The federal government’s Bill C-45, An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts (“the Cannabis Act”), has now passed its first reading in the Senate1. While the Cannabis Act is still subject to further debate, Parliamentary approval, and Royal…
On December 21st, a group of volunteers from Kelly Santini served dinner at the Ottawa Mission. Many thanks to the dedicated staff and volunteers at the Mission who welcome us to take part in this tradition each December. Thanks also to our clients. Your continued loyalty is what makes it…
On November 22, 2017, the Ontario Government passed Bill 148, the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017, S.O. 2017 C.22. The Bill received Royal Assent on November 27, 2017. The Bill amends several statutes: Colleges Collective Bargaining Act Crown Employees Collective Bargaining Act, 1993 Employment Protection for Foreign Nationals Act…
Brent Craswell successfully represented an employee before the Federal Court of Appeal in an application for judicial review of a decision of the Canada Industrial Relations Board. The CIRB held that the employee’s union, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, acted in an arbitrary fashion when it refused to proceed…
In an asset-sale transaction, if the purchaser offers to employ an employee of the vendor, can the purchaser vary some (or all) of the fundamental terms of the employee’s employment contract and rely on the offer itself as sufficient legal consideration for such changes? In the case of Krishnamoorthy v….
An introduction to the claims dispute process in Ontario and how to work effectively with external counsel. Information overload can be pretty overwhelming for anyone new to the insurance industry. Having a solid understanding of the legal process a disputed claim will follow will help claims handlers and adjusters get…
Wilk v Arbour, 2017 ONCA 21. This is an appeal from an order of Faieta J. dismissing the Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgement under the Dog Owner’s Liability Act and granting the Plaintiff’s cross-motion, finding that she was entitled to damages. The appeal was allowed. The Plaintiff was injured when,…
Watkins v Western Assurance Company, 2016 ONSC 2574 The Plaintiff’s mother was injured in a motor vehicle accident in 2003 when he was 15 years old. The Plaintiff was not in the car at the time of the accident. In 2011 he brought a claim for damages arising out of…