by Celina Fotiadis | Dec 10, 2020 | Articles, Blogs
2020 may be the most defining year for the digital practice of law since the advent of the internet. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has seen the Canadian justice system transition to a great extent to a virtual platform. This only serves to highlight the forms of virtual media which can be used in litigation.
Lawyers know how important social media can be to a matter. What a plaintiff posts on social media, as well as what a defendant posts, can be crucial to a case.
by Celina Fotiadis | Dec 10, 2020 | Articles, Blogs
We have all been there, you bring a claim against a party who thinks that if they just ignore the litigation it will go away. The Rules of Civil Procedure dictate that if a party against whom a claim has been properly brought does not serve and file a defence within 20 days, that party may be noted in default.
by David Thompson | Nov 13, 2020 | Articles, Blogs
Our former partner Roger Chown was appointed to the bench on October 2, 2020, and as a result, as of that date, he is no longer a partner in the firm.
by Alex Vigneault | Apr 20, 2020 | Articles, Blogs
If you’re an employee or an employer, then in between sessions of binge watching of Tiger King, you might be pondering how the COVID-19 pandemic will affect the employment relationship.
As an employer, you may have concerns about budgetary constraints, and the possible implications of having to lay off employees in a time of crisis.
by Mark Vernon | Aug 30, 2019 | Articles, Blogs
If you find a road that you commonly use to access your cottage blocked or you are considering blocking other motorists from using an access road which crosses your property, you should understand the effect of the Road Access Act.
by Mark Vernon | Jun 8, 2015 | Articles, Blogs, Cases
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently mandated a small adjustment to the standard jury charge in rear-end motor vehicle accidents.[1] The court also strongly confirmed that when one car runs into another from behind, the driver of the rear car has the onus to satisfy the court that the collision did not occur as a result of his negligence.
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