Dispatches from the Middle
Frontline insights on mediation, reform and resolution
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· 6 min read
Caught in the Middle, The Sequel: Priority Disputes in Accident Benefits Claims
Earlier this year, I wrote a Substack piece called Caught in the Middle: Priority Disputes in Accident Benefits Claims[1], where I discussed a recurring…
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· 9 min read
On Thin Ice: The Not-So-Hidden Cost Consequences of Rule 49 Offers
There are few tools in Ontario civil litigation as powerful, and as consistently misunderstood, as the offer to settle under Ontario Rules of Civil…
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· 9 min read
BLOG SERIES: Special Considerations in…E-Bike Accidents
A Mediation That Turns on a Definition
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· 8 min read
Credibility and Fault: Where Truth Meets Liability
Credibility runs through everything I do as a mediator. It runs through every brief I read, every opening I hear, and every number that…
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· 2 min read
He’s Alive! Riddle Resolved by the Supreme Court of Canada
When I wrote my recent Substack “Riddle Me This: Life, Death and the Burden of Proof”[1], the central tension remained unresolved. The law had…
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· 9 min read
Dividing the Pie: Apportionment, Joint and Several Liability, and Strategic Blame
The Illusion of Precision
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· 14 min read
BLOG SERIES: Special Considerations in…Aviation Liability
News of a recent ground collision involving Air Canada at a New York airport where an aircraft struck an airport fire vehicle[1] has put…
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· 4 min read
Captured Audience, The Sequel: The Emerging Case for Social Media Liability
In my earlier piece, “Captured Audience: The Emerging Case for Social Media Liability”[1], I suggested that while the theory of “addictive design” had begun…
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· 11 min read
Captured Audience: The Emerging Case for Social Media Liability
I recently came across a Reuters[1] article titled “Meta must face youth addiction lawsuit by Massachusetts, court rules”, reporting on a decision of the…
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· 6 min read
Brokers’ Liability in Ontario: A Roadmap in an Era of Optionality
(UPDATED from my blog originally published on Substack October 14, 2025)
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· 11 min read
Lawyer’s Negligence 101: Proving a Lawyer Fell Below the Standard of Care
A Personal Starting Point: Being Sued as a Lawyer