Successfully defended a plan administrator in an application seeking survivor benefits contrary to the pension plan terms.
Industry: Financial Services
Successfully represented a financial institution before the Federal Court of Appeal in a wrongful dismissal matter.
Successfully represented a financial institution before the Federal Court of Appeal in a wrongful dismissal matter.
Upheld a lower court decision dismissing a long-term-disability benefits action against an insurer on appeal.
Successfully defended the appeal of an order dismissing an LTD benefits action against an insurer on the basis of the statutory limitation period.
Successfully defended a financial institution in a claim challenging the institution’s policy regarding statutory holiday and vacation pay.
Successfully defended a financial institution in a claim challenging the institution’s policy regarding statutory holiday and vacation pay.
Successfully defeated certification in proposed class actions brought by employees claiming entitlement to overtime pay against a large financial institution (upheld on appeal).
Successfully defeated certification in proposed class actions brought by employees claiming entitlement to overtime pay against a large financial institution (upheld on appeal).
Successfully defeated certification in proposed class actions brought by employees in Ontario and Quebec alleging mass constructive dismissal (upheld on appeal).
Successfully defeated certification in proposed class actions brought by employees in Ontario and Quebec alleging mass constructive dismissal (upheld on appeal).
Counsel to financial services institutions in respect of all their dismissal-related matters, including those that proceed to court.
Counsel to financial services institutions in respect of all their dismissal-related matters, including those that proceed to court.
Successfully defended a financial institution in the first appellate level decision in Canada addressing the Canada Labour Code’s jurisdictional provision in an unjust dismissal and human rights case.
Successfully defended a financial institution in the first appellate level decision in Canada addressing the Canada Labour Code’s jurisdictional provision in an unjust dismissal and human rights case.
Successfully defended a financial institution in a proposed overtime class action brought by investment advisors and counsel to a financial institution in a national “off the clock” class action.
Successfully defended a financial institution in a proposed overtime class action brought by investment advisors and counsel to a financial institution in a national “off the clock” class action.
Successful in representing a financial institution in achieving dismissal of an unjust dismissal complaint where the applicant falsified email evidence.
Successful in representing a financial institution in achieving dismissal of an unjust dismissal complaint where the applicant falsified email evidence.