Toronto Personal Injury Law Blog

Our thanks again to Mr. Eric Lai of the Toronto Star’s Wheels section for allowing us to participate in his article last weekend.  The PDF version of the article is here.

Some of the legislation referred to in Mr. Lai’s article include:

· City of Toronto’s plan to consolidate and implement one set of parking and enforcement regulations for the entire GTA, presumably also for tow trucks, not yet in effect;

· City of Vaughan’s Licensing By-law (315-2005) for tow trucks (see Section 29);

· City of Vaughan, Enforcement Services Department; and

· Ontario Small Claims Court.… Continue Reading

See our November, 2010 e-newsletter for an update on:

Joga Chahal, of our office, was honoured to participate in a conference held by the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers at the University of Toronto law school in downtown Toronto on November 13, 2010.

Joga, with a panel of other lawyers, presented on the issue of boutique law firms with an emphasis on an insurance practice in Toronto.

Attached is a picture of Joga (middle) along with fellow presenters, Mr. Felix Tang and Mr. Charles Gastle.… Continue Reading

As widely reported, the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) and the Competition Bureau have negotiated a resolution to the proceedings brought by the Competition Bureau regarding the MLS closed system of real estate listings for residential and commercial properties.

The agreement was recently ratified by CREA’s membership, as reported in the Globe and Mail.

The agreement will last for 10 years, as indicated on the Competition Bureau’s website.

The actual case before the Competition Tribunal can be found here.… Continue Reading

Note the recent Graco recall of 2 million infant strollers for Graco Quattro Tour and MetroLite strollers, all made before 2007.… Continue Reading

Further to our April 9, 2009 blog and our May 25, 2009 blog, the question of when you can file a Jury Notice is reviewed.

In the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 47 sets out that a Jury Notice is to be filed before the close of pleadings, which means that it is to be filed early in the litigation process.

In Ontario’s Courts of Justice Act, Section 108 sets out some conditions for allowing jury notices to be filed.… Continue Reading