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July 21, 2020

Wrongful Dismissal Series: Part 4 – Can My Employer Control What I Do Once I No Longer Work For Them?

This is a 4-part article series that points out crucial aspects of identifying when an employee has been wrongfully dismissed. Our goal is to teach you to recognize when the termination of your employment is unjust and assist you in fully understanding your employee rights.This is the last blog post in our 4-part Wrongful Dismissal

employment law, wrongful dismissal, employee, employer

July 15, 2020

Wrongful Dismissal Series: Part 3 – How to Calculate Reasonable Notice and Your Entitlement

This is a 4-part article series that points out crucial aspects of identifying when an employee has been wrongfully dismissed. Our goal is to teach you to recognize when the termination of your employment is unjust and assist you in fully understanding your employee rights. In the last blog post in this series, we discussed

employment law, wrongful dismissal, termination

July 10, 2020

Colourful or Colourless? Protecting a Colour Trademark

During a never-ending road trip, you finally come across a sign that is red and yellow and you're starving! What comes to your mind? Most likely McDonalds! Certain colours have gained recognition after a long period of use, such as the red and yellow colours used in the McDonalds logo, Tiffany's blue, or Starbucks

intellectual property, trademarks

July 8, 2020

Force Majeure Clauses in Lease Agreements During Covid-19

Lease agreements are long and full of dry content. In truth, there really isn’t a way to make them more fun. But there are ways to negotiate and draft lease agreements to protect your rights more fully. A force majeure clause is an especially relevant consideration in light of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Force Majeure and

legal documents, covid-19, force majeure, lease agreements, contracts

July 3, 2020

Determining Nice Classes for Trademarks in Canada

Since the CIPO's adoption of the Nice Agreement as of June 17, 2019, it is mandatory for trademark applicants to classify all goods and services under the Nice Classification system in accordance with the Trademarks Act. For those applying for a trademark for the first time, determining the appropriate class of goods and services for your brand can be a

trademarks, intellectual property