Dispatches from the Middle
Frontline insights on mediation, reform and resolution
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· 4 min read
The CAT Gambit: Risk and Reward in Tort Mediation Before the LAT Decision
In the world of motor vehicle litigation, mediations often involve two distinct but overlapping battlegrounds: tort and accident benefits. When the plaintiff’s CAT (catastrophic…
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· 5 min read
The Jury’s Still In: But for How Long in Ontario?
Jury Trials Still Exist—but Their Future Is Shrinking
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· 6 min read
Quiet Quitting and the Law: How Canada’s Courts Could Respond
In a recent BBC article, “Quiet quitting is the status quo. Workers are still proud to do the bare minimum,” journalist Kate Morgan[1] traced…
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· 6 min read
Pre-Litigation Playbook: Checklists for Ontario’s New Motor Vehicle Accident Protocol
Ontario’s litigation culture is about to change in ways that will feel very different for both plaintiff and defence counsel in motor vehicle accident…
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Mind the Gap: THE SEQUEL: When a “Ledge” Stops Being a Defect (and becomes your responsibility)
In my earlier post, “Mind the Gap: When Sidewalk Transitions Become Legal Traps,” I walked through Ontario’s now-familiar benchmark, namely that on municipal sidewalks,…
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· 3 min read
Three Years to Sue? Not So Fast.
Ontario’s Proposed Basic Limitation Period Shift and What It Means for Litigants
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· 9 min read
When Elevator Doors Attack: How Evidence and Foreseeability Decide Elevator Liability Cases
Elevator cases look simple to clients. Something slams, jerks, mislevels, or traps them, and they get hurt. But in litigation, these files are rarely…
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· 7 min read
Smooth Sailing or Legal Shipwreck? Guiding Clients Through Rule 75.03
Why I Wrote This Blog
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· 7 min read
The Office Mandate Backfire: When Return-to-Work Orders Cross the Line
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced millions into remote work, few imagined that the most enduring legal battleground in employment law would emerge not from…