Settlement of personal injury claims on behalf of persons under disability has engendered confusion and uncertainty for personal injury lawyers. (bogoroch.com)
Following her review of the materials filed by the plaintiff's lawyer and her thorough analysis of the rules governing court approval of settlements for persons under disability, Madam Justice Corthorn noted that there were a number of procedural and substantive problems with the materials before her, including but not limited to the fact that the application record was not served on the respondent and no factum had been filed by the applicant. (lmrlawyers.com)
People under a disability often have complex legal problems, stretching beyond property and affairs in the Court of Protection and issues about lasting and enduring powers of attorney, deputyship and statutory wills. (1cor.com)