Personal injury lawyer, Neil Wheeler, describes catastrophic impairment, its meaning and why it may matter to you if you have been hurt in a car accident.

Emerging female lawyers can use the "power, privilege and voice" of their legal training to bring greater awareness and legal responsiveness to the area of sexual or domestic violence and abuse...

Every common law province except Ontario has passed legislation implementing the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. Ontario instead adopted the United Nations’ Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration.

Ralph Rowe, an Anglican priest and Scouts Canada leader who was convicted of sexually abusing nearly 60 First Nations boys in remote communities over almost two decades, is probably Canada's worst pedophile, says lawyer Elizabeth Grace.

The liability of officers and directors of corporations for unpaid wages to employees is not a new concept. The Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) in Ontario also provides for fines that can certainly drive the intended message home to directors. But jail sentences?

Experts and expert reports play a vital role in the outcome of increasing amount of litigation.

Neil Wheeler, partner in the Plaintiff Personal Injury Practice Group at Lerners LLP Toronto, speaks about Long-Term Disability ("LTD") Claims and what you need to know to apply.

In personal injury cases, municipalities often appear as defendants. Municipalities interact with so many people in so many areas of activity that it is inevitable that accidents and injuries will occur.

Uniqueness of claims and different histories likely mean it will be an uphill battle for more than 200 potential plaintiffs to have their gender discrimination lawsuit against the RCMP certified as a class action, says commercial litigation and class action lawyer, Brian Radnoff in this interview about a recently reported discrimination lawsuit against the RCMP.

Downhill skiing and snowboarding are widely popular winter sports, but they can also lead to serious injuries if safety precautions are not taken.

As the current trend to self-representation increases, regardless the reason, one must ask if the tradition of lawyers appearing before Courts, above the Ontario Court of Justice, ought to continue the traditional legal wearing of robes.

Often the Court is asked to determine the intention of parties to an agreement that was not reduced to writing. This is a difficult task. Who does the Court believe?

I'm Bob Ledgley, a partner at Learner's Injury Lawyers. Being a stay-at-home parent is challenging enough. If you're injured in an automobile collision, the challenges can be overwhelming.

Lerners LLP Partner, Carolyn Brandow, summarizes her picks for the Top 5 Decisions from the Ontario Court of Appeal from March 2014.

Lerners LLP appellate lawyer, Brian Radnoff, provides a summary of Lerners Top 5 Ontario civil appeals decisions from October 2012.

Appellate lawyer, Cynthia Kuehl provides a summary of Lerners' Top 5 Ontario civil appeals decisions from February, 2013.

This month's netletter features appeals regarding the restoration of actions to the trial list, jurisdiction for appeals, constructive trusts in multi-party insolvency proceedings, the regulation of sexual activity with patients by medical health practitioners and when marriages are terminated by death or divorce.

An often overlooked remedy under the Construction Lien Act is a claim for a breach of trust.

The Court of Appeal in Ontario starts its decision in Rankin Construction Inc. v. Ontario, 2014 ONCA 636 (CanLII) by commenting that the law of tenders is complex.

Really? That's what Sidney Green said. The lawyer with over 60 years in practice refused to complete the mandatory CPD requirements pursuant to the Rules of the Law Society of Manitoba.