The Ontario government has filed regulatory amendments to the Rules of Civil Procedure (Rules) which come into effect on January 1, 2021. Many of the amendments update the Rules to provide for virtual proceedings and electronic processes. Ontario Regulation 689/20 amends numerous provisions of the Rules relating to hearings by videoconference, electronic certified copies, electronic…
Practice Area: Litigation
Kingston and the 1000 Islands Legal Conference 2020
On September 25, 2020, Andrew McCreary co-presented the topic of “Employment Litigation Arising from COVID-19” at the Kingston and the 1000 Islands Legal Conference 2020. The agenda for the conference can be found here.
Dianne Jozefacki Authors a Chapter on Employment Contracts and the State of the Law on Termination Clauses in the Annual Review of Civil Litigation 2020
Dianne Jozefacki recently contributed a chapter titled, “Employment Contracts and the State of the Law on Termination Clauses” to the Annual Review of Civil Litigation 2020 by the Honourable Mr. Justice Todd L. Archibald and the late Honourable Mr. Justice Randall Scott Echlin
Key Changes to Ontario’s Class Proceedings Regime Now in Effect
For the first time in nearly three decades, significant changes have been made to Ontario’s class proceedings regime. The amendments to the Class Proceedings Act, 1992 (Act)came into effect on October 1, 2020 and are significant in terms of their substance and scope, modifying many key provisions of the existing Act and adding nearly a dozen more.
Supreme Court of Canada Considers Ontario’s “Anti-SLAPP” Legislation
The Supreme Court of Canada recently released companion decisions interpreting Ontario’s “anti-SLAPP” legislation. The decisions, Bent et al. v. Platnick, et al. and 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association, et al. were the first to consider the new statutory regime under s. 137.1 of the Courts of Justice Act. The anti-SLAPP (“strategic litigation against…
Andrew J. Movrin
Andrew Movrin is a labour, employment and privacy lawyer in Hicks Morley’s Toronto office. His practice emphasizes the defence of unionized and non-unionized employers in both the public and private sectors before courts, arbitrators and tribunals. Andrew’s practice covers a wide variety of labour, employment and human rights issues. and privacy issues.
Alia Rashid
Alia Rashid, a lawyer with Hicks Morley’s Toronto office, provides advice to employers and management in both the private and public sectors on labour, employment and human rights issues. This includes wrongful dismissal actions, employment standards, labour disputes, grievance arbitrations, human rights and accommodation.
Evon J. Gayle
Evon Gayle, a lawyer with Hicks Morley’s Waterloo office, provides advice to employers and management in both the private and public sectors on human resources issues. This involves labour, employment law and employment equity, human rights and accommodation, occupational health and safety, and anti-racism policy development and implementation.
Gabrielle A. Lemoine
Gabrielle provides advice and representation to employers and management in both the private and public sector on a wide-range of labour and employment issues. Having recently clerked at the Federal Court of Appeal, Gabrielle is uniquely positioned to assist clients with judicial reviews and appeals.
Danika L. Winkel
Danika represents a broad range of public- and private-sector employers—both small and large—in trials, hearings, motions, applications, judicial reviews and appeals. In addition to that work, she provides proactive, day-to-day advice to help employers avoid litigation.