In This Issue: The Gig Economy, AI In the Workforce and more!
Practice Area: Litigation
Privacy
In the digital age, privacy litigation is one of the most dynamic areas of law. The law is evolving quickly, drawing on concepts developed before privacy regulators and in criminal cases. Matters are often litigated in a technical context, requiring an understanding of information systems and complex new and emerging technologies. Moreover, the “open courts” principle can conflict with the need to keep information secret and complicate litigation.
Pensions, Benefits & Compensation
It’s not just about the money. Increasingly, compensation packages feature complex designs that incorporate pensions and benefits along with creative bonus plans as well as stock and equity options. Defending organizations against employee claims for entitlement to these inclusions requires a multi-disciplinary approach that incorporates pension law, employment law and tax law expertise—and Hicks Morley delivers.
Judicial Review and Appeals
In litigation, the battle isn’t always over after the first decision. Protecting your interests throughout subsequent judicial review and appeals processes requires expertise, experience and skilled advocacy.
Injunctions
When it comes to obtaining injunctive relief – to preserve assets pending trial, seize evidence or restrain picketing – time is of the essence. Any delay in bringing (or responding to) an injunction can adversely affect a party’s rights. Injunctions are fast-paced litigation requiring expertise, skilled advocacy and a nimble team of experienced lawyers.
Class Actions
Class action defence requires experience, subject-matter expertise, strategic thinking and fearless advocacy. With the plaintiff’s bar continuing to push the envelope in seeking to certify novel new claims, the risk of potential damages—and costly litigation—for employers has never been greater. You can trust us to be on your side and get results.
Cases of Note: Dealing with Challenges in the Healthcare Workplace
In this edition of HR HealthCheck, we discuss a recent decision of the Ontario Divisional Court which considered the challenging issue of a nurse who suffers from an addiction disability and whose employment was terminated for theft of narcotics from the workplace.
Federal Update: What Employers Need To Know
In this edition of the Federal Post, we discuss a case recently argued at the Supreme Court of Canada that will consider the scope of the “workplace” under the Canada Labour Code.
Yours to Discover: 10 Tips for Navigating the Documentary Discovery Process
In this issue of Raising the Bar, we share 10 tips and best practices to guide employers embarking upon their next trip through the document discovery process in a manner that is not only compliant with their legal obligations, but also controlled, strategic and cost-effective.
Appellate Court Considers “Appropriate Means” Test Under Limitations Act and Reliance on “Non-Traditional” Expertise
In Presley v. Van Dusen, the Ontario Court of Appeal provided guidance on the statutory limitation period and the reliance on “non-traditional” experts. Background The appellant homeowners retained Van Dusen to install a septic system in 2010. There were problems with the operation of the system. The appellants called Van Dusen and he appeared to…