LINDA'S RECORD OF PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE: |
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2016
- Published Eden Cooking School Demonstrators' Recipes, First Edition, Toronto, on February 29 |
2012
- Began researching and presenting on health questions |
2010-2016
- Coordinated and demonstrated at the Eden Cooking School in Toronto |
2004
- Completed and mounted information providing web page
- Commenced lecturing on "The Colour Code" summer of 2004
- Conceived and organized WEBb's BNI Adventure Afternoon networking event
- Attained accreditation as certified Vegetarian Cooking School Instructor
- Director, Religious Liberties, Kingsview Village Church |
2003
- Director, Health and Temperance Department, Kingsview Village Church
- Revision of the Do You Know publication series
- Publication of "The Power of Personal Penmanship" in the BIG BOOK
- Received BNI's Master Networker Award |
2002
- Publication of "New Home Construction" why you need a lawyer, Toronto Business Times, June 2002
- Received BNI's MVP Award [Most Valuable Player] BNI Chapter Award of Excellence |
2001
- Director, Communications Department, and Church Clerk, Kingsview Village |
2000
- Trekked Antarctica and Easter Island and conclusion of the 7 Continents, 7 Oceans, Millennium around-the-world cruise and return to Toronto and law practice reinvigorated |
1999
- Commencement of travel sabbatical on the 7 Continents, 7 Oceans, Millennium around-the-world cruise |
1998
- Offered e-mail communication with clients
- Commenced feeding the homeless, religious liberties, and nursing home visitation programme |
1997
- Established new law in civil procedure in Lochwin v. Wasserman - see Explanatory Notes on Reported Cases 9, and the listing under Business Law, Corporate & Commercial, Trials and Civil Litigation |
1996
- Mounting of law practice's first web page |
1995
- Established new law in family law in Orzeck v. Orzeck, which clarifyies the parental obligation to pay child support to or for a child over the age of majority, who was not in communication with the parent - see Explanatory Notes on Reported Cases 10, and the listing under Family Law and Civil Litigation |
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Reported Cases
Areas of Law Considered in this case: - Car Insurance - Limitation Periods - Insurance Act - Appeals - Civil Litigation
Schmidt v. Janitsch et al. (1984), 45 O.R. (2d) 11 (H.C.J.)
This was a car accident case in which the two-year limitation period for commencing legal action relating to collection of monetary damages under the Highway Traffic Act had expired. I represented the insurance company defending the driver at fault in the accident, not usually the party that judges have the most sympathy for.
The fault in missing the two-year limitation period lay with the law firm representing the plaintiff. My arguments stressed this, and the irreversible
" prejudice" that my client would suffer if this case were allowed to proceed.
Although I did not mention it in legal argument, {as it would have been legally irrelevant}, I remember thinking how unfair it was that the secretary "responsible" for the limitation period follow up, had been fired once the mistake in missing the two year limitation period had been discovered by the law firm.
My arguments prevailed and the case was dismissed against my client, who was ecstatic about the result, and about establishing a useful precedent for the insurance industry [since the insurance company client was an integral part of the insurance industry].
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Linda Kolyn, LL.B.
Barrister & Solicitor
Bloor Islington Place
3280 Bloor Street West
Suite 1140
11th Floor, Centre Tower
Toronto Ontario
M8X 2X3
Tel: 416-236-8746
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