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Resources For Survivors

The trauma of a sexual assault or abuse, whether for adults, children, or even family members of the survivor, can leave all parties feeling isolated and hopeless. The Lerners Sexual Assault and Abuse Team wants every survivor and their family to have access to all the resources they need to begin down a path of healing.

pre-judgment interest

Pre-judgment Interest Developments in the Historical Sexual Abuse Context

Pre-judgment interest (“PJI”) on damages in historical sexual abuse cases involving plaintiffs who seek compensation […]

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threshold

Lower Threshold for Proving Income Loss in Cases Involving Childhood Sexual Abuse and Injury

The Ontario Court of Appeal in its October 25, 2019 decision in MacLeod v. Marshall, 2019 […]

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human trafficking

A New Claim for Compensation for Human Trafficking

In 2017, Ontario’s legislature passed Bill 96, the Anti-Human Trafficking Act, 2017, which created for the […]

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Sexual Assault

Land Mark Ruling in Sexual Assault – Ontario Court Confirms No ‘CAP’ On Damages For Pain and Suffering

Concluding the sexual abuse and its impacts were “at the upper end of the worst-case […]

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Vicarious liability in sexual abuse cases lagging in Canada?

While the doctrine of vicarious liability is one of the more powerful legal tools to […]

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interdependency

Making a Claim for Loss of Interdependency

Victims of sexual assault often lose the ability to form and sustain interpersonal relationships due […]

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Voyeurism

The Criminal Act of Voyeurism in the Age of Video Chats

In a recent decision from Ontario’s Court of Appeal (R v. Trinchi, 2019 ONCA 456), […]

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sexual abuse

How a Royal Gift Exposed Sexual Abuse at an Elite Canadian School

Sexual abuse by Chaplain Keith Gleed, an Anglican priest, at Lakefield College School Prince Andrew […]

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trend in sexual assault cases

Trends in civil sexual abuse awards: part 2

In the second instalment of a miniseries on advancing damages in sexual assault cases, Toronto civil […]

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