Tracey Tremayne-Lloyd, in a 12-day hearing, cleared the reputation of Dr. Joseph Ka-Hoi Wong who had been charged with two counts of professional misconduct by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario after a woman contacted the College claiming she was twice coerced into sex.

Throughout the hearing, Dr. Wong vehemently denied any inappropriate conduct or sexual activity. In the decision released July 30 the five-person disciplinary panel indicated they had serious reservations about the patient's testimony as she continued to see the doctor after the alleged events and demanded money from Dr. Wong. His refusal to pay led to the complainant's charges. Ms Tremayne- Lloyd noted that the disciplinary process and publicity had been costly for Dr. Wong a philanthropist and respected member of the Chinese community.

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Jeff Rosekat has been asked to serve as President of Justice for Children and Youth, a legal aid clinic which provides representation to low-income children and youth in and around Toronto. Jeff has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Justice for Children and Youth since February of this year.

More information about Justice for Children and Youth is available at http://www.jfcy.org/

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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As of July 7, 2008, the Wage Earner Protection Program has come into force and effect. This provision is part of a number of changes to the insolvency statutes of Canada. The balance of the changes have not yet come into force and effect. The WEPP provides for a payment to terminated employees in a bankruptcy or receivership of up to $3000 and is secured to the extent of about $2000 over all secured and unsecured creditors out of current assets . Employees terminated as a result of a bankruptcy or receivership are entitled to apply to the government for payment.

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Lonny J. Rosen elected Chair of the Canadian Bar Association's National Health Law Section. His term of office commences September 1, 2008.

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Lonny J. Rosen has been appointed to Faculty of Osgoode Professional Development's Certificate Program in Mental Health Law.

For more information about this program, see the attached link http://www.osgoodepd.ca/cle/Mental_Health_Law/index.html.

Jeffrey Rosekat and Brian Wynn, partners in Gardiner Roberts' Entertainment and Media Group, have been engaged to advise the Canadian promoter of the Unforgettable Tour, a star-studded global tour featuring Indian cinema's leading screen actors Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Ritesh Deshmukh, and Preity Zinta and the electric music composition duo of Vishal-Shekar. The Unforgettable Tour stops at the Rogers Centre in Toronto on July 18, 2008, and at GM Place in Vancouver on August 17, 2008.

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Lonny J. Rosen writes on incapacity proceedings for Regulated Health Professionals:

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Cherie Brant spoke at the 7th Annual World Wind Energy Conference held June 24th - 26th, 2008 in Kingston, Ontario. Over 800 participants were in attendance to this worldrenowned renewable energy conference, attracting an international consortium of policymakers, business people and financiers, researchers, environmental NGO representatives. Cherie spoke about First Nations Renewable Energy Projects - Issues and Opportunities. Cherie Brant was also selected among a group of professionals to provide advice on a Community Power Investment Fund design charette, which took place at the conference.

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Gardiner Roberts would like to congratulate Clifford Goldfarb for receiving an Ontario Volunteer Service Award for his activities with the Toronto Public Library over the past 10 years.

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Clifford Goldfarb has assumed the position of Chairman of the Friends of the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection at the Toronto Reference Library.

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As part of the ongoing Modernization of the Ontario Corporations Act, Clifford Goldfarb is a member of the Ontario Bar Association Subcommittee on Corporate Law Reform; Imagine Canada National Sector Task Force on the Modernization of Not-for-Profit Corporations Law; Ontario Non-Profit Network Expert Working Group; and the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services Web Advisory Panel.

Clifford Goldfarb spoke on the Real Property Section of the OBA on "Green Loans to Condominium Corporations."

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Clifford Goldfarb recently reviewed Andrew Lycett's new book, "Conan Doyle: The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes"' for the Globe and Mail.

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Gavin Tighe and Jane Sirdevan, counsel in a real estate fraud case, are mentioned in the National Post.

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