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THE ENFORCEABILITY OF TERMINATION PROVISIONS IN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS
March 24, 2017
Wood v. Fred Deeley Imports Ltd., 2017 ONCA 158
Often, employers want to limit their obligations to employees on termination by inserting provisions …
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CREATIVELY DRAFTED MORTGAGE AGREEMENTS - ILLEGAL INTEREST RATES
March 03, 2017
Krayzel Corp. v. Equitable Trust Company, 2016 SCC 18
These days it is very rare that the Supreme Court of Canada (the “SCC”) hears a case involving a mortgage matter. So, when it does, it’s prob…
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BONUS ENTITLEMENTS AND TERMINATED EMPLOYEES – THE IMPORTANCE OF CLEAR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS
March 01, 2017
Paquette v. TeraGo Networks Inc., 2016 ONCA 618
This recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal once again highlights the impo…
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FIXED TERM EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS – EMPLOYER’S LIABILITY FOR EARLY TERMINATION
February 28, 2017
Howard v. Benson Group Inc., 2016 ONCA 256
Every now and then the Court releases a decision to which employers should pay attention. This is one of them. Let me explain why.
The situation was as follows. The employee signed an e…
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