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PAGE 20 WillBuilder Tel: 416.322.6111 Toll-free: 1.866.367.7648 doprocess com ntitled-7 1 The FORMER PREMIER JOINS CASSELS BROCK Former Conservative Reinventing the Will www 1/26/09 3:38:37 PM Inside Story premier Mike Harris is joining Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, the fi rm has announced. Th e announcement came from Harris' former political foe, Cassels Brock chairman David Peterson, a former Liberal pre- mier. Th e pair previously battled for the province's top job in the 1990 election. "Even though we spent many years on oppo- site sides of the house, I have always respected Mike and I am delighted to have him with us at Cassels Brock," Peterson said. Petersen added Harris' new role as a senior business adviser comes at the right time for the fi rm. "Over the past 10 years, Cassels Brock has gone through a period of growth that has transformed the nature of our practice and the level of service that we off er. Mike's exceptional experience in business and gov- ernment will be an invaluable resource to our clients." Harris added: "I'm excited about the opportunities at Cas- sels Brock and I very much look forward to making a contribu- tion to the fi rm. Th ey've got a great group of professionals, and I know we'll enjoy working to- gether." TRIBUNAL RULES AGAINST MONEY MART Money Mart must amend its discrimination and harassment policy following an Ontario Human Rights Tribunal ruling against it last month. Th e company also has to train its entire managerial staff about human rights after tribunal vice chairman Alan Whyte found that "numerous references in the evidence to the derogatory, insulting, and crude comments . . . created an uncomfortable, unwelcome, unprofessional, sex- ualized atmosphere." Th e victim was Marjorie Harriott who, according to the Human Rights Legal Support Centre that represented her, had told her district manager about the sexual harassment by her boss at a Toronto Money Mart offi ce. But in response, Whyte noted, the district manager "pro- ceeded to attack the applicant about the validity of her com- plaint and whether she under- stood what sexual harassment was, despite the fact that she was the company representative who knew of the complaints that she had received in previous months from other female employees." Whyte added: "It must be borne in mind that sexual ha- rassment is usually more about abuse of power and control than actual sexuality, and I fi nd the applicant was very vulnerable to [the manager's] authority and his ability to infl uence her job with the company." In addition to revising its pol- icy, Money Mart must distribute it to every employee in Ontario. Th e tribunal also awarded Har- riott $30,000 for the harm she suff ered. LECTURE ON GLOBAL CREDIT MARKETS Th e University of Toronto Fac- ulty of Law is holding an event about global credit markets this week. Th e free public lecture and panel discussion will bring to- gether leading players in the re- structuring and insolvency fi elds to discuss the current conditions and outlook in global credit markets. Th e guest speaker is New York University professor Edward Altman, while panel- lists include people such as Ken Coleman from New York fi rm Allen & Overy LLP and Dan Dowdall of Fraser Milner Cas- grain LLP. Th e event takes place on Wednesday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the law faculty's Bennett lecture hall. For more informa- tion, see law.utoronto.ca. LT For more Inside Story, please visit www.lawtimesnews.com. "If you are, in fact, going to advise the board to adopt a poison pill strategy, perhaps you could specify yellow ones. It's the chairman's favourite colour." PARKING ROW TURNS ALMOST DEADLY PITTSBURGH, Pa. — A se- nior is facing attempted mur- der charges following a parking dispute last week. Th e alleged victims are po- lice, who were responding to reports of a man who was alleg- edly punched and threatened with a gun during a fi ght over a parking spot with 61-year-old Errol Parker, Th e Associated Press reported. Police say the man had asked Parker to move his car from a parking spot he had shovelled out. Parker allegedly began shoot- ing at police when they got on scene and ordered him out of the house. He surrendered af- ter exchanging fi re and is now facing charges of attempted ho- micide and assaulting a police offi cer. KENTUCKY LETS POLITICIANS DUKE IT OUT FRANKFORT, Ky. — It sounds archaic, but Kentucky rules still require people taking the oath of offi ce to swear that they haven't taken part in a duel involving deadly weapons. But state Representative Darryl Owens is now propos- ing to eliminate the provision from its constitution and, if the ™ March 1, 2010 • Law TiMes Bizarre Briefs By Viola James idea passes the house and sen- ate, voters will decide if they agree in November, Th e Associ- ated Press reported. Carl Chelf, a retired profes- sor at Western Kentucky Uni- versity, said the oath dates back to a time when duelLing was common in the state. OHIO MAN DISCOVERS ALTERNATIVE TO FORECLOSURE MOSCOW, Iowa — An Ohio man may have found a new way to avoid going into foreclosure. Instead of surrendering the house for which he owed $160,000 to the bank, Terry Hoskins allegedly decided to bulldoze it to the ground so the lender couldn't have it. Apparently, Hoskins had provided the bank with infor- mation that he had a buyer interested in the home for $170,000. Th e bank refused, saying it could sell the home for more in foreclosure. Hoskins allegedly then told the bank that if it didn't accept the $170,000 off er, he would bulldoze the house to the ground. BOY IN IGLOO FACING CHARGES NEW CASTLE, Del. — Del- aware police found a 17-year- old boy hidden in a street-side snowbank in possession of a knife, two bongs, and mari- juana last month. According to Delaware On- line, police were called to the Wilmington Manor Gardens area at 8:30 a.m. after a resident reported seeing a man carrying a gun. When the search came up empty, another resident called 911 to report that some- one was rooting around in a snowbank. Police arrived on the scene to fi nd two boots sticking out of a homemade igloo. Inside, they discovered a 17-year-old boy allegedly carrying an eight- inch knife, two bongs, and 7 1/2 grams of marijuana. Th e teenager has been charged with possession of a deadly weapon along with three counts of possession of marijuana and drug parapher- nalia. A STOLEN PHONE IS STILL A PHONE IOWA CITY, Iowa — Usual- ly, when someone steals some- thing, the idea is to cover your tracks. But it appears that wasn't a concern for 21-year-old Christopher Smead, who al- legedly sent 500 text mes- sages after taking a cellphone from a locker room at a fi tness centre. Police have charged Smead with fi fth-degree theft. When they arrested him, they also charged him with posses- sion of an air pistol while at the library at the University of Iowa, according to Th e Associated Press. LT Looking for an easier way to attract attention? it's easy. www.lawtimesnews.com Untitled-1 1 10/20/09 2:26:18 PM

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