Why Mediation Is So Important — A Lesson from Barry v. Anantharajah I recently came across an excellent commentary by Sean Brown, Partner at Flaherty McCarthy LLP, discussing the Ontario…
Alberta Human Rights Damage Awards: Chart Format
The Act does allow the Tribunal the right to award costs, but such awards have been rare. The reasons for this are intended not to dissuade potential complainants from seeking…
Case Date Order Court of Appeal Details Aggravated Damages Punitive Damages Curtis v Bank of Nova Scotia OSC April 2024 Bank failed to investigate allegations made against plff in…
TAX CONSIDERATIONS IT Bulletin CRA has issued an interpretation bulletin in an attempt to define what payments related to employment issues may be taxable or non-taxable. The present bulletin became…
The cases in Alberta have taken an opposite view of the issue of equity derivative plans in an employment context. In brief summary, the Ontario cases have first examined the…
Reasons-Wigdor-v-Facebook-Canada-Ltd-et-al-July-8-2025 The recent Ontario decision of Wigdor v Facebook has raised the issue of the ESA protections for the statutory notice period for equity derivative plans. In this instance, it…
The recent decision of Mark Hart sitting as an arbitrator appointed under a collective agreement considered whether the investigator, hired by the employer in a solicitor client capacity, violated the…
In R. v. McLeod 2024 ONSC 6906 - ADMISSIBILITY OF STATEMENTS TO HOCKEY CANADA The November 2024 decision of Justice Bruce Thomas dealing with statements made by the defendants to…
This is a follow up from my post dealing with the role of the mediator – should they keep quiet or speak up when dealing with an issue that has…