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The 36 Dramatic Situations: or how to turn your client into Hamlet

Michael Fitzgibbons posts on The Optics of Employment Law. His comments are so true and well worth considering before you act. If I might add, this concept while particularly important to employment law situations, extends to many other areas of…

Collateral Attack

by Johannes Schenk / On December 31, 2005 / In Employment Law, Labour Law

Collateral attack of an administrative decision is one of the issues examined in Western Stevedoring Co. Ltd. v. W.C.B., 2005 BCSC 1650. The case involves a judicial review of high level policy decision making of the BC Workers Compensation Board.…

Happy New Year

by Johannes Schenk / On December 31, 2005 / In Uncategorized

A belated Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone out there and your families. It's been a good year and this next one will be even better. All the best to you.

Patriot Act Extension Limited to One Month

by Johannes Schenk / On December 23, 2005 / In Employment Law, Human Rights Law, Labour Law

See this Washington Post story on the Patriot Act. Congress extended the Act as it stands for one month. The Act caused real concerns for Canadian organizations that had outsourced services to or were dealing closely with American companies: see…

No More Social Services Tax on BC Legal Services

by Johannes Schenk / On December 20, 2005 / In Human Rights Law

The BC Court of Appeal in Christie v. British Columbia, 2005 BCCA 631, held that the Social Servcies Tax on legal services is unconstitutional. The lower Court held that the unconstitutionality of the tax extended only to low income individuals.…

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