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Digest of the Week | Fixed-Term Employment Contract

If a fixed-term contract ends early, employee may be entitled to wages they would have been entitled to at the end of the contract.

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Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision in which a separation agreement was set aside due to obvious unfairness.

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In this recent decision, the Saskatchewan Ontario Court of Appeal reviews Saskatchewan’s new summary judgment rules for the first time.

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Right to counsel does not require police to confirm that accused actually spoke with counsel when provided with opportunity to do so R.

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Digest of the Week | Non-Compete Clause

Non-compete clause found not to apply where employee was dismissed for economic reasons.

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Recent Ontario Court of Justice decision in which the mother was only permitted supervised access of her child.

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Calculation of damages must consider that employee chose hourly compensation model and assumed 100 per cent risk of lack of billable hours.

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Recent British Columbia Court of Appeal case in which the parties were found to be in a marriage-like relationship.

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Supreme Court holds mandatory minimum sentence infringes right to be free of cruel and unusual punishment

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A recent decision of Supreme Court of Canada allowing a motion to strike the affidavit of an expert.

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Digest of the Week | Dependent Contractors

This digest highlights a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision where workers were found to be dependent contractors entitled to reasonable notice.

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Ontario Court of Appeal case in which the test for imputed income was not found to be met.

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