1. Never choose Braithwaite Boyle
Braithwaite Boyle forces its client to retire at age
59.5.
Working with Braithwaite Boyle is an unpleasant
experience.
Without Braithwaite Boyle, you will live better.
2. Lawyer: Stephanie J. Thomas
Law Office: Braithwaite Boyle
Braithwaite Boyle failed to be a professional legal
representation and respond to its client’s faxes
and emails. Braithwaite Boyle neglected its client’s
health and interests.
3. Braithwaite Boyle forced its client to quit his
physical therapy.
Braithwaite Boyle claimed there was no need for its client to
go to therapy.
FACTS: After BB's client was forced to quit his physical
therapy, it began to cause further injuries and degenerative
changes. His right hand’s finger joints have deformed
obviously and greatly.
5. Braithwaite Boyle claimed its client pretended to
have headache and to need to be on wheelchair.
FACTS: BB's client is usually housebound like a prisoner due to
his disability. BB's client cannot stand up when falling down. BB's
client can’t sleep on his stomach and on his right side. BB's client
can’t move without a cane or wheelchair. BB's client almost can’t
bend only at the waist to the right. BB's client almost can’t turn
body from waist toward right. BB's client can’t turn right palm facing
upwards. BB's client can’t turn right palm facing forwards. BB's
client has 2 dents in his right forehead. BB's client also has a hard
bump on the back of his head.
6. Braithwaite Boyle told its client he had severe
tuberculosis and would die in near future.
Braithwaite Boyle’s statement upset its client completely, and its
client was seduced to sign something.
FACTS: BB's client visited his family doctor and confirmed that he
has no tuberculosis at all. We doubt BB's client will get a
professional legal representation from Braithwaite Boyle.
7. Braithwaite Boyle forces its client to retire at
age 59.5
FACTS: Braithwaite Boyle started to calculate its client’s future work
life expectancy from April 19, 2011. According to Braithwaite Boyle’s
report, Braithwaite Boyle counted 14 years for BB's client's future
loss. Calculating from April 19 2011, BB's client would only be 59.5
years old after 14 years, not even reaching 60 years old, let alone
age 62. Braithwaite Boyle made a lot of errors in its calculation for
BB's client’s settlement.
8. Braithwaite Boyle forces its client to retire at
age 59.5
For example, it is well known that a person should retire at age 67,
but Braithwaite Boyle irresponsibly said BB's client’s future work
life expectancy could only be through to age 62 without any
reasonable explanation. Even only the shortage of 7.5 year income
$417,960 is more than the money BB's client could receive from
his settlement. (According to Alberta Wage and Salary Survey, the
overall average salary (annual) of electrical and electronics
engineering technicians in Alberta in 2011 is $69,660. (Age 67-Age
59.5) x $69,660 per annum equals $522,450. Converting this figure
from gross to net, utilizing a tax rate of 20% or 0.8 x $522,450 =
$417,960)
9. Braithwaite Boyle still deducted its client’s AISH
benefit of $1,152.00 per month for 14 years.
That was $156,211.20 in total, when Braithwaite Boyle calculated
its client’s LOSS OF FUTURE EARNINGS CAPACITY.
FACTS: We have told Braithwaite Boyle many times: After BB's
client gets settlement, his AISH benefit will be $0 per month, or $0
per annum. We contacted AISH and confirmed it. However,
utilizing a discount factor of 3% (multiplier 11.3), the total deduction
of AISH benefit for 14 years made by Braithwaite Boyle has a
present day value of (11.3 x $13,824.00 =) $156,211.20
10. Braithwaite Boyle said its client’s English is
poor and cannot be an engineer.
FACTS: Before BB's client was accepted by the Engineers' and
Technologists' Integration Program (ETIP), his English level had been
tested by CLBA - the Canadian Language Benchmark Assessment.
That is the official English proficiency assessment. And his
professional skills were also examined by professionals of NAIT.
BB's client’s English level had also been proved by IELTS which is
the world’s leading test of English for higher education, immigration
and employment. BB's client met the IELTS score requirement for
Canada immigration before he immigrated to Canada.
11. Braithwaite Boyle said its client’s English is
poor and cannot be an engineer.
BB's client’s English level was also proved by his academic
achievements. In 2005, BB's client attended the IASTED
International Academic Conference ISC 2005 in USA and
presented his English paper which was indexed by EI Compendex.
In 2007, BB's client not only attended the IASTED International
Academic Conference PES 2007 in USA and presented his
English paper, but also chaired a session in PES 2007 in USA.
Apparently, BB's client’s English level as well as his professional
skills and academic achievements on his major are much higher
than Braithwaite Boyle’s imagination.
12. Braithwaite Boyle stated its client has to pay
monthly medication and further treatment himself.
FACTS: BB's client was a healthy person before car accident.
Now BB's client needs monthly medication for his pain, depression
and insomnia. When BB's client was forced to quit his only physical
therapy, further injuries and degenerative changes appeared. His
right hand’s finger joints have deformed obviously and greatly. As a
victim of car accident, BB's client has to pay monthly medication
and further treatment himself, is it fair?
13. Braithwaite Boyle stated its client has to pay
wheelchair, cane, bath aids himself.
FACTS: BB's client was a healthy person before car accident. As
a victim of car accident, how come BB's client has to pay
wheelchair, cane and bath aids himself, is it fair?
14. Braithwaite Boyle stated its disabled client can get
a job at 20 hours per week and $20.00 per hour or
$20,800.00 per annum.
FACTS: How can Braithwaite Boyle get the prediction? Many
healthy people cannot get a job at $20.00 per hour. The health
situation of BB's client is that he cannot stand up without
someone’s help when falling down, and BB's client is usually
housebound like a prisoner due to his disability. BB's client can’t
sleep on his stomach and on his right side. BB's client can’t move
without a cane or wheelchair. How could BB's client get a job at
$20.00 per hour?
15. Braithwaite Boyle failed to respond to its client’s
faxes and emails according to its client’s
requirements.
FACTS: We faxed to Stephanie J. Thomas on Oct. 7 2011,
emailed to Stephanie J. Thomas on Oct. 10 2011, emailed to
Stephanie J. Thomas’s assistant Rita Garland on Oct. 10 2011,
and emailed to Stephanie J. Thomas & her assistant Rita Garland
on Oct. 31 2011, faxed to Stephanie J. Thomas on Dec. 23 2011,
and emailed to Ken Braithwaite, Stephanie J. Thomas & her
assistant Rita Garland on Dec. 23 2011. In these faxes and emails,
we told Braithwaite Boyle its mistakes, and formally requested a
formal written response letter. Up till now, we have not received
any written response. Braithwaite Boyle shows no intention to fix its
mistakes.
16. We take a dim view of Braithwaite Boyle’s
professional ethics.
Although we are unable to determine that Braithwaite Boyle’s
unskilled practice is due to its negligence, wilful misconduct or lack
of good faith, Braithwaite Boyle’s unskilled practice and failing to
protect its client’s interests are serious.
When skilled practice is not delivered, Braithwaite Boyle has failed
its client and its profession which casts doubt upon the profession’s
integrity.
