Congratulations to Erin Durant who has been selected to serve a second two-year term as a member of the Young Advocates’ Standing Committee of The Advocates’ Society. The Young Advocates’ Standing Committee serves as a voice for the interests of all young advocates, and supports...
By : Daniel Dooley, Erin H. Durant and Saly Botelho, Dooley Lucenti Barristers & Solicitors Published : May 26, 2015 SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN PERSONAL INJURY CASES Daniel Dooley, Erin H. Durant, Saly Botelho The 2010 amendments to Rule 20 of the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure and the decision...
By: Samantha Cain Published : Feb 9, 2015 In Ontario, an injured person can sue for general damages only if he/she meets an impairment threshold: he/she must have sustained a permanent serious impairment of an important physical, mental or psychological function, or a permanent serious disfigurement. Ontario Regulation 461/96...
Originally Published in Canadian Defence Lawyers Hearsay (Winter 2015) A growing number of insurers are offering employment practices liability policies as a stand-alone insurance product or as an added endorsement to their commercial general liability policies. Accordingly, there is a growing body of case law on...
Originally Published in The Advocates’ Journal, Fall 2014. A motorist runs a red light and collides with another vehicle. Immediately he exits the vehicle and states “I am so sorry! I caused the accident!” Can the other driver testify about this admission as evidence in a...
Last week, the Ontario Court of Appeal released a decision that is important to automobile insurers. While you may logically assume that insurance coverage is rightfully denied when the insured drives with an expired license, the Ontario Court of Appeal disagrees. The Court has ruled...
Published in , October 2013 By: Daniel Dooley I am with increasing frequency seeing the allegation of “spoliation” in pleadings, whether in original form or by way of amendment. An accusation of spoliation recently arose at my office. My client was the defendant in an action where...
Dooley Barristers Professional Corporation Barrie, Ontario The Advocates’ Society Tricks of the Trade In Pursuit of Excellence: Practical Tools to Enhance Your Practice January 24, 2014 Toronto, Ontario Getting Your Costs Paid – Strategic Considerations Daniel Dooley and Erin H. Durant, Dooley Barristers Contents Getting Your Costs Paid – Strategic Considerations 2 A. Rule 1.04(1.1)...
Published in Canadian Defence Lawyers: Hearsay, December 2013 Daniel Dooley, Erin Durant, Andrew Emery Whenever a motor vehicle accident occurs because of, or is blamed on, slippery conditions, the issue of road authority liability arises. If the plaintiff does not sue the road authority, defence counsel will...
By: Daniel Dooley and Erin H. Durant Dooley Barristers Professional Corporation Barrie, Ontario Civil Litigation Skills Certificate Program: Trial from A to Z April 16, 2013 Toronto, Ontario “A huge portion of what [counsel] said after ‘Good morning’ needed remedial attention.” Justice J.Q. Quinn[1] A basketball player named LeBron James recently “posterized” an...