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How to Find the Right Lawyer
Greedy. Untrustworthy. Sharks. Ambulance chasers. These are just a few of the stereotypical descriptions common to personal injury lawyers, often provoked by unflattering portrayals in the media.
The Worth of Personal Injury Claims
Have you ever wondered how compensation for personal injury claims is calculated? If someone is injured in a car or motorcycle accident, can they be compensated for loss of earnings as well as medical treatment?
Winter-Related Injuries – Landlord Duties
Imagine this: It’s the day after a January snowstorm, and as you leave the house on the way to work you discover the outside steps caked in freshly fallen snow.
Winter-Related Slips and Falls
Piles of snow on the sidewalk from snowplows, icy sidewalk grates underfoot, wet and slippery subway and streetcar steps: these are all inconveniences that are part and parcel with the Canadian winter experience.
Ski Buddy Lawsuit
In March of 2009, the world watched as actress Natasha Richardson fought for her life after experiencing a ski injury on the slopes of Quebec’s Mont Tremblant.
Auto Insurance Benefits
Automobile insurance is mandatory throughout Canada, and those driving without insurance can lose their license, face a large fine, and even get their car impounded. But what does that insurance actually cover?
Mackesy Smye is Branch Sponsor for Downtown YMCA Spin-a-thon
Mackesy Smye was proud to be the Branch Sponsor for the Downtown YMCA Spin-a-thon on Saturday April 5, 2014.
Pat Mackesy chairs Real Estate seminar
Pat Mackesy as Chair of the Hamilton Law Association Real Estate Subcommittee recently chaired the very successful annual seminar on Real Estate as well as delivered a paper at such. There were about 140 lawyers in attendance.
The sudden passing of Tom Bordonaro Q.C.
The sudden passing of Tom Bordonaro Q.C. We, at Mackesy, Smye, were saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Tom Bordonaro Q.C. on October 31, 2013. Tom was a fine lawyer who had a successful private practice but also made a significant contribution to the law as a...
David Smye in Edmonton
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