Dispatches from the Middle
Frontline insights on mediation, reform and resolution
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· 8 min read
Ready, Set, Go: A Limitations Playbook for Car Accidents
Over the years, I’ve seen it from both sides and the middle of the table, as counsel and now as mediator. It’s the look…
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· 10 min read
BLOG SERIES: Proving the Negative: Uninsured, Underinsured & Unidentified Motorist Coverage (Part I)
Part I — Uninsured Motorist Coverage
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· 5 min read
Life Interrupted: Understanding Family Law Act Damages in Ontario
This piece is a complement to my blog from last summer “Breaking the Ceiling? The High-Water Mark for Pain and Suffering Damages in Ontario…
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· 6 min read
REVIEW: Always Be Closing: “The Closing Address: The Opening Chapter in Trial Preparation”
There is a quiet irony at the heart of litigation that surfaces immediately in Chapter 5 of Litigation and Administrative Advocacy: The Art and…
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· 7 min read
When Liability is a Moving Target: Mediating Multi-Party Slip-and-Fall Claims
This blog syncs with one I wrote last summer, ‘The Winter Maintenance Puzzle: Recent Decisions on Municipal and Contractor Responsibility.”[1]
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· 7 min read
Sidewalk Roulette: The Legal Fallout of E-Scooter Use
While walking my dog Marty this morning, I stepped off the sidewalk in front of my condo and nearly got taken out by a…
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· 3 min read
Entering the Portal: Ontario’s Digital Court Transformation Begins
Ontario reached a milestone on October 14, 2025 with the Toronto-region launch of the Ontario Courts Public Portal (OCPP)[1], a unified entry point for…
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· 4 min read
Cat and Mouse: Surveillance, Surprise, and the Ethics of Withholding Evidence
Last summer, I wrote a piece titled “No Soup for You: When Surveillance Destroys Subjective Injury Claims”[1], sparked by the client who would later…
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· 5 min read
Brokers’ Liability in Ontario: A Roadmap in an Era of Optionality
Ontario is shifting toward a more choice-driven accident-benefits landscape. With greater optionality comes a higher premium on advice, particularly from brokers who help clients…
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· 6 min read
Threshold Reports in Ontario Motor-Vehicle Litigation: What They Are, Why They Matter, and How to Do Them Right
What the “Threshold” Actually Is
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· 7 min read
REVIEW: Incorporating Insights from Experimental Psychology and Behavioural Economics into ADR Practices: A Mediator’s Take
Introduction: From Lincoln to Kahneman
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· 6 min read
Taking the Hint: What the New Rules Could Learn from Mediation Culture
Why This Piece, and Why Now