Do Employers Have Human Rights Obligations to Former Employees?
Two sisters from Inuvik Native Bands were employed by White Tornado Cleaning Services, owned by Rhonda Sallows. Their employment ended when they both quit, in response to allegedly being yelled at repeatedly by Ms. Sallows. Ms. Sallows subsequently told the sisters that she was decreasing th…
View the post titled Do Employers Have Human Rights Obligations to Former Employees?Tactics used by insurers are “borderline harassment”
Arbitrator Musson, in the recent decision SP and RBC Insurance, reviewed the conduct of Aviva Insurance (who bought out RBC Insurance) in adjusting an injury claim made by a young woman hurt in a motor vehicle collision. The decision concluded with a comment upon the behaviour and conduct of…
View the post titled Tactics used by insurers are “borderline harassment”Bubbles and Baubles – February 7, 2018
The annual Bubbles & Baubles at Barney’s event is just three weeks away. Join us on Wednesday, February 7th from 5:30 – 10:00pm at Barney’s (671 Richmond Street) as we sip cocktails and indulge in beautiful artisan jewellery in support of Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Ce…
View the post titled Bubbles and Baubles – February 7, 2018Safety at rail crossings
Jason Zsoldos lost both arms and a leg when he collided with a train in 1994. He was struck at a railway crossing where the railway tracks intersect a roadway at the same grade: a level crossing. He was 22 years old. In the trial that followed, the operators of the crossing acknowledged that they...
View the post titled Safety at rail crossingsNYC Sues for Climate Change
On January 10, 2018, New York City announced the filing of its lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against several oil companies including BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell, on the basis that they contributed to global warming.…
View the post titled NYC Sues for Climate Change‘Canada: it’s like watching a car crash in slow motion’
Siskinds franchise lawyer Peter Dillon was featured in AdvocateDaily.com for his article in the Franchise Law Journal. See the full article below. ‘Canada: it’s like watching a car crash in slow motion:’ Dillon By AdvocateDaily.com Staff While franchising provides an effective way to distrib…
View the post titled ‘Canada: it’s like watching a car crash in slow motion’Daniel Bach Interviewed by BNN about TD & RBC Trading Service Outage
On January 5th, class actions lawyer Daniel Bach spoke with BNN regarding the TD and RBC trading service outage. He gave his opinion on whether or not it had valid issues for a class action lawsuit. Catch his full interview here, starting at 1h:08.
View the post titled Daniel Bach Interviewed by BNN about TD & RBC Trading Service OutageDon’t just throw old electronics in the trash
Simply throwing old electronics in the trash can be dangerous to your own personal safety, says Peter Dillon in a recent article by AdvocateDaily. Read the full article below. Don’t just throw old electronics in the trash: Dillon By Mia Clarke, Associate Editor If Santa left some of the late…
View the post titled Don’t just throw old electronics in the trashWelcoming Three New Partners – January 2018
Siskinds LLP is pleased to announce that as of January 1, 2018, Rasha El-Tawil and Michael Polvere were admitted as partners of Siskinds LLP, and Caroline Perrault as a partner of Siskinds Desmeules LLP, our Quebec affiliate. These lawyers have excelled in their respective areas of personal …
View the post titled Welcoming Three New Partners – January 2018Twelve FAQ for Wills and Estates
Siskinds’ Will and Estate Lawyers respond to hundreds of calls each year. Here is a list of the questions I am most frequently asked, and my standard responses. How do we find out if there is a will? What happens in an intestacy? When is there a reading of the will? How do I get...
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