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April 18, 2023

McCann tapped for insight on ‘lawyering in times of chaos’

Millard & Company lawyer Marcus McCann spoke to the Canadian Bar Association and Federation of Law Societies of Canada forum on ethics on March 30, 2023. McCann appeared alongside Awanish Sinha, Emilie Taman and Steven Vaughan in a panel hosted by the treasurer of the Law Society of Ontario, Malcolm Mercer. McCann spoke about his […]

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September 8, 2015

Uber: What the relationship between Uber, taxi companies and their drivers can teach us about employment law

Guest post by Emily Burke The California Labour Commission recently deemed at least one Uber driver to be legally considered an employee rather than an independent contractor, despite Uber’s insistence that their drivers are the latter. Though Uber drivers pick up passengers and are paid to take them to their destination, the company argues it […]

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August 31, 2015

Labour Reform: Input Not Limited to Labour Types

Once-in-a-generation consultations underway in Ontario could lead to sweeping changes in the way the province regulates work. Earlier this year, Kathleen Wynne’s Liberals appointed two labour experts — former Ontario Superior Court judge John C. Murray and labour lawyer Michael Mitchell — to make recommendations about how to protect vulnerable workers in the twenty-first century. […]

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August 10, 2015

Millard & Company welcomes Marcus McCann

Beth Symes, Carol Street, and Ben Millard are pleased to announce that Marcus McCann has joined Millard & Company as associate counsel. Marcus joins a firm with a long history. Millard & Company provides expert legal advice and advocacy in all areas of civil litigation, with a particular focus on labour law, employment law, human rights, […]

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March 1, 2013

Supreme Court of Canada accepts arguments made by Millard & Company in landmark hate speech case.

On February 27, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Saskatchewan (Human Rights Commission) v. Whatcott, a landmark case on hate speech laws in Canada. Millard & Company were counsel for the United Church of Canada, which intervened in the case. Ben Millard appeared and made oral submissions to the SCC at […]

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November 6, 2012

Noteworthy Cases – Mould v. JACE Holdings Ltd. (Thrifty Foods) (No. 2), 2012 BCHRT 77

In March 2012, the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal decided that the employer had breached the B.C. Human Rights Code when it terminated a disabled employee who had been absent from work for 30 months. Ms. Mould began working at Thrifty in 1996 and worked her way up to assistant manager. In December 2007, she went […]

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Noteworthy Cases – Pridgen v. University of Calgary, 2012 ABCA 139

In May 2012, the Alberta Court of Appeal found that the University of Calgary was unreasonable in its severe punishment of two of its undergrad students who criticized one of their professors on Facebook. Two brothers, the Pridgens, were undergrad students at the University of Calgary. They, among several classmates, were unhappy with one of […]

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Testimonials

"It was an absolute pleasure to work with Ben Millard at Millard & Company Barristers and Solicitors. Before signing on to use his services he took the time to answer any and all questions we had so that we felt confident when choosing him to help us with our legal matter. Once we signed on, this did not change. He was always very quick to answer our questions or address our concerns. He was very quick to let us know our next moves and did not sit on anything which was well appreciated. Would recommend to anyone to use his services. Kind, courteous, and genuinely great person to deal with!"

- M. C.

"It was a great pleasure, and a great experience, for our not-for-profit organization to work with Marcus McCann to assist us to rewrite our by-laws. Marcus was professional, knowledgeable and understanding of our issues and committed to helping us to frame our new by-laws in the context of both our organization's vision, mission and values and the law as it relates to not-for-profit organizations. He was diligent, completed the work within the time frame we agreed upon, responded to phone calls and emails promptly, and was always courteous to me and my colleagues. I thoroughly recommend Marcus for any organization who needs legal assistance, particularly in developing by-laws."

- J. M.

"Within a day I was connected to Ben Millard and he walked me through the approach and compensation once he understood my circumstances. He negotiated a good deal and it was settled in less than three weeks (would have been faster except for summer holiday). He was always available for questions during the negotiation and will answer questions on any future contracts vis a vis the severance package. With Ben I know I got the best deal i could."

- T. S.

"This is the second occasion for me reaching out to Ben Millard for his employment related expertise. I greatly appreciate Ben’s clear and concise counsel. His ability to distill the relevant and important issues from all the “noise” makes working with him to be efficient and effective. I would not hesitate to recommend him for any employment law matters."

- T. W.