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For someone who represents plaintiffs, Toronto critical injury lawyer John McLeish tells Law Times the role of case management masters is pivotal as courts are struggling to maintain the flow of cases without procedural delays.
Case management masters in Ontario are calling on the government for action because they earn less than traditional masters.
“In its submission to a remuneration commission set up to deal with the salary issue, the Masters’ Association of Ontario says case management masters earn significantly less than their traditional counterparts and suggests their ‘financial insecurity’ puts their judicial independence at risk,” Law Times reports. “Despite performing the same work, case management masters earn $81,227 less a year in salary and $100,000 less in pensions than traditional masters, according to the association.”
McLeish, partner with McLeish Orlando LLP, tells Law Times, Case management masters “work just as hard as traditional masters.” He says lawyers heavily rely on case management masters to help move their cases through the system.
