There are steps blended families can take to overcome challenges

/ Family Law /

By LegalMatters Staff • The way society looks at families has changed, and the once “nuclear” family of children with two biological parents is no longer the tradition as dynamics and relationships evolve. We now have single-parent families, adoptive/foster families, same-sex parent families and couples with children who cohabitate but never marry. There are cross-generational […]

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Court judgment offers guidance on the principles of mitigation

/ Employment/Labour /

By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • A recent court judgment offers “some real practical advice” on the principles of mitigation, says Toronto employment lawyer Ellen Low. In Byrd v Welcome Home Children’s Residence Inc., the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Small Claims Court, offered “a fully reasoned, well thought out” analysis on how the mitigation

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Travel to the United States can be fun but be aware of the hazards

/ Personal Injury /

By LegalMatters Staff • Global Affairs Canada reports that an estimated 400,000 people cross the Canada-U.S. border over more than 100 land crossings each day. More than 20 million Canadian tourists travel to the United States each year, spending about $19 billion in tourism dollars, according to Statistics Canada. That includes the estimated one million snowbirds

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Precise credibility assessments are vital to workplace investigations

/ Workplace Investigations /

By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Precise credibility assessments are essential to ensuring fairness in a thorough and balanced workplace investigation, says lawyer and workplace investigator Harshi Mann. “Often the investigations we do are extremely serious. Certainly, they can impact a person’s career trajectory, their social and work reputation, as well as their livelihood,” says

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Trump tariffs threaten to impact long-term disability claimants

/ Disability Law /

By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • A United States-Canada trade war sparked by tariffs threatens to have a trickle-down effect on long-term disability (LTD) claimants, says Ontario disability insurance lawyer Courtney Mulqueen. “The tariffs proposed by the U.S. government are causing a great deal of economic uncertainty and there is certainly reason to believe that

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Lawsuit challenges insurance evaluations in total loss collisions

/ Class Action, Personal Injury /

By LegalMatters Staff  • The Gluckstein Lawyers Class Action and Mass Tort team recently joined Nova Scotia’s Wagners Law Firm in a national class action lawsuit filed against the automobile insurance industry. The lawsuit seeks to rectify inequities in the valuation of total loss collisions. In the statement of claim filed in the Supreme Court of

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Canada’s complex Divorce Act has many moving parts

/ Family Law /

By LegalMatters Staff • Divorce rates have been falling in Canada since the 1990s however there were still close to 43,000 divorces granted in this country in 2020, the latest result available. Dissolving a marriage is governed by federal law although provinces and territories are responsible for the processes of getting a divorce. The only

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Various types of assault charges can be laid under the Criminal Code

/ Criminal Law /

By LegalMatters Staff • There are various types of assault charges a person can face and the penalties range from fines to a 14-year prison sentence. “Understanding the differences between these charges is crucial in knowing what lies ahead of you,” says Calgary criminal lawyer Vince Semenuk. The most common assault charges are: simple assault

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Snowmobiling can be a fun pastime but be aware of the dangers

/ Personal Injury /

By LegalMatters Staff • The temperatures may be bitter at this time of year but Canadians are always looking for ways to enjoy the great outdoors. There are many winter activities to keep us entertained, such as skating or snowboarding and, of course,  snowmobiling. There are 121,297 km of organized snowmobile trails to enjoy in

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