When a client is badly injured, we investigate to prove the negligent act or
wrongful conduct so that the appropriate party will be held responsible.
Not exact matches
The correct measure of damages in a case of conversion is that which will provide just compensation for loss suffered by the claimant having regard to the particular circumstances of the case, and
so it is impossible to ignore the claimant's own
conduct in relation to that loss, since, if he has failed to take advantage of an opportunity reasonably available to him to avoid it in whole or in part, it will be difficult for him to justify requiring the defendant to pay compensation for a loss that could not fairly be attributed to his
wrongful act.
If your condominium corporation is considering terminating its employment relationship with a superintendent, the board of directors should obtain professional advice on the proper methods for doing
so, including best practices for
conducting a termination meeting, the law regarding termination pay and notice requirements, and how to best protect the condominium corporation from a
wrongful dismissal or human rights claim by the terminated employee.
Specifically, was the
conduct clearly unlawful or merely arguably
so — did the lawyer, for example, have to weigh different considerations to reach a conclusion or know immediately that the proposed course of
conduct was
wrongful?