Bonnie Clarke
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Bonnie Clarke is an associate lawyer providing litigation representation to insurers, municipalities, school boards, and public and private sector organizations. She specializes in occupiers’ liability, professional negligence, commercial and social host liability, sport and recreation liability, and motor vehicle accident claims.
Bonnie Clarke is an associate lawyer providing litigation representation to insurers, municipalities, school boards, and public and private sector organizations. She specializes in occupiers’ liability, professional negligence, commercial and social host liability, sport and recreation liability, and motor vehicle accident claims.
Bonnie Clarke is an associate lawyer providing litigation representation to insurers, municipalities, school boards, and public and private sector organizations. She specializes in occupiers’ liability, professional negligence, commercial and social host liability, sport and recreation liability, and motor vehicle accident claims.
In her professional negligence practice, Bonnie focuses on professional errors and omissions, including repairing and defending matters on behalf of lawyers.
Her sport and recreation liability practice involves the defence of resorts and organizations providing winter leisure activities in the province of Ontario. Bonnie also represents security companies, hotels and bars.
Bonnie was recognized by her peers as one of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in CanadaTM 2023 in the practice area of personal injury litigation.
Bonnie obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from McGill. Bonnie also completed her Ontario Secondary School Teacher Training at OISE and applies her knowledge of the education sector in her legal practice.
Bonnie obtained her Juris Doctor from Western University where she graduated with Distinction.
Bonnie enjoys giving back to her local community and is the current chair of the board of directors of Shakespeare-in-the-Ruff, a not-for-profit theatre company based in the east end of Toronto.
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
- Toronto Lawyers Association
- The Advocates’ Society
- Young Insurance Professionals of Toronto
- Ji Lei Zheng vs. Unifund Assurance Company, 18-009277/AABS
The License Appeal Tribunal (“LAT”) found that the claimant did not discharge his onus to prove that his injuries fell outside of the MIG despite suggestions of chronic pain and psychological impairments. The LAT also found that the claimant had not satisfied his onus to prove that he meets the test for Non-Earner Benefit. The claimant did not suffer from a complete inability to carry on a normal life. His pain did not prevent him from engaging in activities such as his schooling or completing a workday sitting at his desk. Although not required, the claimant failed to produce affidavit or viva voce evidence to speak to the Heath factors and there was no evidence to overcome the difficult test to warrant entitlement to an NEB.
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