Hicks Morley

Successful in representing a financial institution in achieving dismissal of an unjust dismissal complaint where the applicant falsified email evidence.

Acted for an employer in a class action and related negotiation used to obtain court approval of a surplus sharing agreement in the face of difficult trust language.

Represented an employer in negotiations to transform a single-employer pension plan into a jointly sponsored pension plan, requiring agreement with the union on joint governance, solvency funding relief, employer contribution limits and benefit modifications.

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.

Successfully defended against applications for judicial review challenging the decisions of two different Ontario school boards to close schools in 2012 and 2014.

Successfully defended employer’s interpretation and application of the collective agreement for benefits entitlement.

Represented a large religious institution and successfully obtained court approval for the settlement of a class action relating to claims of discrimination by members of that religious institution despite the small size of the class.

Successfully acted for a number of defendants in an employee class action certification motion relating to a call centre closure in narrowing the legal claims and the composition of the class sought by the plaintiffs and was involved in successfully obtaining a court approval for the settlement of the class action.