Monthly Archives: April 2011
New Judicial Appointment – Madam Justice Bacchus
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A new judge has been appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice. Justice Sandra Marina Bacchus was assigned by Chief Justice Annemarie E. Bonkalo to preside in Toronto, effective March 23, 2011.
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2011 Asian Hockey Championship and Cultural Event > 22nd Anniversary
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The 2011 Asian Hockey Championship is proudly being held May 20 – 22, 2011 at York University in Toronto, Canada.
This is the 22nd anniversary of the tournament, again with competition in three divisions: men’s hockey; women’s hockey; and children’s hockey.
Our Firm is a proud sponsor of the Asian Hockey Championship. Good luck to all participants!
Gregory Chang
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Priority Disputes, Loss Transfer > Private Arbitrations Between Insurers to be Publicly Recorded by FSCO
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As part of the ongoing changes to the auto insurance regime in Ontario, starting in September, 2010, FSCO (Financial Services Commission of Ontario) is requiring that insurers send their private arbitration decisions to FSCO, who will then post them to a publicly available database of FSCO decisions.
The FSCO bulletin in October, 2010 setting out the procedure is found here.
This is an important change to a remaining significant aspect of auto insurance law, which is long overdue.
Before the September, 2010 changes, absent a central database to record decisions regarding these inter-company disputes, no doubt there were numerous issues litigated and re-litigated, among different insurers, on the basis that there was no precedent to provide guidance to the disputing parties. … Continue Reading
Car Accident > Left Turning Car Hit by Car Running Through Red Light > Who is at Fault?
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Our thanks to Mr. Eric Lai and the Toronto Star Wheels section for allowing us to provide a response in their article dated April 4, 2011, found here.
Readers may be interested in our similar blogs to this topic, including our March 30, 2009 blog and our FAQ page.
Gregory Chang
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Catastrophic Impairment Designation Set to Undergo Changes
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In November, 2010, FSCO (Financial Services Commission of Ontario) announced that it was Forming the “catastrophic impairment expert panel” to study and make recommendations on definition of catastrophic impairment.
The 8 person catastrophic impairment expert panel will post their preliminary report on the issue on April 11, 2011.
The panel will then hold an informational session on April 28, 2011, as well as receiving feedback in writing.
Written feedback is accepted until May 13, 2011.
Gregory Chang
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