Full Decision The Ontario Divisional Court reminds legal professionals of their professional obligations with respect to advocacy. The single most important task of the litigator is to marshal and present the facts by admissible evidence to prove their case. Lawyers must never knowingly misstate facts. A lawyer must not assert as true a fact that cannot reasonably be supported by the evidence admitted in the …
The recent Court of Appeal decision in Crete v. Ottawa Community Housing Corporation confirmed that the landlord was not liable for damages caused by a slip and fall on ice in a townhouse complex in an area used exclusively by individual tenants, where the lease required the tenant to clear snow and ice.
In this long-term disability matter H.C., Justice Doyle ruled that the plaintiff was not required to produce the redacted notes and records of her long-time treating psychologist. The Court also granted the plaintiff’s cross-motion for anonymization of the parties’ names as well as a sealing order of the psychologist’s treating records. The case sets out the general principles on redactions of records as well as the Wigmore criteria, and that such redactions be allowed if the information is not relevant to the matter and there is no good reason to produce it.
Aptly named for its 519 Church Street address, The 519 is a community centre located in the heart of the Church-Wellesley Village in Toronto. In addition to serving the local neighbourhood and 2SLGBTQ+ community in Toronto through community programming and support services, The 519 Legal Clinic provides free legal information and legal advice in an accessible and inclusive setting.
June 21is National Indigenous Peoples Day. The day is meant to coincide with the summer solstice. It is a day of recognition and celebration of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada.
In this decision, the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) confirms that, in accordance with the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) Superintendent’s Guideline No. 01/18 and Bulletin A-03/18, the hourly rates set out in the Form 1 are only meant to be used for the purposes of calculating monthly entitlement, and the maximum hourly rates are not to strictly apply as the maximum payable for attendant care services.