Quite frequently (and most unfortunately) defendants in sexual misconduct cases attempt to rely upon antiquated stereotypes which are objectively irrelevant and legally impermissible. In A.B. v. X.Y. Training Inc., 2024 BCPC 243, the Defendants attempted to do just that. They...
Navpreet Chhina wins important argument for survivors of sexual violence
Inlet Law Wins 12 Months’ Pay and Unpaid Commissions for Dependent Contractor
Maximum justice: Inlet Law successfully advocated for twelve months’ pay and three years of unpaid commissions for a worker (the “Worker”) in the recent case of S.C. v Breezemax Web (CA) Ltd., 2024 BCSC 808 released in May 2024. Background ...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Inlet Law Has Moved!
You can now find our offices at 612 - 220 Brew Street, in Port Moody, British Columbia, off of Ioco Road in Suterbrook Village. Due to COVID, we are not accepting walk-in meetings, and request that you contact us at...
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.