LAW RESOURCES & NEWS

LAWYERS CONCERNED ABOUT DELAYS AS 29 SUPERIOR COURT POSTS LEFT UNFILLED Despite Superior Court Chief Justice Heather Smith’s call for prompt judicial appointments, Ontario is approaching the end of the year with nearly 30 vacancies for federally appointed judges across the province and no new appointments since April. Bruce Hillyer

The OTLA believes two key provisions of the new auto insurance bill will be harmful to accident victims, says Laura Hillyer. Bill 15, the “fighting fraud and reducing automobile insurance rates act” which the government introduced in July, was a response to a report conducted by Justice Douglas Cunningham, which

Photo courtesy IZAdaptive.com “The world has many bodies and not all of them are standing.” The Royal Ontario Museum is hosting “Fashion Follows Form: Designs for Sitting”, an exhibit highlighting adaptive clothing designs for men and women who use wheelchairs.  The exhibit has been running since June 21, 2014 and will go

Most parents are familiar with the usual dangers associated with swimming. However, little is known of the potentially very serious hazards associated with “swimming pool entrapment”. Children are particularly vulnerable to entrapment which occurs when swimmers become trapped at or against a pool or spa drain, due to pump suction.