Clifford Singh

The applicant was injured in a motor vehicle accident and applied for arbitration at the Financial Services Commission of Ontario after a dispute with the insurer over accident benefits.

The applicant failed to communicate with his counsel or attend the pre-hearing and hearing.

At the hearing, the applicant's counsel successfully moved to withdraw from the record.

The insurer moved to dismiss the application due to the applicant's failure to participate.

The arbitrator dismissed the application in its entirety and awarded the insurer $495 in expenses for counsel fees, rescinding an initial award for the arbitration filing fee.

The applicant was injured in a motor vehicle accident and applied for statutory accident benefits.

Following a dispute, the applicant applied for arbitration but subsequently lost contact with her counsel and failed to attend the pre-hearing or the hearing.

At the hearing, the applicant's counsel brought an unopposed motion to be removed from the record due to a breakdown in the solicitor-client relationship, which was granted.

As the applicant failed to participate or tender any evidence in support of her claims, the arbitrator dismissed the arbitration and ordered the applicant to pay $1,000 in expenses to the insurer.

The applicant was injured in a motor vehicle accident and applied for statutory accident benefits.

After disputes arose, she applied for arbitration but subsequently lost contact with her counsel and failed to attend a pre-hearing discussion.

On the date of the hearing, her counsel brought an unopposed motion to be removed from the record due to a breakdown in the solicitor-client relationship.

The arbitrator granted the motion, removed counsel from the record, and dismissed the arbitration due to the applicant's failure to participate or tender evidence.

The applicant was ordered to pay the insurer's expenses in the amount of $1,000.