Kemily Ho

Contact

(778) 357-1877
kemily@cooperwilliamslaw.com

Qualifications

  • Bar of British Columbia, 2016
  • JD, University of British Columbia, 2015
  • BA, University of British Columbia, 2012

Representative Cases

Negotiated
  • Settlements of wrongful dismissal claims on behalf of employers and employees
  • Settlements of commercial and shareholder disputes on behalf of corporations and individuals
  • Settlement of complex fee disputes on behalf of law firms
  • Employment and consulting contracts on behalf of individuals and corporations
Defended
  • Human rights complaints in the employment context
  • Wrongful dismissal claims on behalf of employers in various industries
  • Product liability and negligence claims on behalf of manufacturer
  • Graduate and post-doctoral students in cases of alleged academic and non-academic misconduct
  • Special costs claim against individual following judgment
Investigated as Third-Party Defender
  • Allegations of fraud, theft, professional misconduct, sexual and racial discrimination in the workplace
Pursued
  • Wrongful dismissal claims for individuals in various industries
  • Judicial reviews for individuals, corporations and associations in the municipal and labour context
  • Appeals of various decisions in the BC Court of Appeal 
  • Defamation claims 
  • Reconsideration of administrative decision made by the Health Professions Review Board on behalf of physician
  • Class action certification in employment context
  • Appeals of extended health claims
  • Debt claims on behalf of corporations
  • Fraudulent conveyance claim on behalf of home care services provider
Advised
  • Employers on drafting and implementing contracts and policies
  • Employees and professionals with respect to workplace and regulatory investigations
  • Employees and employers regarding restrict covenants and competition issues following termination of employment
  • Employers on terminations for cause and large layoffs
  • Employees on rights with respect to terminations, constructive dismissals and all workplace disputes

Recent Presentations & Publications

  • “Invisible Disabilities”: Accommodating Mental Illness in the Workplace, HR Conference & Expo 2024
  • Employment Damage Awards Across Canada Following Bhasin v. Hrynew, (co-author), Continuing Legal Education Society of BC, May 2016