Earlier this month, Vey Willetts LLP was successful at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (“HRTO”) in securing an award of almost $40,000 against a corporate respondent (and its owner) for firing a pregnant employee after 8 days of employment. The case in question The applicant in this case was employed as a cook with…
Mareva orders, also known as freezing orders, may be granted when there is a risk that a defendant might move its assets out of reach of the court’s jurisdiction. Mareva orders can freeze assets owned directly or indirectly by a defendant. Oftentimes a defendant subject to a freezing order has other creditors seeking repayment. Can…
Navigating a motion in family court can be a complex process, demanding thorough preparation and an understanding of procedural nuances. Whether your motion is conducted in person or virtually, knowing what to expect and how to prepare can significantly impact the proceedings. Here’s a detailed guide to help you navigate this critical phase of your…
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AS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN THE RURAL VOICE: I probably shouldn’t have been surprised, but I was surprised upon learning recently of a municipal by-law requiring landowners to keep grass and weeds down below a maximum height on the municipal boulevard abutting private properties. The by-law was passed by an urban municipality – a city in…
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Blacklock’s Holly Doan has posted a rather hysterical, histrionic, inaccurate, and misleading post that, among other things, misrepresents Prof. Michael Geist’s blog. This Blacklock’s bravura is telling – if for no other reason than its failing to suggest ANY credible ground of appeal of this heavily fact-based and legally solid decision. Once again, here’s the…
The back-story From early 2019 until June 2023, it was Justice Thomas McEwen who was in charge of overseeing the insolvency protection for Canada’s three large tobacco companies. The companies turned to the Ontario courts for protection after a multi-billion dollar award against them for injured Quebec smokers was upheld by the Quebec Court of…
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During an initial call or meeting, a capable recruiter will besiege you with questions, tailored to your unique circumstances. The objective, in part, is to understand why you’re considering a change. Are you aiming to make more money? Achieve a healthier work-life balance? Handle more sophisticated legal work? Next, the recruiter will collect an abundance…
United Nations labour agency to rule on whether the federal government neglected key labour conventions In a historic move, Canadian Federally Regulated Employers – Transportation and Communication (FETCO) has lodged a formal complaint against the Canadian federal government with the International Labour Organization (ILO), a United Nations labour agency. This UN complaint, a first of…
1 Gold’s Legal Minute*GLM* By Allan Gold, lawyer Montreal and elder law attorney Vol. 15, #3 –March 31, 2024 Opening With Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), our past mistake has come back to haunt us. Going down this road, we’ve committed a social blunder. We’ve slid down the slippery slope. A case in point is…
Many employers in Ontario are becoming aware, whether through news articles, or painful and costly first-hand experiences, that employees can be owed significant entitlements upon termination. As we have explored in more detail in our previous blog posts, employers may owe terminated employees much more than was promised in the employment contract if a court…
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