Successfully upheld the decision of a large public sector employer to dismiss an employee with more than 20 years service, for cause, based on negligent performance of duties. Successfully upheld arbitrator’s decision, on judicial review, in superior court (leave to Court of Appeal denied).
Industry: Transportation & Warehousing
Successfully argued a jurisdictional dispute on behalf of a federally regulated transportation client.
Successfully argued a jurisdictional dispute on behalf of a federally regulated transportation client.
Successfully defended an international trucking manufacturer in a proposed class action resulting from an Ontario plant closure.
Successfully defended an international trucking manufacturer in a proposed class action resulting from an Ontario plant closure.
Successfully represented a transit company in a judicial review regarding the repayment of collector funds.
Successfully represented a transit company in a judicial review regarding the repayment of collector funds.
Advised an automobile manufacturer in successive union organizing campaigns and successfully resisting union certification.
Advised an automobile manufacturer in successive union organizing campaigns and successfully resisting union certification.
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Successfully represented an airline on a multi-party judicial review application relating to a major reorganization.
Successfully represented an airline on a multi-party judicial review application relating to a major reorganization.
Colin Youngman
Colin advises and represents both unionized and non-unionized employers throughout Eastern Ontario. He is regularly engaged in wrongful dismissal litigation, labour arbitration cases, Ontario Labour Relations Board proceedings and human rights proceedings.
Scott T. Williams
Scott is a labour, employment and privacy lawyer and the chair of the firm’s Information, Data Security and Privacy Practice Group. He advises a wide variety of employers on all issues related to labour and employment and information and privacy matters in both unionized and non-unionized settings.
George G. Vuicic
George is a labour and employment lawyer in Hicks Morley’s Ottawa office. In his fully bilingual practice, he advises and represents employers on a broad range of labour and employment issues including litigation, regulatory prosecutions, arbitration and labour board proceedings.