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By Barry B. Fisher LL.B. | < 1 Minutes Read August 14, 2023

Why claim a breach of fiduciary duty when a breach of confidentiality already exists?

In England Securities Ltd. v. Ulmer, 2023 BCCA 241 (CanLII) Mr. Ulmer worked for England as an Investor Relations Manager. In this role he had access to an extensive list of his employer's clients, namely people who invested in their property syndication arrangement.

Article by Barry B. Fisher LL.B. / Business, Employee Relations, Employment Standards / breach of confidentiality, breach of fiduciary duty, contract, employment law, fiduciary duty Leave a Comment

By Vey Willetts LLP | 4 Minutes Read March 12, 2021

Rights and obligations of fiduciary employees

Conflicts between employers and fiduciary employees most commonly arise where the individual has sought for herself a business advantage which should have accrued to the employer or attempted to solicit clients and/or misused confidential information following the end of the employment relationship.

Article by Vey Willetts LLP / Business, Employment Standards / breach of fiduciary duty, employment law, fiduciary employees, non-competition agreement

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 3 Minutes Read January 21, 2019

“Keep your hands clean”: Ontario Superior Court rules that an unfairly terminated fiduciary may owe a lesser degree of post-employment fiduciary duties

notice periodRecently, in the case of Palumbo v. Quercia 2018 ONSC 503, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled that the restrictions on soliciting clients of a corporation will not be as strict for an unfairly terminated fiduciary.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Employee Relations, Payroll / breach of fiduciary duty, employment law, fiduciary duty, soliciting customers, termination, wrongful dismissal, wrongful termination

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