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Ontario Superior Court approves $4.5 million settlement in …
WEB4 days ago · The Superior Court of Justice of Ontario has approved a $4.5 million settlement in a medical malpractice lawsuit involving a 17-year-old boy who sustained a serious brain injury shortly after his birth. The defendants in Hughes v. Peterborough Regional Health Centre, 2024 ONSC 4957 included the ...
New Ontario Court of Justice judges: Dana Haklander, Veronica …
WEB6 days ago · Justice Thomas was most recently a deputy Crown attorney at the York Region Crown Attorney's Office. Before that, she prosecuted cases in the Superior Court and the Ontario Court of Justice as an assistant Crown attorney in Kitchener, Etobicoke, and York Region from 2012–19.
Ontario Superior Court awards over $1.1 million in costs and …
WEB4 days ago · Jury awards damages to motorcyclist for serious injuries in motor vehicle accident. BY Bernise Carolino 18 Sep 2024. The Superior Court of Justice of Ontario has awarded over $1.1 million in costs, pre-judgment interest, and post-judgment interest to the plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident case following a jury verdict. The case was Pye v.
Ontario Superior Court finds negligence in treatment of asthma …
WEB4 days ago · The Superior Court of Justice of Ontario has ruled that an internal medicine specialist breached the standard of care in her treatment of a patient who experienced an acute asthma attack and suffered a brain injury. The case was Gumbley v. Vasiliou, 2024 ONSC 4858. In October 2014, the patient ...
Retired and transitioning lawyers will have access to resources …
WEB5 days ago · The Ontario Bar Association has launched a new program to support lawyers who have retired or are looking to transition out of the profession, the association announced Monday. Noting that legal services typically cater to lawyers in early or mid-career, the OBA said its “Retired and Transitioning Lawyers Network” aims to ensure retired ...
Eviction of condominium tenants by superior court slammed by …
WEBJul 11, 2022 · For example, in MTCC No. 1260 v.Singh, Superior Court Justice Frederick Myers evicted the tenants because their dogs attacked other residents, and the landlord tried to evict them at the LTB but could not get a hearing.. Andrews says that while the reasons for the eviction may be understandable and circumstances may be urgent, sometimes tenants are unrepresented by counsel and lack the ...
New legislation allows for eviction orders without Landlord and …
WEBJul 29, 2020 · Newly passed changes to landlord/tenant law will permit ex parte eviction orders, allowing landlords to obtain an eviction order without appearing before the Landlord and Tenant Board. With Bill 184, the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, when a tenant is behind on rent, they …
Group of lawyers, judges, court employees tell province to …
WEBJan 14, 2021 · A group of lawyers, judges and courthouse employees have signed a letter calling on the Government of Ontario to shut down in-person court proceedings unless they are “determined to be absolutely necessary,” due to the drastic rise in COVID infections and the provincial stay-at-home order.
Trafficking convictions tossed after trial judge takes four years …
WEBDec 8, 2021 · Ontario’s Court of Appeal has set aside a man’s heroin-trafficking convictions after the trial judge took over four years to release his reasons for judgment.