What To Do If You Are Threatened With A False Accusation Of Abuse

False Accusations of Domestic Assault Happen. This is a Fact. They happen for a number of reasons,  it could be to win custody battles, force a spouse to leave the family home, or to get even with a spouse who wants a divorce. It may anger some that I acknowledge this, as if in doing […]

How Insurance Companies Can Benefit More From Death Than Injury

If a loved one dies as a result of someone else’s negligence, you may be surprised to learn that their life is not worth too much in the eyes of the Court.  Generally, each province has a capped amount that an immediate family member may be awarded in such a situation.  In Ontario, family members […]

Can you guess why lawyers wear Robes in the Courtroom

Our legal traditions are rooted in our British ancestry. Lawyers and Judges in England began wearing black robes to court to mourn the passing of Queen Mary in the late 1600’s. Lawyers appearing in a Superior Court of Justice still drape themselves in the archaic garment to this day. The passage of time has taken […]