It is a commonly held belief that Ontario is the litigation capital of Canada. With more lawyers than any other province, a greater population and far larger economy, this idea is intuitive and easy to believe. However, the question remains; are individuals and corporations located in Ontario more likely to litigate than those located elsewhere? […]
Last Tuesday, Ontario’s Liberal government moved to strike a lawsuit challenging the further privatization of Hydro One. If successful, they’ll have removed a major obstacle to the controversial scheme they claim will fund major infrastructure investments. Energy prices in Ontario have been occupying headlines for years. Regardless of where you stand politically, it’s difficult to […]
Recently, a video surfaced online of Toronto Police officers doing their job in public. As long as you are not obstructing them or interfering with their work, you have every right to record and photograph them. This video that can be seen here shows police surrounding a male on the ground in restraints, while the police proceed to […]
The release of a joint CBC / Toronto Star investigation has made headlines across the world and calls Canada’s tax system into question. Most Canadians would argue that Canada’s tax rates are among the highest in the world and that the Canadian tax system is designed to ensure that income earned in Canada is subject to Canadian income tax, […]
Toronto Arbitrator Elaine Newman confirmed that an employee can be dismissed for off-duty conduct. On November 12, 2014, the Ontario Labour Relations Board upheld the City of Toronto’s termination of Matt Bowman, a firefighter with 2.5 years of service, for off-duty misuse of social media. Bowman’s Twitter account, which included a picture of him in […]
TORONTO CONSTRUCTION LAW LAWYER Larry is a Construction Law lawyer who formed the commercial litigation group at DSF after articling at the firm in 1995/1996; Larry was called to the Bar in 1997 and admitted as a partner in the firm in 2003. Larry is now the managing partner of the firm. Larry has been […]
Employee vs Independent Contractors and Implications to Employers In this video, Alexandra Tratnik speaks with human resource professionals about Employee vs Independent Contractors and Implications to Employers and other related employment law issues. Alexandra Tratnik is an employment lawyer and commercial litigator with the Toronto Law Firm of Devry Smith Frank LLP. There is […]
TORONTO CIVIL LITIGATION LAWYER Civil litigation lawyer Larry Keown has practised with the firm since 1997 as a litigator in the areas of commercial litigation, real estate law and employment law including commercial landlord and tenant litigation, leasing disputes, real estate and mortgage litigation, banking recovery litigation, title insurance litigation, bankruptcy, receivership and insolvency, wrongful […]
Ontario personal injury lawyers provide an overview of the elements in a personal injury claim in Toronto at the Pain Management Conference. Toronto personal injury lawyers David Derfel, Wendy Comacchia, and David Schell review what types of personal injury accidents, incidents or claims are going to lead to a situation where somebody says help I […]
It has long been recognized by the courts that there is a power imbalance between employers and employees. Given the nature of the employer-employee relationship, one may be able to see why an employee may feel as though they are at the mercy of their employer. Luckily, there are statutory safeguards to place employees on […]