Pulse
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January 24, 2025
‘They told me it was a recreational vehicle, Your Honour’ | Marcel Strigberger
Question: For insurance purposes, does having sex in a car constitute the use or operation of a vehicle? Good question.
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January 24, 2025
Exclusive: SCC’s Karakatsanis J. says job is ‘so extraordinary, it’s hard to think about doing anything else’
Supreme Court of Canada Justice Andromache Karakatsanis has seen many changes at the court since she was appointed in 2011 but its recent historic transformation into a fully bilingual female-majority court is “fantastic,” she says.
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January 24, 2025
Auto accident benefits adjudication: Backlog reduction but troubling trends | David Muir
In its latest annual report, Tribunals Ontario is proclaiming the end of the backlog at the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT). The LAT deals with a wide range of issues, but the vast majority of its applications — more than 96 per cent in 2023-24 — are to its Automobile Accident Benefits Service (AABS), which resolves disputes between people injured in car accidents and their own insurance company, over such benefits as medical treatment and income replacement. The rest of the cases before the LAT go to its General Service, which deals with cases under more than three dozen statutes.
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January 23, 2025
Judges demand brevity | Steve Benmor
Lawyers are, by nature, wordsmiths. Trained to persuade, analyze and dissect complex legal issues, they often take pride in their writing skills, crafting meticulous court documents that leave no stone unturned. Many excel at producing compelling affidavits, making them some of the most effective writers in any profession.
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January 23, 2025
New Ontario judge appointed to bilingual position
Justice Michael Sean Gaudet has been appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice, effective Jan. 30, 2025. Chief Justice Sharon Nicklas has assigned Justice Gaudet to a bilingual position in Toronto.
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January 23, 2025
New judge appointed to bilingual position at Ontario Court of Justice
Effective January 30, 2025, Justice Christopher K. Assié has been appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice. Chief Justice Sharon Nicklas has assigned Justice Assié to a bilingual position in Brampton, Ont.
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January 23, 2025
Prorogation ‘lawfare’ will amplify U.S. interference in 2025 election | Juliana Saxberg
Rather than protecting Canada from economic aggression from the United States, the recently launched legal challenge to “Trudeau’s prorogation” could topple the government at a particularly vulnerable moment, opening the floodgates to unrestrained foreign interference in the 2025 federal election.
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January 23, 2025
Oh no! I won the lottery! | Michael Cochrane
A lottery win is a once in a lifetime cause for popping champagne corks right? As can be seen from the recent B.C. case (Nagar v. Mann, 2025 BCSC 38) in which a group of co-workers fought over a $2 million BC/Lotto 49 win, sadly, popping a cork is not for everyone.
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January 22, 2025
Domestic violence in Ontario: End of the beginning part two | Michael Cochrane
In the previous four columns I have tried to look at the scourge of domestic violence from some unusual angles, considered it an economic problem for families and society, scrutinized some ill-conceived proposed solutions and pondered ways in which we might prevent it from infecting relationships to begin with.
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January 22, 2025
Lavery welcomes new chief strategy and growth officer
Quebec-based Lavery announced the appointment of Lisa Azzuolo as chief strategy and growth officer. Reporting directly to the chief executive officer, Azzuolo will be responsible for driving the firm’s business goals and ensuring growth targets are met.