My Pet was Injured Because of Someone Else’s Negligence – What are My Options?
A great number of Canadians are owners of beloved house pets. At least 41% of households have at least one dog and 38% of households have at least one cat. These house pets become a part of our daily lives and quickly become a cherished member of the family. But what happens when your pet […]
Affirmative Action in University Admissions – What We Can Learn from Harvard
As an alumnus of Harvard College, I followed with interest the lawsuit challenging Harvard’s affirmative action practices in admissions. My time at the college transformed my worldview and was an enriching experience; I attribute much of this to the diversity and quality of the student body. I was admittedly pleased to learn that Harvard successfully […]
Forcing the Sale of Real Property
In many situations, separating couples will have different opinions with respect to a home they own either jointly or as tenants in common. It’s not unusual for one party, typically the party that has moved out of the house at or shortly after separation, to want the property listed for sale, while the other party […]
Severance Denied for Disabled Plaintiff
Working notice of termination or pay in lieu (i.e. “severance”) is afforded to employees in order to provide them with enough income or time to find their next job. Wrongful dismissal litigation seeks to put the employee in the position she or he would have been if she or he had gotten reasonable working notice […]
Duty of Fair Dealing
Franchise agreements can be tough to negotiate! Of course it always depends on the opportunity, but bargaining power in negotiating franchise agreements is typically heavily skewed in favour of franchisors. So much so that, as a franchisee, you may find yourself unable to negotiate even a single change to the agreement. The franchisor’s reasoning for […]
Can I Get My Job Back?
When a job is lost for reasons that an employee disagrees with, feels are unjust, or are in bad faith, what that employee sometimes wants as a remedy, above all, is to get his or her job back. There are limits of the law; as a general rule, when you are a non-unionized employee from […]
Termination Pay Pitfalls: What About Commission and Bonuses?
For non-salaried employees and their employers, termination entitlement can be a complicated matter. Sometimes employees’ entire pay structures are centered on bonuses and commissions. Upon termination, employees are often left wondering how much they are owed if they receive very little in the way of a base salary. Employers worry about short-changing their employees. Under […]
Cheating, Lying, Impaired, Fraudster….Surely This is Just Cause for Termination?
In nearly every situation where an employee has been terminated for just cause, both the employee and the employer are angry. Employers frequently express shock upon discovering what they perceive to be the employee’s wrongdoing and frustration with the amount of the time and energy they have to spend to undo or correct for the […]
Importance of the Due Diligence Process in Corporate Transactions
What is Due Diligence? Due diligence is a term used to refer to a process of conducting investigations, searches and inquiries in connection with commercial transactions. In this blog, the term due diligence will be referred to in connection with the acquisition of a target corporation. The purpose of the due diligence process is to […]