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Published on: 6 Jul 2012 By

Recovering Compensation in Injury Claims Against Bars, Taverns and Social Hosts

Maciej Pieoksz looks at the issue of personal injuries that are a result of alcohol in bars, tavers and other establishments.ย  Maciej also gives tips to consumers and hosts on how to protect themselves. You are at a party with friends.ย  You are drinking casually but are being encouraged to drink more and drink heavily...

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Published on: 20 Sep 2012 By

Suing an Employer for Work Injuries: Lawsuits Vs. Workersโ€™ Compensation

Ontarioโ€™s workersโ€™ compensation legislation exists to provide workers with benefits if they are hurt during the course of their employment.ย  The scheme is meant to efficiently and quickly replace the remedy a worker could receive from a lawsuit.ย  Workers are entitled to workersโ€™ compensation benefits regardless of how they are hurt or who caused the...

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Published on: 17 Dec 2014 By

Know Your Rights: Auto Insurance Benefit Levels

You are entitled to insurance benefits if you are involved in a car accident.ย  Car insurance, mandatory in Ontario, provides access to these benefits. The benefits are available in almost every accident regardless of who is at fault.ย Normally coverage will be accessed through your own car insurer, or from another insurer of a vehicle involved...

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Published on: 8 Jan 2010 By (Dianne Saxe)

"Enhanced" Records of Site Condition

According to the Ministry of the Environment, one of its key changes to Reg. 153/04 (in Reg. 511/09) are its โ€œenhancementsโ€ to the Record of Site Condition process. These โ€œenhancementsโ€ have three major components: A quality control / audit process for Records of Site Condition, before they are acknowledged by the Ministry of the Environment;...

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Published on: 6 Jun 2011 By (Dianne Saxe)

Red tape, green economy?

Some federal Conservatives are reportedly interested in finding โ€œred tape obstacles to a green economyโ€.ย  At one level, this is good news; Iโ€™m glad to hear of any government trying to build a green economy. The International Energy Agency issued an extraordinarily bleak report last week about the continuing growth in infrastructure for a fossil...

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Published on: 10 Jun 2011 By (Dianne Saxe)

Three questions for PLCs

Here are three key questions that could improve the functioning of any Public Liaison Committee about a controversial facility. PLCs often get bogged down in attack and defence, with the facility operator trying to defend itself by controlling information, and aggrieved neighbours trying to get louder in the hope of being heard. I think a...

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