Articles

Aujourdʼhui
Aujourdʼhui
Supreme Court of Canada Clarifies Federal Employers’ Workplace Inspection Obligations

Supreme Court of Canada Clarifies Federal Employers’ Workplace Inspection Obligations

  • 27 avril 2020
  • Christopher Pigott, Rachel Younan, and Jessica Nolan, Fasken

Federal employers are required under Part II of the Canada Labour Code to ensure that a workplace health and safety committee or representative inspects the work place annually. In 2017, the Federal Court of Appeal decided that duty may extend to locations that the employer does not control. A recent Supreme Court of Canada decision has clarified the scope of this duty.

Droit du travail et de l’emploi, Student Forum

A Legal Counsel’s Observations on Work from Home Etiquette

  • 27 avril 2020
  • KJ Chong, legal counsel, BroadGrain Commodities Inc.

A legal counsel shares her observations and suggestions about work from home etiquette, particularly as organizations ramp up work from home arrangements in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Association canadienne des conseillers et conseillères juridiques d’entreprises (Section de l’Ontario), Student Forum

Decision Tree Analysis of a Wrongful Dismissal Action

  • 27 avril 2020
  • Barry B. Fisher LL.B., mediator and arbitrator

Decision Tree Analysis is simply a process of analyzing an issue on a step-by-step basis while applying the principles of probability.

Mécanismes extrajudiciaires de règlement des conflits, Student Forum

Challenging Fundamental Attribution Error in Mediation and Everyday Life

  • 26 avril 2020
  • Sina Hariri

There are two kinds of attribution that we apply every single day: dispositional attribution, and situational attribution. The former is when we view an internal characteristic such as a personality trait, as the explanation for behaviour. We do this often with other people. The latter is when we view situations, circumstances or environmental factors outside our control as an explanation for behaviour. We do this often with ourselves. How does this impact mediation and everyday life?

Mécanismes extrajudiciaires de règlement des conflits, Student Forum

10 Things I Wish I Learned in Law School before Starting My Own Firm

  • 23 avril 2020
  • Deepa Tailor, managing director, Tailor Law Professional Corporation

Whether you have always wanted to start your own firm, or recent circumstances have encouraged you to consider practicing solo, there are many aspects of law firm ownership that were not a part of the law school curriculum. In this article, the author summarizes ten lessons she wished she learned in law school prior to starting her own firm.

Student Forum, Young Lawyers' Division