-search-engines-index-court-decisions/
When do you report an accident, when don’t you, and what are the consequences? Below are some valuable guidelines to help you know what to do if you get in a collision.
As of April 1, 2015, new inspectors will be appointed under the Consumer Protection Act in order to better protect consumers and proactively promote business compliance.
http://news.ontario.ca/mgs/en/2015/03/new-inspector-powers-will-enhance-consumer-protection.html
In today’s case (Snidal v. Spires) the Plaintiff, who was 20 at the time, was involved in a 2010 collision in Parksville BC. The Defendant admitted fault. The Plaintiff suffered persistent soft tissue injuries and headaches which were partly disabling and not expected to improve.
Before this accident I was paying $140/month to my insurance company in order to legally drive my vehicle. Now being someone on a budget and making ends meet on my own, adding that much to my monthly expenses was doable whether I liked that number or not. I work, just like most… nothing special nor anything that’s going to make me rich, but work none the less and put in my hours.
Is your car spying on you? Who owns the data collected in your vehicle’s GPS? If your phone connects to your dashboard, who else can access that information? These will be among the questions tackled in a report due next week from the B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA), which they call a “major study on how our cars watch us.”
http://www.avtimes.net/in-vehicle-computer-systems-raise-privacy-issues-1.1797425
Looking to make extra cash for a house down payment last fall, Waita Sindi became an UberX driver, using his own car to pick up and deliver strangers to their destinations around Toronto.
A New York regulator has raised concerns that car and property insurers may be engaging in illegal pricing practices and overcharging consumers who they deem less likely to consult multiple sources and compare rates.
The next time a woman needs bragging rights around a group of men, she should bring up the empirical evidence that her gender is comprised of statistically better drivers than their peers.
From fender-benders to rear-enders and more, Ontario is mulling changes to how motorists are required to officially report automobile collisions when no personal injuries are involved.