Avoiding Bonus Payments to Terminated Employees Just Got Tougher
Labour Notes, LexisNexis, September 29, 2016
This article was originally published in the September 8, 2016 issue of our Labour & Employment Communiqué.
Steven Robertson quoted in article on increased fraud during economic downturns
The Globe and Mail, "Economic Woes in Alberta are a Recipe for Fraud"
Greg Draper has never been busier. A former RCMP investigator turned forensic accountant in Calgary, he started noticing more fraud cases landing on his desk last fall. Disgruntled employees – motivated perhaps by heavier workloads as companies get lean or...
The Risks and Rewards of Buying at an Auction
Equine Consumers' Guide 2016
Buying a horse is an important decision that usually involves careful planning, consideration, and research. Buying a horse at auction can remove or reduce the ability to exercise due diligence in the buying process. “Deals” and good quality horses can...
Canada: Termination of Employment
Xpert HR International Manual, 2015
See the xpertHR website for more information.
E-Filing Guidelines in the Ontario Superior Court
As the Ontario court system slowly (slowwwwwwwly) tries to modernize, judges more regularly ask counsel for electronic copies of materials filed for a motion, trial or other hearing. While some of us at the bar are reasonably technologically savvy, others...
The Last Word: When Can a Party File Further Affidavit Evidence After Cross-Examination
The decision of Perell J in Shah v. LG Chem, 2015 ONSC 776, addresses the topic of when a party should be granted leave of the court, under Rule 39.02(2), to deliver further affidavit evidence after cross-examination. The plaintiffs commenced...
Iannarella v. Corbett – the Master Class in Handling Surveillance in Litigation and at Trial
Civil litigators will be interested in the recent Court of Appeal decision in Iannarella v. Corbett. In particular, the Court made extensive comments on the use of surveillance in litigation and at trial. Facts On a snowy February evening, Mr. Iannarella...
The Latest on Rule 49 Offers to Settle
Facts: 11 months before trial, a defendant makes an offer to settle. On the eve of trial, the plaintiff accepts the offer. The offer includes as a term, “costs to be agreed upon or assessed.” After acceptance of the offer,...
Appeal Abandoned in Thornhill v. Highland
On September 16, 2014, I posted a blog entry on an interesting decision in a fuel oil spill case, Thornhill v. Highland. The losing plaintiff had initiated an appeal to the Court of Appeal. However, on March 10, 2015, a...
Ontario Announces E-Filing for Small Claims Court
Following a successful six-month pilot project, Ontario plaintiffs can now file small claims court forms and pay court filing fees online. So far, the e-filing service is only available to parties who are initiating claims (defendants cannot respond to a...
