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Recent Legal Updates

07/11/2008 — Supreme Court of Canada restricts the type of damages that can be recovered by wrongfully dismissed employees

Recent Supreme Court of Canada decision will have chilling effects on wrongful dismissal lawsuits

Over the past few decades, employment law has seen a number of significant shifts in the power struggle between employers and employees. For the most part, those shifts favoured employees as courts expanded their ability to seek additional damages in wrongful dismissal cases. But in the recent decision of Honda Canada Inc. v. Keays, 2008 SCC 39, it can be strongly argued that Supreme Court of Canada has put employers back in the driver’s seat in the employment relationship.

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07/07/2008 — Wage Earner Protection Program comes into force.

For more see here.

08/29/2007 — Healthcare IT procurement: Key factors for success

Reprint from Canadian Healthcare Technology, June/July 2007 issue.

08/29/2007 — Disaster Planning Risk Assessment and Management: Legal Risks and Solutions

Highlighting some of the legal issues that may be faced by various actors involved in the repsonse to emergencies.

06/20/2007 — Tax and Fiscal Commentary - Spring 2007

A Gardiner Roberts Tax Group Publication

In this issue

  • Why Hong Kong is an Interesting Tax Jurisdiction
  • The Federal Budget - March 19, 2007
  • Prenuptial Agreements and Discretionary Trust
    Valuation Issues
  • Year-End Fiscal Trap – Unexpected Multiple Year Ends
  • When Stock Dividends Become a Serious Problem
  • Foreign Powers Of Attorney
  • Restrictive Covenants – Non-Competition Payments
  • Nightmare on Tax Street

10/03/2006 — Tax and Fiscal Commentary

A Tax group publication

Other Gardiner Roberts Newsletters

Tax and Fiscal Commentary - A Tax group publication

Biz-Tech Bulletin - MSI Business Technology Group Bulletin

The Collector - Financial Services Group Publication

The Innovator - Technology and Intellectual Property Bulletin

Inside The Law - Gardiner Roberts Newsletter

The Professional - Dispute Resolution Group Publication

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