Category: In the Community

Bonn Law celebrates 50 years!!  The Profession, The Memories and The Inspiration- A candid interview with Founder George Bonn 1. When you opened the doors in 1972, what was your vision for Bonn Law? How has it changed over the years to where we are now? George: My vision was to provide high quality litigation representation. 2. If you could go back in time, what’s one piece of advice you would give yourself 50 years ago? George: While representing my

Author: Fatema Tokhy One of the toughest questions for some individuals is whether they should hire a lawyer or advocate on their own. Reasons cited for opting to self-represent include unable to afford the legal fees of a lawyer, dissatisfaction with a former/current counsel and/or inaccessibility. Whatever the justification, how does the Court treat self-represented litigants (“SRL”)? Are they crowned as martyrs or do they attract the wrath of the Judges? According to the National Self-Represented Litigants Project (“NSRLP”), 40%

Author: Ryan Alkenbrack As a regular cyclist, a topic that I like to revisit as we approach the end of winter and the start of spring (hopefully sooner than later) is bicycle safety. Common sense tells us that wearing a helmet can significantly reduce the risk of injury or death for bicyclists if they are involved in a crash. Many studies have shown the reality of how significantly helmets reduce the risk of injury to cyclists. In 2018, Alena Høye,

We have all been dealing with COVID-19 for what feels like forever. Here in Ontario we just entered into our second state of emergency. Our frontline doctors, nurses and support staff have worked tirelessly throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to not only treat seriously ill coronavirus patients but also to continue providing care for patients affected by non-COVID-19 health conditions. The reality is that as the pandemic continues, the challenges faced by our healthcare professionals are increasing as does the potential

Bill 118 Amends The Occupier’s Liability Act In Ontario.  We are in the midst of a global pandemic that is disrupting everyone’s lives. Quietly and without a lot of public discussion or debate, the Ontario Government recently passed Bill 118. The Bill is an amendment to the Occupier’s Liability Act which now prohibits a person who suffers a personal injury caused by snow or ice from making a claim against an occupier or an independent contractor employed by the occupier unless, within 60 days after the occurrence of the injury,

Auto insurance in Ontario is big business. The law requires that every vehicle have auto insurance and this creates a readymade market for insurance companies. In 2017 and 2018 auto insurance companies in Ontario made pre-tax profits estimated at $2.3 billion. That is a lot of money. When an industry is making that much money from a government regulated and mandated business, there must be transparency to hold the private, multi-national insurance companies accountable. Stricter government-imposed requirements for transparency from auto insurers is needed.  Currently, there is no requirement