This session will provide in-house counsel with an in-depth view of the legal, strategic and ethical considerations in the effective use of expert evidence in litigation. The Legal Test It is essential to understand why, for what purposes, and in what contexts expert evidence is admissible. The first portion of the session will canvass the…
Location: Toronto
Protecting Management from the Criminal Code: OHSA Liability Arising from Workplace Accidents (Accredited)
The purpose of this session is to provide in-house counsel with an understanding of the duties and responsibilities of senior management under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and the Criminal Code, as well as an understanding of how to respond after accidents. The internal responsibility system will be reviewed with particular focus on…
Pay Equity: The Ongoing Challenges (Accredited)
The purpose of this session is to provide both senior human resources professionals and in-house counsel with a refresher and update on pay equity maintenance issues; new issues arising at the Pay Equity Commission; implications for collective bargaining; as well as an update on recent jurisprudence relating to the pay equity obligations of employers. The…
The Duty of Good Faith: Getting More (or Less) Than You Bargained For (Accredited)
This session will provide in-house counsel with an overview of the key issues they need to know about the duty of good faith in the context of employment law, contract law, and business law. The Duty of Good Faith in the Manner of Dismissal An understanding of the duty of good faith in the…
Workplace Investigation Training
This workshop focuses on essential investigation skills required by HR Professionals and In-House Counsel who are charged with investigating workplace incidents. Attendance at this session will include a detailed manual entitled, “Hicks Morley’s Guide to Conducting Investigations into Workplace Complaints”. Agenda 8:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30 1. Opening and Welcome Effective Investigations This session…
Employment and Labour Law Update for Smaller Municipalities – Toronto
At this conference you will receive invaluable information and guidance from Canada’s leading management side labour and employment law firm. This conference is intended for anyone who, as part of their responsibility within a municipality, has to manage employees. And, it is for those of you who must make those hard decisions about terminations, collective…
The Latest Developments in the Law of Wrongful Dismissal: Updates on Written Contracts and Mitigation, Constructive Dismissal, Cause for Dismissal and Damages (Accredited)
Agenda The purpose of this session is to provide in-house counsel with an update on recent developments in key areas of employment law and to discuss the professional implications unique to their role as advisor to an organization. Constructive Dismissal Recent developments in the law of constructive dismissal will be canvassed, including attempted claims…
Workplace Harassment: Navigating the Minefields (Accredited)
Agenda Have you fulfilled your Bill 168 obligations? Have your policies proven to be effective? How can they be improved? How are they interacting with other policies and your business/operations? How do you deal with situations of domestic violence that impact upon your workplace? How do you deal with an employee misusing the policy/program…
An Information Management Update for In-House Counsel (Accredited)
This session is an update for in house legal counsel on critical information management issues. We will focus on current developments and their practical implications. Topics will include: Things you must do now to maintain access to business system information Recent privilege cases and what they mean for in house counsel Data security, breach response…
AODA Legal Compliance from A to Z: Staying Ahead of the Curve (Accredited)
This session is a review and update for in house legal counsel and human resources professionals on the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (“AODA”) and will focus on: Reviewing key requirements of the Integrated Accessibility Standards (“IAS”) – including policy development, training, employment practices, website content and design, general communications Reviewing timelines…