What Is A Court Motion?

This is a very common question. Essentially, if you are involved in a legal dispute that is in the court system, a motion is a procedure whereby you can request relief, or guidance from a court.

Motions come in all shapes and sizes and vary given the type of legal dispute and the particular relief you are asking for. Sometimes, motions can be brought requesting the other party produce more documents, sometimes a motion can be brought to dismiss a claim. A motion is different from a trial.

Preparing for a motion can be time consuming and there are various deadlines and procedural requirements that must be satisfied. Moreover, it`s not enough to simply attend at court and ask a Judge to grant you the relief, there is specific protocol.

There are also cost consequences for winning or losing a motion. This is why it`s so important to assess whether a motion is required and to balance all possibilities of success. Typically, the losing party will have to pay a cost award to the winning party. The cost award is based on the type of motion brought and the other parties legal fees account subject to reason.

If you are unrepresented and involved in a legal dispute and have been served with a motion immediately consult a lawyer. If you don`t attend on the day of the motion the Judge could grant the other party their relief without your presence.

If you are involved in a legal dispute call the law office of Rehan Khalil, a Mississauga Lawyer.

Cell Phone Safety

The debate surrounding the safety of cell phones continues. The Star reported, Scientist backs bill warning of dangers of cellphone radiation.

I have discussed this issue in previous blog posts, Cell phone use linked to brain tumors.

The primary issue around the cell phone debate is in regards to cell phone radiation and whether it is harmful or not.

Cell phone technology is by many standards relatively new, this is why the risks associated with cell phone radiation are unknown. While some suggest cell phones are not harmful others argue otherwise.

Do You Like Eating Shrimp?

Think twice the next time you decide to eat shrimp. The Globe and Mail reported:

Although the Canadian Food Inspection Agency only scans a fraction of incoming seafood – five per cent is the agency’s target – inspectors are still finding tetracyclines (antibiotics commonly used to treat acne) nitrofurans (an antimicrobial drug and known carcinogen banned in Canada) and fluoroquinolones (broad-spectrum antibiotics used in human medicine) in the shipments they test. None should be consumed by humans.

The complete article can be found here.

If you or a loved one has become ill due to the consumption of a tainted product call the law office of Rehan Khalil today, a Mississauga lawyer.

Mould And Slime Found At Maple Leaf Plant

According to the Canadian Press:

OTTAWA — A top-to-bottom scrubbing after a deadly listeriosis outbreak apparently didn't fully cleanse a Maple Leaf Foods plant of mould, slime and meat debris, newly released documents show.

Inspectors found a troubling lack of hygiene at the company's Toronto facility just weeks after it reopened last year from a temporary shutdown for cleaning, according to inspection reports.