Following a two day hearing conducted by Inlet Law’s Nazanin Panah resulting in a $28,000 award, the BC Human Rights Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) has once again affirmed that disbelief is not a defence. Facts In the case of Singh v...
A Slice of Justice, Hold the Discrimination
Sexual Assault Claims: Privacy Concerns and Remedies
Six dollars can buy you a latte, an hour of parking on Burrard Street, or copies of someone’s social, medical, and financial records. Many people aren’t aware of court services online, and even fewer use it. But those who do,...
The Myth of the Accurate Online Severance Calculator
Most law firms try to stand out from the crowd. One strategy (which we suggest in this article is highly problematic) is implementing so-called “entitlement calculators.” We have no knowledge of the methodology any of these calculators use, but it...
Tanvir Sanghera and Navpreet Chhina Successfully Appeal Wrongful Dismissal
The BC Supreme Court matter of E.N. v. William L. Rutherford (B.C.) Limited was tried via summary trial in 2019, with reasons for judgment released in 2020. The trial judge held that the Plaintiff, who was employed by the Defendant for four...
Martin Sheard on the Winning Side of a Recent Supreme Court of Canada Decision
Inlet Law’s founding lawyer, Martin Sheard, found himself on the winning side of a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision that was handed down this October. After a lengthy trial, our highest Court found in favour of the Plaintiff, and...
Bargaining Against Survivors
In Kafka’s “Before the Law”, the protagonist is faced with a door through which he seeks to obtain “the law”, yet, year after year, attempt after attempt, he is denied entry. He is told the door is made for him,...
Inlet Law Presents at BC’s Employment Law Conference
In early May of 2022, our associates Navpreet Chhina and Tanvir Sanghera co-presented at the 2022 Continuing Legal Education Society of BC Annual Employment Law Conference. Their corresponding paper titled "Behind Closed (Office) Doors: A Vicarious Liability Update" (co-written with our colleagues at...
Navpreet Chhina Achieves Successful Result at Worker’s Compensation Appeal Tribunal
Navpreet Chhina recently obtained a successful result at the Workers Compensation Appeal Tribunal, following an oral appeal hearing. In this matter, the Tribunal confirmed that, pursuant to Workers Compensation Act paragraph 135(1)(c), a worker’s claim for compensation for a mental...
Affidavit of Records and Your Claim
At Inlet Law, we often receive questions regarding the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench document disclosure (or record disclosure) process. Clients worry about what needs to be disclosed, what happens to their confidential records, and how the documents and information...
Preventing the Transmission of Baseless Complaints: A Summary of Four Recent BC Human Rights Tribunal Pre-Hearing Decisions
British Columbia’s Human Rights Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) has experienced an influx of complaints related to the donning of masks on one’s face since such mask policies were enacted in November of 2020. The first decisions on these mask-related complaints have...
Inlet Law is Expanding
We are very excited to share that our office is expanding beyond the Inlet. With a new satellite space open at Regus Solo District, Inlet is making a solid effort to provide accessibility to top tier legal services in more...
One heck of a week!
First and foremost, Naz Panah is set to make her first ever court appearance Monday morning. In addition, we have settled six files, prepared for a summary trial on Monday, we are set to appear in the Alberta Court of...
Martin Sheard assisted me, and his work was first-rate. He was knowledgeable, efficient, and made me absolutely confident that I had received exactly the legal services I needed.— Joe Broadhurst / Managing Partner, Broadhurst Kooy Family Law
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Martin Sheard has advocated at the Supreme Court of Canada on behalf of financially marginalized Canadians. Only about once every two years does the Supreme Court of Canada hear an employment law case, so this was a special moment for Martin.