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1. www.moorebarlow.com › blog › the-rules-on-defendantThe rules on defendant admissions - Moore Barlow LLP

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   Aug 9, 2022 · If the defendant states that liability is admitted or primary liability is admitted, that is a binding admission of liability. If they say they ‘will deal with your claim’, it is not. If they say breach of duty is admitted, this is not a full admission of liability (although it is still quite useful).

2. dooleylucenti.ca › admission-not-admissible-apologyWhen is an Admission not Admissible? When it is an “Apology”

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   Section 2 (3) of the Apology Act provides that “despite any other Act or law, evidence of an apology made by or on behalf of a person in connection with any matter is not admissible in any civil proceeding, administrative proceeding or arbitration as evidence of the fault or liability of any person in connection with that matter.”

3. www.mccarthy.ca › en › insightsAdmission or Admonishment? The Ontario Court of Appeal Splits ...

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   Apr 12, 2019 · After years of denying liability, the Diocese admitted vicarious liability on the first day of the jury trial. The trial proceeded solely on the issue of damages. The jury awarded general and aggravated damages, damages for loss of income, and punitive damages.

4. www.canlii.org › en › commentaryA Comparative Look at Vicarious Liability for Intentional ...

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   Dec 24, 2020 · Vicarious liability was imposed on an employer in a case where a supervisor sexually assaulted an employee because she was led to believe that she could not disclose the assault at work and because their jobs required them to be alone together.

5. digitalcommons.pace.edu › cgi › viewcontentAdmissions: What They Are and How They Can Impact Litigation

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   In fact, since everything said or submitted to court is on some level an admission, an attorney must know what he or she is admitting and how it may affect his or her case. This Article will examine two cases that present common situations during litigation where an admission may occur.

   • Author: William J. Giacomo

   • Publish Year: 2012

6. www.canlii.org › w › canliiSTUDENT SUICIDE ON CAMPUS: TORT LIABILITY OF CANADIAN ...

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   Currently, no legal recourse exists to nd universities civilly liable if students die by suicide, on- or o-campus.

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   Is liability a full admission of liability?

   • If the defendant states that liability is admitted or primary liability is admitted, that is a binding admission of liability. If they say they ‘will deal with your claim’, it is not. If they say breach of duty is admitted, this is not a full admission of liability (although it is still quite useful).

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   Is admitting liability a good decision?

   • Admitting liability: always a difficult psychological decision, but frequently the correct tactical decision. Can paradoxically lead to a win by allowing jury to focus on damages or causation. Must be done correctly and carefully, as stakes are high if strategy backfires.

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   Is breach of duty a full admission of liability?

   • If they say breach of duty is admitted, this is not a full admission of liability (although it is still quite useful). If they say causation is not admitted, this is arguably not a full admission of liability (although see Cavell v Transport for London EWHC 2283 (QB), below).

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   Can a defendant resile from a full admission of liability?

   • The court stated obiter that, had liability not been in issue, the costs of attending the inquest would not have been recoverable. Of course, even if a defendant gives a valid, full admission of liability, they may still be entitled to resile from that admission at a later stage.

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   Did admission of liability attract punitive damages?

   • In its view, “ [t]he admission of liability on the first day of trial was not conduct of a malicious, oppressive or high-handed nature”, so as to attract punitive damages. Rather, it demonstrated an exercise of its right to engage in litigation strategy and consideration as it saw fit in the circumstances.

   Admission or Admonishment? The Ontario Court of Appeal Splits on

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   When should a defendant state if liability is admitted?

   • It states that (no later than three months after acknowledging the letter of claim), the defendant should state if liability is admitted by confirming that the accident occurred, that it was caused by their breach of duty, that the claimant suffered loss and that there is no defence under the Limitation Act 1980.

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   Admitting liability: always a difficult psychological decision, but frequently the correct tactical decision. Can paradoxically lead to a win by allowing jury to focus on damages or causation. Must be done correctly and carefully, as stakes are high if strategy backfires.