At the Sport Law & Strategy Group (SLSG), one of our core values is professional integrity – acting fairly, ethically and with compassion. One way of ensuring that a high-trust relationship with clients is maintained is to ensure there is shared understanding of deliverables, costs, and … [Read more...] about Ensuring Fit: Tips to Create High-Trust Relationships with Service Providers
Lessons from the Ottawa Rapidz Case: Contracts that Help and Contracts that Don’t
Introduction An interesting sport case has been playing itself out in the Supreme Court of Canada. The case highlights the importance of seemingly innocuous contract clauses which, in this case, can leave several parties vulnerable to a number of lawsuits. But the astute use of the same clauses … [Read more...] about Lessons from the Ottawa Rapidz Case: Contracts that Help and Contracts that Don’t
Avoiding Uncertainty in Policies and Contracts
We know ... writing and reading policy documents and contracts can be boring and tedious. I can attest to this as I have spent the last several months as a member of a team negotiating a collective bargaining agreement at a Canadian University. But these documents are important and they are … [Read more...] about Avoiding Uncertainty in Policies and Contracts
Determining Notice Periods: Length of Service is Only ONE Consideration
We are often asked to help sport organizations determine appropriate notice periods where employees are being released without cause. This can be a tricky task. While there are a number of factors that should be considered, most are very difficult to quantify. The result has been that length of … [Read more...] about Determining Notice Periods: Length of Service is Only ONE Consideration
Taking the Lead: Strategies and Solutions for Female Coaches
Hilary Findlay recently wrote a chapter on contracts for coaches in an edited book about women in sport called “Taking the Lead: Strategies and Solutions from Female coaches”. The book has been described as “ground-breaking” by the Coaches Association of Canada. Here is a description of the book … [Read more...] about Taking the Lead: Strategies and Solutions for Female Coaches
Employee or Contractor? A New Perspective
The recent Ontario court decision of McKee v Reids Heritage Homes Ltd (RHH) has created yet another installment of the already confusing definition between who is an employee and who is a contractor. Specifically, this case distinguished between an employee and a contractor and what significance … [Read more...] about Employee or Contractor? A New Perspective