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Navigating family law litigation is a practice that demands not only mastery of legal concepts but also adaptability and empathy.

One such issue is the proper service of divorce or custody Applications on a spouse who is living or working abroad.

The Court of Appeal in Mader v. South Easthope Mutual Insurance Company (2014 ONCA 714) confirmed that mediation and the repayment of benefits are preconditions to proceeding with a lawsuit for accident benefits.

I have been helping accident victims for 30 years at Lerners. There is no call more heartbreaking to me than the ones I get after a motorcyclist has been injured.

Individuals and businesses sometimes have more than one insurance policy that can cover the same subject matter. In the recent Court of Appeal for Ontario decision of Northbridge v Aviva.

The transition from law school to articling is ripe with both eagerness and trepidation. As I reflect on my own experience, I'm reminded of the uncertainties I faced and the invaluable lessons that I've been left with.

After completing an intense workout, you feel dehydrated and decide to walk to the gym's water fountain. On your way there, you slip and hit your head.

Since 2012, "overtime" class actions have been successfully certified in Ontario but were limited to certain areas.

The limits of court jurisdiction to interfere in an arbitration process is a topic of seemingly constant debate.

In 2010, the Minor Injury Guideline ("MIG") was added to Ontario’s Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule. Section 3(1) of the Schedule defines a "minor injury" as "one or more of a sprain, strain, whiplash associated disorder, contusion, abrasion, laceration or subluxation and includes any clinically associated sequelae to such an injury."

A significant labour relations decision has emerged for school boards operating inclusive education programs. In Avon Maitland District School Board v Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation...

You must prove bad faith or wilful conduct to get damages for a Charter breach in Ontario — but in B.C., proof of just the breach is enough.

In 2015 in White Burgess Langille Inman v Abbott and Halibuton Co., 2015 SCC 23 the Supreme Court of Canada released a comprehensive decision on expert bias and how it relates to the admissibility ...

This decision was upheld by the Quebec Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada.

Legislatures have relaxed the application of limitations defences to claims of sexual assault since the Supreme Court of Canada's landmark decision in the incest case, M. (K.) v. M. (H)., [1992] S.C.J. No. 85, in recognition of the unique nature of the wrongful conduct and the resulting harms that often delay victims from coming forward to claim compensation.

A nationwide network of Canadian counsel recently settled two disputes related to the carriage of two multi-jurisdictional class actions against defendant corporations, Guidant and Medtronic.

A lawyer and Partner with the Personal Injury group at Lerners' Toronto and Waterloo Region offices, Sandev Purewal, Certified as a Specialist in Civil Litigation...

This overview summarizes the new pre‑litigation procedures proposed in the Ontario Civil Rules Review Final Policy Proposals. It focuses on what will be expected before...