February 2006 – Schenk & Associates

Sidewalk Trip Defects

by Johannes Schenk / On February 20, 2006 / In Municipal Law

Trips and fall cases on City property usually fall within the policy defence line of cases. Bracken v. City of Vancouver et al, 2006 BCSC 136 is one such case. Bracken is a straightforward case but it is interesting for…

Reference Letters

by Johannes Schenk / On February 17, 2006 / In Employment Law

As an employer do you have to give a reference letter when you terminate an employee without cause? It's an area you want to be careful with. Reference too good, you run the risk of problems with the next employer.…

Harrassment Damages : $950,000.00

by Johannes Schenk / On February 1, 2006 / In Employment Law, Human Rights Law, Labour Law

In Sulz v. Attorney General et al, 2006 BCSC 99, a female RCMP officer was awarded damages in the amount of $950,000.00 for harrassment she suffered at the hands of her supervisors. The damages are largely for psychological injury, past…

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