Evidence
Most evidence at a trial involves testimony on subjects with which we are all familiar. Examples are testifying on the type of shoes a person was wearing when that person slipped and fell in an icy parking lot or whether the driver of a car smelled of alcohol at the...
Evidence
If you are suing a person, sometimes relevant documents go missing which could help or harm your case. If documents which you need to prove your case go missing due to the acts of the defendant, you may consider a remedy against the defendant based on the doctrine of...
Employment
There are various new developments in the area of labour and employment law. You may have heard, for example, about the TTC in Toronto attempting to impose drug and alcohol testing. This is a trend among employers with employees in safety-sensitive jobs, such as...
Employment
An employer and an employee may enter into a contract of employment when the employee is hired to work in a business. If the business has clients or trade secrets it wishes to protect, the employer may require the employee to sign a non-competition agreement relating...
Employment
An employer and employee are not married for life. One of the ways the employment relationship is severed is by constructive dismissal. This may occur when an employer acts unilaterally to change the terms or conditions of employment. Such conduct often amounts to a...
