Successfully represented a college at the Federal Court in its application for judicial review of a decision by Employment and Social Development Canada, in which it held that the college was subject to federal jurisdiction for labour relations purposes.
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Successfully represented a financial institution in responding to an application for judicial review, as well as the subsequent appeal, of a decision by the Canadian Human Rights Commission relating to claims of discrimination on the basis of disability and/or sexual orientation.
Successfully represented a financial institution in its motion to strike out a defamation claim on the basis that it was untenable.
Successfully represented a not-for profit organization in its motion to strike out a claim against one of its board members in their personal capacity.
Successfully represented a university in responding to an application for judicial review of a decision by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, in which the Tribunal found that the applicant’s complaint was out of time.
Successfully represented a personal health services company in a discovery plan motion, as well as a motion to narrow the certified common issues, in a class action relating to vacation pay and public holiday pay.
Successfully represented an animal welfare agency in its motion to expunge unredacted versions of documents containing information over which solicitor-client privilege had been claimed.
Represented multiple directors in complex litigation which involved multiple motions from both parties and included claims of defamation, tort of intentional interference with contractual relations, reprisal and wrongful dismissal.
Represented directors and officers in a proposed misclassification class proceeding.
Successfully represented a public health unit on the judicial review (and later motion for leave to appeal) of a Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario’s decision to dismiss an application regarding discrimination on the basis of several protected grounds including race.
Successfully defended a financial institution in an overtime class action brought by investment advisors.
Represented a personal health services company in a proposed class action relating to vacation and public holiday pay, both at the certification motion stage and on appeal.
Successfully represented an entertainment facility on the appeal of the employee’s application to the court for a declaration that the facility had surrendered its common law right to terminate without notice through its policies and procedures.
Successfully moved for summary judgment on a financial institution’s counter-claim regarding repayment of an outstanding loan in a wrongful dismissal action.
Successful in having 24 summonses issued against clients of an insurer broker quashed as an abuse of process.
Successfully represented a transit company in a judicial review regarding the repayment of collector funds.
Successfully defended a financial institution in an unjust dismissal claim brought by a former associate director for electronic application support.
Represented a financial institution in a class action relating to overtime pay, including at the certification motion, the common issues trial, and the appeal.
* past results are not necessarily indicative of future results and outcomes will vary according to the facts in individual cases