“To Sue or Not to Sue?” That is the Question
September 23, 2020 By Brian Babcock “I was never ruined but twice: once when I lost a lawsuit, and once when I won.” So said the French writer Voltaire, commenting upon the cost of winning a law suit. As litigation lawyers, we love taking on your law suits. For most of us, a day in court […]
Human Rights and Arbitrations
September 23, 2020 By Brian Babcock May unhappy unionized employees take a grievance to an arbitrator, and at the same time apply to a human rights tribunal? Allowing two proceedings to address the same or similar complaints is inefficiency, both in terms of cost and the risk of inconsistent rulings. In Ontario, this problem is reduced […]