Tom Beasley has been appointed as Chair of the Advisory Committee for the BC Law Institute’s study on the Employment Standards Act (ESA). BCLI conducts scholarly research and analysis for law reform on specific areas. The ESA Project is funded in part by the Law Foundation of BC. The BCLI research is conducted by BCLI staff who get… more »
Bernard LLP lawyer Tom Beasley and Dr. David Worling, a Registered Psychologist and BC’s leading Asperger’s psychologist, are co-presenting a paper on May 8, 2015 at the Employment Law CLE on “Supporting Employees with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)”, which will review: clinical characteristics associated with ASD along with the unique set of employment characteristics that can impact workplace… more »
Peter Swanson was interviewed and quoted by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in their news item entitled “Challenges abound in retrieving NTCL barge adrift near Russia” posted on March 13, 2015. Peter was asked about salvage rights that might exist for safe retrieval of a barge by a salvor. The posting can be found at: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/challenges-abound-in-retrieving-ntcl-barge-adrift-near-russia-1.2993717. … more »
Bernard LLP lawyer Tom Beasley and Dr. Jennifer Newman, a workplace registered psychologist who has a weekly presentation on CBC Radio, will present a seminar on “Creating a Psychologically Healthy and Safe Workplace” on March 20, 2015 to a group of Chief Executive Officers at their annual retreat in Baja, Mexico.… more »