2016 BCCA 140 Munoz v. Sierra Systems Group Inc.. How can running this case have been remotely worth the time and effort to gain a two month reduction of a ten month notice period? The case does give guidance on how to establish the rate of pay to be assigned to the notice period where […]
2016 BCSC 459 Brissette v. Cactus Club Cabaret Ltd. concerns defamation allegations made by a patron against an employee server in a Cactus Club restaurant. The case provides a thorough defamation analysis in the context of an employment situation. Usually defamation in the workplace runs vis-a-vis co-workers or managers and employees. This case is somewhat […]
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited v. Wilson deals with the matter of terminations of Federal non-union employees. Non-union federally regulated employees find themselves in a grey area when it comes to employment termination. The usual analysis requires cause for a termination, and in the absence of cause, payment of some amount of notice. In the […]
Jian Ghomeshi’s lawyer, Marie Henein, has taken Tom Mulcair to task for tweeting #IBelieveSurvivors on the day that her client was acquitted of sexual assault charges, suggesting the NDP leader is just seeking to get votes. Source: ‘It sure does get you a lot of votes’: Ghomeshi lawyer criticizes Mulcair for #IBelieveSurvivors Well stated by […]
Source: Decisions | Ontario Court of Justice The Ghomeshi decision. The decision is well worth a read to see how the Court determines witness credibility, or in this case witness non-credibility, and further how that ties into reasonable doubt. It is also interesting to read the decision to see how the Court’s ruling is translated […]