KRMC Blog

Think again.

Regardless of your age and the extent of your assets, having a Will gives you a say over who your heirs will be, often reduces fighting among your loved ones when you are gone, and can result in more money going to the people you choose. While we would all like to think we will live forever, the reality is that each of us has a time, and none of us knows when it is.

Written by Rozmin Mediratta

For the sake of (relative) simplicity, this blog post will focus on doctors. Similar questions arise, however, in the context of other regulated health professionals in Ontario, of which there are 26 under the Regulated Health Professions Act ("RHPA").

While both regulatory complaints and civil suits can result from the same event, the processes and outcomes involved in each are distinct, including everything from the names of the parties (plaintiff/defendant in civil suits versus complainant/respondent in regulatory complaints) to the remedies available.

Any person bitten, attacked or otherwise injured by a dog in Ontario is entitled to seek compensation. This article briefly addresses the legal rights and remedies available to victims of dog bites and attacks. 

In an article for Morningstar, KRMC wills and trusts lawyer Raquel Kaplan Goldberg spoke to journalist Gail Beebee about the importance of planning for incapacity. Goldberg reviewed ways to proactively select future substitute decision makers of one's choosing - including by granting powers of attorney for property and personal care, and setting up alter ego trusts - and explained that a failure to do so could result in third parties making that choice instead, usually with increased costs and reduced flexibility and privacy. 

The complete article can be found here.