Bernise Carolino

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Appointments also include Patrick Angly as a new judicial justice By Chief Judge Melissa Gillespie has announced the appointments of Aamna Afsar, Christopher Balison, and Dennis Isaac Ferbey as judges and Patrick Angly as a judicial justice of the Provincial Court of British Columbia. Gillespie called it a “great pleasure and privilege” to make the announcement. The appointments of the three new judges will take effect on May 1.

1 day ago | canadianlawyermag.com | Bernise Carolino

Patient alleges doctor failed to diagnose properly or delayed diagnosis of his medical condition By The Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court refused to set aside a notice of discontinuance against a health authority upon finding that it could fully evaluate a patient’s medical negligence claim against his doctor without the health authority’s involvement. In Hart v. Boodhun, 2025 NLSC 65, the patient, via his legal counsel, filed a statement of claim in February 2016.

1 day ago | canadianlawyermag.com | Bernise Carolino

Ruling applies modified test to determine jurisdiction under s. 100 of BC's Labour Relations Code By The British Columbia Court of Appeal ruled that it did not have jurisdiction to hear an appeal of an arbitral award arising from a grievance alleging that the installation of surveillance cameras in company trucks infringed employee privacy. In Rehn Enterprises Ltd. v.

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Ruling finds Ontario Health Insurance Plan should cover vaginoplasty cost BY 23 Apr 2025 In a case arising from a request for insurance coverage for a vaginoplasty recommended by a patient’s healthcare team, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the Divisional Court’s finding that the Schedule of Benefits specifically listed the proposed procedure. In Ontario (Health Insurance Plan) v.

2 days ago | lawtimesnews.com | Bernise Carolino

Ruling upholds motion judge's determination of quantum of retroactive support BY 23 Apr 2025 The Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a finding of a material change in circumstances where the father had less than 40 percent of parenting time during the making of child support orders in 2015, then had over 40 percent since 2017. In Douglas v. Faucher, 2025 ONCA 293, the parties married in 2002 and had three children.