The Supreme Court of British Columbia has awarded special costs of more than $90,000 following years of litigation in which the plaintiff, Lucky Eight Enterprises Ltd., was found to have…
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FeaturedLegal CostsSexual Harassment
Apartment superintendent awarded substantial indemnity costs in case involving harassment, sexual assault
The defendants in a wrongful dismissal and sexual harassment case in Ontario have been ordered to pay nearly $65,000 in legal costs on a substantial indemnity basis, with the court…
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FeaturedLegal Costs
Former worker at Gibson Building Supplies awarded $6,000 in legal costs following wrongful dismissal case
A former worker at Gibson Building Supplies has been awarded $6,000 in legal costs by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice following a wrongful dismissal case. This decision follows an…
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FeaturedLegal CostsSmall Claims CourtWrongful Dismissal
Former Swiss Chalet worker awarded $600 in termination pay, but he was also ordered to pay costs of $8,000
An Ontario Small Claims Court has ruled in favour of a former employee of a Swiss Chalet franchise, awarding him $600 in termination pay after determining that his dismissal was…
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FeaturedLegal Costs
Law firm wins fee dispute against former client over dismissed WorkSafeBC complaint
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has ruled in favour of Sebastien Anderson Professional Law Corporation, operating as Labour Rights Law, allowing the firm to recover more than $22,000 in…
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedLegal Costs
Saskatchewan’s labour board declines worker’s request for public defender or advanced costs
The Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board has ruled that it does not have the jurisdiction to appoint counsel or cover legal costs for an employee embroiled in a dispute with his…
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FeaturedLegal CostsWrongful Dismissal
‘Increasing the temperature’: Court orders Norfolk County’s former solicitor to pay $24,000 in costs in wrongful dismissal case
The former solicitor for the County of Norfolk in Ontario has been ordered to pay more than $24,000 in legal costs following a a series of complex motions related to…
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Employment ContractsFeaturedLegal Costs
B.C. court cites lack of consideration in nullifying second contract signed in a day by new hire at Thinkific Labs
What happens when an employee agrees to an employment contract only to receive a second document hours later with new terms on termination and non-competition? This scenario recently unfolded at…
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FeaturedLegal CostsSexual Harassment
SNC Lavalin manager denied special costs after sexual harassment case against him dismissed
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has denied a request for special costs by a manager at ProTrans BC Operations and SNC Lavalin who was accused of sexual harassment by…
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Employment ContractsFeaturedLegal Costs
Fresh consideration and legal costs: Court of Appeal finds second contract valid in case against PearTree Securities
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has upheld the decision of the Superior Court in the case of Giacomodonato v. PearTree Securities Inc., ruling there was fresh consideration in a…
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