Injury Law Areas and Criminal Defence
The injury law areas we practise are thirteen personal injury areas and six criminal defence areas. The limitation period, the insurance rules and the court differ from one province to the next, so the rules that apply to you are the ones for your province.
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, except that in New Brunswick the rule removing it does not reach acts from before the amendment.
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
We defend criminal charges in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. For criminal defence generally, see criminal lawyer. 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
A claim in Nova Scotia differs from the same claim in Newfoundland and Labrador because the cap, the jury and Section B differ. 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.
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, send us the details on our contact page and we will tell you where it fits. Personal injury claims are no win, no fee. Our reported decisions are in our injury law results.