Be careful when splitting with spouse with mental health issues

/ Family Law /

By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Understanding and caution is needed when making a separation agreement with a spouse who has mental health issues, says Toronto family lawyer A. Julia P. Tremain. “It can be difficult dealing with the other side when it comes to mental health issues,” says Tremain, a partner with Waddell Phillips Professional Corporation. […]

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Latest COVID variant leaves employment uncertainty in its wake

/ COVID-19, Employment/Labour /

By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • The Omicron surge has left many employers and workers with even more doubt and uncertainty when it comes to their rights and responsibilities, says Toronto employment lawyer Ellen Low. Low, principal of Ellen Low & Co., says the employment world was looking to return to some sense of normality last year

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Devastating bacterial disease in premature babies linked to formula

/ Personal Injury /

As the mother of a premature baby, I learned about some of the complications that can occur with infants born before 36 weeks. One of the complications that preterm infants can be prone to is necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a serious disease of the gut. The U.S. National Library of Medicine (UNLM) explains that underdeveloped cardiac, respiratory, gastrointestinal

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New lawyers get the answers to their ‘taboo’ questions

/ Legal Services /

By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Many new or soon-to-be lawyers have questions about their careers and the Toronto Lawyers Association (TLA) has the answers, says executive director/library director Joan Rataic-Lang. The Association is offering New Lawyers Townhall: Taboo Topics – Ask us Anything, an online forum on Feb. 3 from 12-1:30 p.m., a free session that Rataic-Lang

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Proving a disability claim can be daunting even with a diagnosis

/ COVID-19, Disability Law /

By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Having a diagnosis in a disability claim does not automatically lead to benefits nor does the lack of one necessarily mean you are not entitled to file a claim, says disability lawyer Leanne Goldstein. Proving an insurance claim can sometimes be difficult, says Goldstein, founder and senior lawyer at Leanne Goldstein

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Ontario’s war against non-compete clauses is all for show

/ Employment/Labour /

As part of an attempt to give the impression of reforming the law in a way that benefits Ontario workers, the provincial government recently passed legislation “banning unfair non-compete agreements that are used to restrict work opportunities, suppress salary increases and wage growth” (an exception was made for executives). In my opinion, this legislation is

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TLA online forum examines Indigenous child welfare act

/ Legal Services /

By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • The Toronto Lawyers Association (TLA) will be hosting an online forum next month to examine the federal government act that recognizes the rights of Indigenous communities to govern child and family services. An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families, or Bill C-92, came into force two

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COVID-19 is sure to spark long-term disability claim disputes

/ COVID-19, Personal Injury /

By Paul Russell, LegalMatters Staff • As COVID-19 continues to disrupt workplaces with countless people forced to call in sick due to the Omicron variant, Toronto personal injury lawyer Joshua Goldberg foresees a looming legal battle shaping up with insurers over long-term disability (LTD) payments. “Studies show that at least 10 per cent of people

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