Successfully defended a motion for costs in a civil action before the Superior Court of Justice.
Work
We offer legal services that include advice, courtroom and tribunal advocacy, negotiation, alternative dispute resolution, policy development and strategic planning. Below are examples of work we have performed for our clients.
Successfully argued before the Social Security Tribunal, Appeals Division that employees on lockout are not entitled to Employment Insurance benefits.
Persuaded an arbitrator to uphold the discharge of a municipal employee for benefit fraud.
Represented a program delivery company in an unjust dismissal complaint. Successfully asserted preliminary objection to adjudicator’s jurisdiction based on the complainant’s status as an independent contractor.
Represented a plan administrator before the Court of Appeal for Ontario in a claim for a survivor pension which considered the test for qualifying as a common-law spouse and the administrator’s discharge provision under the Pension Benefits Act.
On behalf of a financial institution, defeated a judicial review application of a Canadian Human Rights Commission decision in Federal Court.
Successfully defended an employer at a wrongful dismissal trial, resulting in the court dismissing the employee’s action.
Successful in having 24 summonses issued against clients of an insurer broker quashed as an abuse of process.
Represent clients as lead counsel in various aspects of litigation including, drafting pleadings, examinations for discovery, mediation, motions, pre-trial, and arbitration.
Successfully argued that previously declared vexatious litigant had no grounds to bring an action against a college and other proposed defendants as such an action would be an abuse of process and an attempt to relitigate closed matters, and there were no reasonable grounds for the action.