Category: Slips & Falls
Duncan Macgillivray Lawyer of the Year
Founding Partner Duncan Macgillivray was recently named Lawyer of the Year for Personal Injury Litigation in Greater Ontario by Best Lawyers!! Best Lawyers uses a peer review process (… asking other lawyers) to make their selections. Lawyer of the Year “is awarded to individual lawyers with the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area ...
Abolish The Pain and Suffering Damages Cap
This blog post by Duncan Macgillivray was originally featured on the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association Blog on May 31, 2017. Back in 1978, the Supreme Court of Canada set an upper limit or “cap” on pain and suffering damages in Andrews v. Grand & Toy Alberta Ltd. J.A. Andrews was only 21 when he was rendered quadriplegic from a ...
The Cruelest Personal Injury Law
This blog post by Duncan Macgillivray was originally featured on the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association Blog on November 2, 2018. There are a lot of cruel personal injury laws: caps on pain and suffering, secret deductibles, biased doctors, the list goes on. But, there is one that is the worst of them all: The cap ...
How to Help Yourself (And Your Lawyer) When You’re Injured in a Fall
If you have suffered injury from a slip and fall or trip-and-fall accident, it’s important to take certain steps to support your potential legal case. First, call 911 to report any injuries and receive medical attention. This may seem obvious, but many people fail to consider this crucial step. It’s also important to get medical ...
Slip or Trip and Fall Law
OCCUPIERS’ LIABILITY Slip and falls, trip and falls and most incidents resulting in injury on commercial or residential property are captured by occupiers’ liability law. This law basically states that an occupier of a premise, like a house or business, must take reasonable care to ensure that the premises are reasonably safe. That is the ...