Opinion

B.C. appeal court the first to give my client a second chance

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Gary Botting
Gary Botting
Principal at G.N.A. Botting, Barrister
garybotting@shaw.ca
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The B.C. Court of Appeal recently overturned the dangerous offender designation of Jatin (Jay) Patel and ordered a new hearing. The majority agreed with my argument that in determining risk of repeat sexual offending, the trial judge had improperly relied upon my client’s earlier conviction for manslaughter. To read more, click here.

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Seasons greetings from the LegalMattersCanada staff

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LegalMattersCanada
LegalMattersCanada
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As 2020 comes to a conclusion and we reflect on this tumultuous year, we want to take this opportunity to wish everybody a happy holiday season and a healthy, successful new year. LegalMattersCanada.ca launched last February, a month before the pandemic shutdown. Starting a business in the best of times can be a challenge and

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A 25% cut to LSO licensing fees could prove to be costly

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Brett Harrison
Brett Harrison
President at Toronto Lawyers Association
(416) 865.7932
brett.harrison@mcmillan.ca
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When a motion to reduce 2021 licensing fees for lawyers and paralegals is heard at the Oct. 22 Convocation of the Law Society of Ontario (LSO), I hope benchers will vote it down. An across-the-board 25 per cent cut will not be enough to help those lawyers experiencing a dramatic reduction in income due to

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Canada must stop the schoolyard bullying and release Meng

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Gary Botting
Gary Botting
Principal at G.N.A. Botting, Barrister
garybotting@shaw.ca
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A Reuters story recently reported links in Brazil between Huawei and Skycom that the news agency suggests could support the U.S. case against Huawei, although it is unclear how the revelations could implicate Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou or impact her ongoing extradition case. The agency says corporate records filed in Brazil show that Huawei and

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Burying termination provisions in employment documents can backfire

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Stephen J. Moreau
Stephen J. Moreau
Partner at Cavalluzzo LLP
(416) 964-5541
smoreau@cavalluzzo.com
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A recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision shows that employers, if they want to enforce harmful termination or forfeiture provisions in equity-based incentive plans documents, have to properly notify the employee that they are entering into such a contract. To read more, click here.

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