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Professional Discipline

Category: Professional Discipline

Sloppy Termination Investigation Is Expensive

by Johannes Schenk / On January 10, 2020 / In Employment Law, Litigation, Professional Discipline
Source: 2019 ONSC 4496 (CanLII) | CanLII Investigations supporting an employment termination must be properly conducted. A poor investigation puts the termination at risk and will require that an employer pays out reasonable notice to an employee.

Mr. Law Ordered not to Practice Law

by Johannes Schenk / On October 31, 2019 / In Litigation, Professional Discipline
Every once in a while you read a case that ... Source: 2019 BCSC 1830 Law Society of British Columbia v. Law The practice of law is restricted to lawyers. Mr. Law was prosecuting a slip and fall matter in…

Lawyer’s Withrawal from Retainer

by Johannes Schenk / On December 13, 2016 / In Litigation, Professional Discipline
The case of Bokova v. Gertsoyg & Company, 2016 BCSC 2297, concerns a lawyer's fee review. The case makes for an interesting read for the retainer agreement provisions that govern the lawyer's withdrawal on the file.

Work Email is Work Email

by Johannes Schenk / On July 7, 2016 / In Employment Law, Litigation, Professional Discipline
A new ruling affirms the ability to FOIA private email accounts.Source: A federal court may have just added to Clinton’s email woes in a big way - The Washington Post You can't avoid FOI requests by storing work email in…

Employment Termination Mitigation

by Johannes Schenk / On April 22, 2016 / In Employment Law, Labour Law, Litigation, Professional Discipline
2016 BCCA 112 Steinebach v. Clean Energy Compression Corp. concerns mitigation upon employment termination. The underlying principles are well settled so I'm somewhat surprised to see this make it's way to the Court of Appeal.

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