On February 7, 2012, Gordon Stuckless a former assistant equipment manager at Maple Leaf Gardens, was charged with six more counts of indecent assault against young boys in a historical sexual assault case. You may remember...more
2/11/2013
- Child Abuse Damages Sexual Abuse Sexual Assault
This is the first of a two-part series on defences in claims for compensation based on sexual abuse. When compensation is claimed in a civil lawsuit based on sexual abuse, there are various defences that may be asserted in...more
9/25/2012
- Consent Defences Sexual Abuse Sexual Assault
A civil lawsuit for compensation, which is also known as an “action”, is typically started by way of a formal court document called a “Statement of Claim”. This document is “issued” by the court, which stamps it and assigns a...more
8/2/2012
- Sexual Assault Statement of Claims Statement of Defence
