Injury Law Areas and Criminal Defence

The injury law areas the firm practises are thirteen personal injury areas and six criminal defence areas. Each area has a general page that explains the claim and a page for each province. The limitation period, the insurance rules and the court differ from one province to the next, so the province page is the one that applies to you.

The Thirteen Injury Law Areas Fall Into Motor Vehicle, Premises, Fatal, Abuse and Insurance Groups

The motor vehicle group is the largest: car accidents, motorcycle accidents, ATV accidents, snowmobile accidents, pedestrian accidents and bicycle accidents. Boat accidents that fall within Canadian maritime law are governed by the federal Marine Liability Act.

The premises and animal group covers trip and fall claims and dog bites. Fatal accidents give family members a claim under each province’s fatal accidents statute. Civil claims for sexual abuse have no limitation period in any of the four provinces.

The insurance group covers long-term disability denials and fire loss claims against a property insurer.

The Six Criminal Defence Areas Run in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia

The firm defends criminal charges in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The criminal lawyer page covers criminal defence generally and is the hub. The five charge types with their own pages are assault, drug charges, impaired driving (DUI), theft and sexual assault. The Criminal Code applies across Canada. The court, the roadside suspension rules and the lawyer who appears differ by province.

Each Claim Has a Page Per Province Because the Cap, the Jury and Section B Differ

Each general page links to the province pages for that claim. A car accident in Nova Scotia is a different file from a car accident in Newfoundland and Labrador. Nova Scotia applies a minor injury cap, and either party can ask for a civil jury in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. Newfoundland and Labrador has no cap, takes a deductible off pain and suffering damages instead, and makes Section B accident benefits optional. New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island each have a cap and mandatory Section B. Each province page states the limitation period with the statute linked, the insurance regime, the court and process, the benefits, and the questions clients in that province ask.

Car accident law in the four provinces is grouped as New Brunswick car accidents, Nova Scotia car accidents, PEI car accidents and Newfoundland car accidents, with the same pattern for every other area.

If Your Claim Is Not on This List

If your claim is not on this list, or you are not sure which of the injury law areas it belongs to, start a claim at contact and the firm will tell you where it fits. Personal injury claims are no win, no fee. The firm’s reported decisions are set out at injury law results.