I am frequently retained to review severance packages that have been handed to someone who has just been fired. Typically the package will contain a covering letter with an offer, details about any outstanding entitlement to benefits such as life insurance or pensions, a release, a recommendation to get independent legal advice, and a deadline […]
This is an exciting development in the world of ADR – Alternate Dispute Resolution. Dispute resolution practitioners, myself included, applaud this kind of “thinking outside the box” that gives people more options for resolving disputes. If I have one concern with this new process it is that, with few exceptions, the parties cannot be represented […]
A truth told with bad intent Beats all the lies that you can invent – William Blake, Auguires of Innocence While this quote may ring true in theory, the courts are not so accepting. A recent BC Supreme Court decision against a couple who attempted to defraud ICBC in connection with a motor vehicle accident […]
