In his broad practice, Sunny has successfully represented clients in judicial review applications, wrongful dismissal claims and human rights applications. Sunny has an impressive record in both the private and public sectors. He is regularly successful obtaining dismissals or resolutions of numerous labour arbitration grievances, various proceedings before the Ontario Labour Relations Board, and many wrongful dismissal cases before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
Industry: Municipalities & Municipal Agencies
Strategic advisor to the City of Toronto in negotiations with their inside and outside workers.
Strategic advisor to a large municipality in their negotiations with their inside and outside workers.
Obtained an order imposing limits on picketers during a lengthy strike, pursuant to a labour injunction for a municipal client.
Obtained an order imposing limits on picketers during a lengthy strike, pursuant to a labour injunction for a municipal client.
Successfully represented a city with respect to a motion to compel the mayor to appear as the representative for examination for discovery.
Successfully represented a city with respect to a motion to compel the mayor to appear as the representative for examination for discovery.
Successfully upheld the decision of a large public sector employer to dismiss a long-term employee for sexual harassment in the workplace.
Successfully upheld the decision of a large public sector employer to dismiss a long-term employee for sexual harassment in the workplace.
Successfully resisted request for substantial production order at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario on behalf of a municipal client.
Successfully resisted request for substantial production order at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario on behalf of a municipal client.
Ongoing representation of municipalities (all sizes) in their inside/outside, fire and EMS collective bargaining and interest arbitrations.
Ongoing representation of municipalities (all sizes) in their inside/outside, fire and EMS collective bargaining and interest arbitrations.
Successfully defended a municipal client’s by-law services department in a human rights claim where the applicant claimed racial discrimination in relation to ongoing by-law concerns on his property.
Successfully defended a municipal client’s by-law services department in a human rights claim where the applicant claimed racial discrimination in relation to ongoing by-law concerns on his property.
Successfully defended a municipality’s decision to award a job vacancy to a disabled employee rather than a more senior bargaining unit employee based on Human Rights Code obligations.
Successfully defended a municipality’s decision to award a job vacancy to a disabled employee rather than a more senior bargaining unit employee based on Human Rights Code obligations.
Ongoing representation of municipalities (all sizes) across Ontario in their fire and paramedic negotiations and interest arbitrations including leading awards in both sectors addressing past and current leading issues such as 24-hour shifts (fire), availability/scheduling (paramedics), and benefits and compensation issues (both).
Ongoing representation of municipalities (all sizes) across Ontario in their fire and paramedic negotiations and interest arbitrations including leading awards in both sectors addressing past and current leading issues such as 24-hour shifts (fire), availability/scheduling (paramedics), and benefits and compensation issues (both).