Liam Ledgerwood

Liam J. Ledgerwood is an associate with our labour and employment group and provides a wide range of practical and creative solutions for employers. In this role, Liam provides both effective advocacy before courts and administrative tribunals and pragmatic day-to-day advice to employers.

Prior to joining the labour and employment group, Liam received his Juris Doctor from Western University’s Faculty of Law and articled with Siskinds.

• Stephen G.A. Pitel and Liam Ledgerwood, “Judicial Notice and the Internet” in the Honourable Mr. Justice Todd L. Archibald ed, Annual Review of Civil Litigation, 2018 (Toronto, Carswell, 2018)
• Judicial Confidentiality in Canada, Stephen GA Pitel & Liam Ledgerwood, 43 Queen’s Law Journal 123 (2017)

• Business Essentials – Episode 1: Challenges related to COVID-19 facing employers now and in the future
• Federal government announces further changes to the Canada Emergency Response Benefit
• EI Work Sharing: A Potential Option for Employers and Employees
• Canada Emergency Response Benefit: a primer for employers
• Coronavirus – Employers’ Frequently Asked Questions
• Employment law: 2019 year in review
• Can employers ask job-applicants if they are eligible to work in Canada on a “permanent basis”? That’s the $120k question.
• Court: illegality of “for cause” termination provision in employment agreement does not taint distinct “without cause” termination provision
• Ontario court: purchaser in asset transaction cannot rely on release between employee and seller
• Termination Clause Update: The Unclear Impact of Andros v. Colliers Macaulay Nicolls Inc., 2019 ONCA 679
• We (do not?) have a deal: Mutual agreement on essential terms will make settlement binding
• Not-so-breaking news: You may not contract out of the Employment Standards Act, 2000
• Divisional Court: employees with mental stress injuries suffered at work must receive benefits though workers’ compensation; may not sue for damages
• Verbal References: The Truth Shall Set You Free
• Employers: Post and Distribute the Updated ESA Poster
• Employers: Consider these sample New Year’s resolutions
• Enforceability of Termination Clauses in Employment Contracts – Trending towards Clarity, or More Uncertainty?
• Bill 47 – Amendments to the Labour Relations Act, 1995
• Bill 47, Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018
• Ontario Government Announces WSIB Premium Relief for Employers