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Rudner Law is a Canadian Employment Law firm. They provide clients with strategic advice regarding all aspects of the employment relationship, negotiate and advocate on their behalf, and represent them before courts, mediators, and tribunals. Blog posts are written by Stuart Rudner, the founder and Managing Partner at Rudner Law, Brittany Taylor, Partner, Nadia Zaman, Associate, and Geoffrey Lowe, Associate.

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New case on arbitration clauses

Recently, the Divisional Court released its appeal decision in the case of Leon v. Dealnet Capital Corporation, which also deals with interesting aspects of the law surrounding arbitration agreements in the employment law context.

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Valid contracts require consideration

A valid contract requires both parties to receive consideration - that is some benefit that they receive in exchange for entering into the contract. In the employment law context, this means that an employment contract will not be valid or enforceable if it is entered into after the employee commences employment and does not provide for the employee to receive some benefit that they were not already receiving.

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