Author Archives: Admin2

Conviction made in Toronto-based staged collision ring: IBC

by Admin2

The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) is applauding what it calls a strong sentence handed down in connection with a “directing mind of several clinics” involved in a Toronto-area staged collision ring.

http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/news/conviction-made-in-toronto-based-staged-collision-ring-ibc/1003373663/

LAWYER HELPED IN $1.5M FRAUD

A Toronto lawyer has had his licence revoked for his part in a $1.5-million insurance fraud. Pradeep Bridglal Pachai admitted to taking part in a scheme that saw a senior employee at an insurance company client authorize higher payments to settle litigation than was needed and the two men pocketing the difference.

Government was warned new social assistance payment system flawed: OPSEU

by Admin2
TORONTO, Nov. 29, 2014 /CNW/ – The union representing workers at the Ontario Disability Support Plan (ODSP) and Ontario Works (OW) says the government was warned months ago that the new computer system was flawed and would cause chaos in the programs.

New disability support management system expected to hamper client service: OPSEU

by Admin2
Ontario’s new caseload management system for recipients of provincial disability assistance will increase wait times, result in more underpayments/overpayments and could result in payment suspensions for qualified individuals.

Another Queen’s Park computer mess, union says

by Admin2

A new system installed by the Ministry of Community and Social Services (MCSS) is in shambles and has generated millions of dollars of overpayments and other glitches in the system.

http://www.torontosun.com/2014/11/29/another-queens-park-computer-mess-union-says

Community expresses outrage with health group’s cuts

by Admin2
The local CACC started making cuts just under a month ago after announcing that they were suffering from a $5-million deficit, which was later revealed as a $5.9-million hole. These cuts equated to home nursing visits being slashed by 33 per cent, as well long-term clients having their minimal care removed — just like Havens, who used to receive two hours a week.
 

Judicial vacancies pile up

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“There simply aren’t enough Superior Court judges to deal with the volume that’s going through our system,”

Message is trial judges act as filter on expert evidence

by Admin2

http://www.lawyersweekly-digital.com/lawyersweekly/3429?folio=4#pg5

Achieving the Fundamental Goal of the Civil Justice System

by Admin2

Justice David Brown delivered a paper on 21 November 2014 at the Carleton County Law Association Annual Meeting in which he sets out a 5 point action plan for moving the judicial system towards achieving its fundamental goal – the fair, timely and cost effective determination of civil cases on their merits. http://www.slaw.ca/2014/12/01/achieving-the-fundamental-goal-of-the-civil-justice-system/

You can read it here: 2014.Carleton.Cty.LA.final.Mt.Tremblant.nov

Speaker’s Corner: Should regulators report suspected crimes to police?

by Admin2
Some members of the media have criticized regulators like the Law Society of Upper Canada and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario for not reporting potential crimes committed by their members to police.
The core mandate of regulators of self-regulated professions is to regulate the profession in the public interest. My experience is that regulators take this mandate very seriously, but does this public-protection mandate extend to reporting potential crimes to the police? And does it extend to preventing future harm beyond the regulatory sanctions it may impose on members of the college?

Supreme Court of Canada grants Zurich Insurance leave to appeal ruling over Ontario auto ‘pay first dispute later’ system

by Admin2

The Supreme Court of Canada recently announced it has granted, to Zurich Insurance, leave to appeal a Court of Appeal for Ontario ruling, over an auto insurance claim, released last May.

http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/news/supreme-court-of-canada-grants-zurich-insurance-leave-to-appeal-ruling-over-ontario-auto-pay-first/1003373455/