Derek Blackadder wrote a feature article in this month’s edition of Our Times–Canada’s Independent Labour Magazine titled “A Virtual Lawyer” about our innovative approach to the delivery of legal services. Click A Virtual Lawyer for a link to the article; or to subscribe click Our Times. DISCLAIMER: The content of this article, and this website generally, is not intended as […]

In Perez-Moreno v Kulczycki, Vice-Chair Kershaw of the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal held that the Respondent’s Facebook posting constituted discrimination contrary to the Ontario Human Rights Code. Facts On 1 August 2012, Perez-Moreno intervened in an argument at work between Kulczycki, a co-worker, and an individual with whom Perez-Moreno was in a relationship. Vice-Chair Kershaw found that, on 3 August 2012,

RCMP’s Unlawful Disclosure of RCMP Members’ Health Records As you may know, we recently commenced legal proceedings under the BC Class Action Proceedings Act with respect to the RCMP’s breach of the federal Privacy Act concerning the RCMP’s unlawful disclosure of confidential health records of a number of RCMP Members. A copy of the Notice of Civil Claim is

Chief Justice McLachlin challenges the legal profession to embrace innovation! “Flexibility and innovation, yes. Abandonment of core professional values, never,” said McLachlin in a speech aimed at addressing the challenges facing the legal profession due to rapidly changing technology and client demands for lower costs. While McLachlin emphasized the need to protect core values, she

Preserving union jobs in BC pulp mill [ezcol_1half] In 2008, Sebastien Anderson successfully represented Local 8 of the Pulp, Paper & Woodworkers, and its members along with other excluded and managerial personnel in the BC Supreme Court in the employees’ bid to purchase the mill out of bankruptcy. Chief Justice Brenner was persuaded by Sebastien’s