Thursday, June 2, 2022Stephen A. Thiele, James R.G. Cook, Kevin MooibroekLitigationRules of Professional Conduct

In general, lawyers are not allowed to act on matters where they have a conflict of interest. To do so is contrary to the common law and the Rules of...

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Wednesday, September 22, 2021James R.G. Cook, Kevin MooibroekLitigation

A British Columbia plastic surgeon successfully sued a former patient for defamation following comments she posted online alleging...

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Monday, June 14, 2021James R.G. Cook, Kevin MooibroekLitigationCOVID-19, Fitness Studio, Franchise

The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly hard on businesses operating gymnasiums and personal training studios since public health authorities have deemed it unsafe for groups of people to...

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Thursday, June 10, 2021James R.G. Cook, Kevin MooibroekLitigation, Employment Law, Employment Standards Act

Employers may be relieved that in Taylor v. Hanley Hospitality Inc., 2021 ONSC 3135 [not yet on CanLII], a second judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice reached an opposite conclusion to an earlier decision involving...

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Tuesday, February 23, 2021Gavin J. Tighe, James R.G. Cook, Kevin MooibroekLitigationCOVID-19, Frustration

At the time of this writing, it has been almost a year since civil litigation was routinely conducted in a physical courtroom. While parties and their...

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Friday, January 8, 2021James R.G. Cook, Kevin MooibroekLitigation, Employment LawContract Law, Non-Compete, Trial Procedure, Civil Procedure

Freelance consultants may often be faced with a decision to enter into contracts which purport to limit their ability to seek out what might be construed as...

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