The importance of plain language in the legal profession
By: Miriam Anbar for The Lawyer’s Daily | Drafting is typically a key aspect of a lawyer’s job. For employment lawyers, in particular, a poorly drafted employment agreement can come at a major cost for your client. At the same time, a well-drafted employment agreement and termination provision can save your client tremendous costs… Read more →
The Courts Have Spoken: Termination Clauses MUST be “Compliant” “Clear” and “Unambiguous”
In the past month, the Ontario Superior Court and Ontario Court of Appeal have released two decisions that have continued the recent trend of overturning termination agreements in favour of the employee. Recent Case Law If you recall, earlier this year we wrote a blog about a significant case, Wood v. Fred Deeley Imports Ltd., […]
The Document that Could Save You: The Importance of an Employment Agreement
In the not so distant past, it was common practice that an employment relationship begin with a simple “spit handshake” – a symbolic gesture showing both parties have nothing in their hands (or up their sleeves), and that a person’s word was their word. Fast forward to the present day of employment and labour laws, […]
A Promise to Behave: What the Supreme Court Now Says About the ‘Duty of Good Faith’
We all live our lives bound by a series of contracts. Whether we buy a house, a car, get married, buy something, sell something, there’s usually some sort of contractual relationship at the forefront. It seems only natural, if not idealistic, that two parties entering into a contract would treat each other honestly, and deal […]