In a motor vehicle accident case, is a driver entitled to a reduction in the penalty for careless driving?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Law Society of Ontario v. Feeney, 2019 ONLSTH 123 (CanLII):
In similar circumstances, the panel in Law Society of Ontario v. Houlahan, 2018 ONLSTH 149, stated that while it had sympathy for the respondent, he had not shown the existence of any circumstances that went beyond the normal mitigating factors to establish exceptional circumstances that could lead to a deviation from the presumptive penalty.
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