Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Though the intention may be promising, it is still too early to accurately predict how long it will take to see the impact of new federal workplace equity legislation on women in the workplace, says Toronto employment lawyer Ellen Low. Last month, Minister of Labour Filomena Tassi announced that Canada’s Pay Equity […]
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • The economic turmoil brought on by the coronavirus pandemic caused many people to re-evaluate their work lives but how that will ultimately impact the workplace remains to be seen, says Toronto employment lawyer Jeffrey M. Andrew. It was recently reported that as economies across the world begin to re-emerge from repeated shutdowns forced
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Physicians who conduct independent medical examinations and provide third-party medical reports are increasingly the subject of complaints by patients, insurance firms and their lawyers. To read more, click here. Doctors should not treat physician assistants as substitutes Private-sector involvement in public health care is nothing to fear What ‘reasonable risk is a doctor expected to
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Internet chat rooms allow strangers to talk and to arrange meetings in real life. Sometimes people in these chats lie about their age, perhaps pretending to be a youth when in fact they are an adult. A law enforcement officer may also assume another identity during an investigation. To read more, click here. Charter your
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Litigation risk analysis is an essential part of any dispute and a thorough examination of the facts is crucial when determining the strength of a case, says Toronto-area employment lawyer and mediator Stuart Rudner. “Risk analysis is important in every situation. It is imperative to take a good, hard
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • The Toronto Lawyers Association (TLA) is looking to make the articling year a little less challenging for licensing candidates with a three-part online series designed to have a lasting impact, says executive director/library director Joan Rataic-Lang. “Articling is the beginning of a new lawyer’s career. This is an important year for them,” says Rataic-Lang. “It is
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Representing clients who have suffered trauma is not just about getting the best possible financial settlement, it is “also about facilitating a positive emotional outcome,” says disability lawyer Leanne Goldstein. As the founder and senior lawyer at Leanne Goldstein Law Professional Corporation, she embraces the role of a trauma-informed lawyer and believes
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The stairway to extradition in the case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has been unnecessarily long and convoluted because the former and current minister of justice have not had the courage or the political will to intervene to stop it in its tracks, as they are entitled to do any time under s. 23 (3)
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Expert witnesses play a crucial role in medical negligence cases. Proof of that is shown in a recent dismissal of an appeal launched by a gynecologist after a trial court found that his breach of the applicable standard of care resulted in a patient’s death. To read more, click here. What ‘reasonable risk is a doctor
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • A recent family court judgment ordering a Canadian mother to take her daughter to Turkey for a month so the child can visit her Russian father leaves questions and concerns, says Toronto family lawyer A. Julia P. Tremain. Last month, Justice Julie Audet granted a wealthy father’s request to
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