Omar Ha-Redeye spoke at the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (FACL) Conference on November 12, 2011 on Social Media and Privacy Law.

Social Media and Privacy Law
FACL Conference 2011

Conference was sponsored in part by McCarthy Tetrault.  For media coverage, see Precedent Magazine.  See comments on mentorship panel on Slaw.

More photos available at the University of Ottawa – Asian Law Students’ Society.

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently ruled in Kohl v. ING Insurance Company of Canada, allowing a plaintiff to amend his pleadings while a FSCO mediation was technically underway.

See more on Slaw.

Starting September 1, 2010, new amendments to the automobile insurance system were enacted affecting the medical and care benefits that litigants can receive in motor vehicle accidents.

The Law Society of Upper Canada and the Ontario Bar Association hosted a session, The New Auto Insurance Regime – Practical Strategies for Radical Change.

Speakers included John A. McLeish and Dale V. Orlando of McLeish Orlando LLP, and Roger G. Oatley and James L. Vigmond of Oatley, Vigmond LLP.

The topics discussed included the definition of minor and catastrophic injuries,and rehabilitation, housekeeping, caregiver and attendant care benefits.

The new Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS)  can be found in Ontario Regulation 34/10 to the Insurance Act.  A table of time periods is available through Taran Virtual Associates.

For more on this talk see the notes on Slaw. The Tournay v. Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company FSCO decision referred to in that post can be found here.