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Monday’s Mix

Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada’s award­-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from more than 80 recent Clawbie winners. In this way we hope to promote their work, with their permission, to as wide an audience as possible.

This week the randomly selected blogs are 1. Employment & Human Rights Law in Canada 2. Condo Adviser 3. RT Blog 4. BC Estate Litigation Blog 5. Know How

Employment & Human Rights Law in Canada
The Importance of Being Honest and Sensitive: The $50k+ Moral and Punitive Damage Award

Employers may want to reassess how they terminate their employees and the timeframe and manner through which they provide their employees with their termination-related entitlements. Pohl v Hudson’s Bay Company, 2022 ONSC 5230, a recent Ontario decision, demonstrates, amongst other things, what a court may award an employee whose dismissal was conducted by an employer in an unfair manner. …

Condo Adviser
Webinar: Noise in condos (Wed. Nov. 2 @ 5pm)

Noise complaints in condos are amongst the most difficult cases to deal with. Noise is highly disruptive and can be debilitating. At the same time, the perception of noise is highly subjective. While condo owners are entitled to live in a nuisance free environment, they are not entitled to complete quietness. To make matters worse, the source of the noise or the cause for its propagation is not always easy to locate. …

RT Blog
Don’t touch my hair!: A guide to investigating race-based hair discrimination

Growing up as a young Black girl in a predominately White town, I always wore what we call in the Black communities a “protective hair style.” Specifically, I grew up wearing the single braid hairstyle to protect my hair from breakage caused by Old Man Winter. I recall a particular instance when I was 12 years old, walking to my afterschool pick-up spot where my parents would pick me up.

BC Estate Litigation Blog
What I’m Reading: Interesting Estate Litigation Articles for September 2022

The following is a round-up of noteworthy articles published this month on estate litigation and related issues: Stan Rule at Sabey Rule comments on a recent B.C. decision on disgorgement – awarding profits to beneficiaries when a trustee or other fiduciary profits from a breach of their obligations: …

Know How
Access to Justice Week: Self-Represented Litigants Resource

Just in time for Access to Justice Week, copies of our Self-Represented Litigants Resource are now available in print at the library. There are three editions available: General Resources, Family Law Resources, and Housing Law Resources. Come by the library to pick up a free physical copy! …

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