Accident Benefits Fall Classic 
November 23, 2023

Chairs: Catherine Korte, McCague Borlack LLP & Cezary Paluch, Aviva Trial Lawyers
Cost: CDL Members $474.60; Non-Members $593.25; Insurance Professional $339.00
Original Date: Thursday November 23, 2023, 9:00 AM -  4 PM EST
Length: Full-Day
Where: The Conference Centre at the OBA | 20 Toronto St.

In-Person! CDL's Annual Fall Classic delves into the dynamic landscape of Ontario Accident Benefits.  Learn from the experts on how to navigate the developments as they happen.

This year’s topics include:

• The Recent Changes to the LAT Rules and Their Impact
  An update on appeals and the limited access to Judicial Review
  Raman Pandher, Senior Legal Counsel, Intact Insurance
   
• What Do We Need to Pay For and How Much? - The recent decision Joaquim v. Intact
  Michael Kennedy, Partner McCague Borlack LLP

• Limitation Periods
  Update of Tomec, Discoverability, s.7 and the LAT
  Lisa Armstrong, Managing Partner, Strigberger Brown Armstrong LLP
   
• Catastrophic Impairment Panel – Focus group on Criterion 8  
  The Role of pain/Chronic pain when addressing Criterion 8
  Douglas Lee, LAT Tribunal Counsel, Legal Services Unit
  Alexander Voudouris; Senior Litigation Counsel, Pace Law Firm, Plaintiff’s Counsel
  Thomas Hughes Capt(ret), Senior Legal Counsel, Aviva Trial Lawyers, Defence Counsel
  Dr. William Gnam, Psychiatrist
  Dr. Jeremy Frank, Psychologist
   
• The Interplay Between Loss Transfer and Priority Disputes
  - and the practical effects on A/B settlement
  Fred Sampliner – Private Arbitrator and Mediator
   
• The Top 10 Decisions Ever Rendered by the LAT!
  A discussion of the top 10 most impactful decisions of the LAT since the inception of the LAT tribunal
  Damien Van Vroenhoven -Litigation Lawyer, Bell Temple LLP
   
• Fighting Fraud
  Fraud and fraud adjacent cases, different approaches and tests based on the specific exclusions relied on
  Jonathan Schrieder, Zarek Taylor Grossman Hanrahan LLP
   
• Equitable Jurisdiction
  Recent cases: Botbyl v. Heartland Farm Mutual and Esayas v. Pafco Insurance
  Rosalind Eastmond, Dutton Brock LLP

CLE Credits:  Approx. 1 hour Professionalism, 4 hours Substantive to be confirmed post-event
Recording of this event will be available for purchase.

Materials (if any) will be sent to the email address provided one day prior to the event.
Email maryellen@cdlawyers.org or bushra@cdlawyers.org with questions

Online registration preferred. Call 416-340-9859 to pay by phone.
Payment by eTransfer can be sent to: payment@cdlawyers.org (indicate which event and the attendee's name in the Notes section of the eTransfer)
For help with payment contact bushra@cdlawyers.org

Thank you to our Accident Benefits Sponsors for their generous support!

MCKELLAR LARREK INVESTIGATIONS IN HEALTH NYRC DAVIS MARTINDALE NORTHWOOD & ASSOCIATES MCKELLAR
SOMA MEDICAL ASSESSMENTS ABERDEEN INVESTIGATIONS XPERA HVE HEALTHCARE ASSESSMENTS LYNCH & ASSOCIATES

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