Successfully argued for the summary dismissal of a human rights proceeding brought against a school board.
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.
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Represented a retail employer to successfully oppose broadening of a human rights application to seek a form of accommodation not required by the Human Rights Code.
Successfully defended a college in a claim brought by a former student alleging discrimination on the basis of disability.
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 school board at labour arbitration in a case involving its denial of an employee’s request to take a paid “religious Holy Day” in order to attend a religious convention.
Lead counsel to a client with a matter proceeding to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario related to transgender issues.
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.
Argued successfully on behalf of a college for the dismissal of an application for judicial review of a Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario decision.
Argued successfully for the dismissal of a human rights application on the basis that the application had no reasonable prospect of success as a result of delay and the applicant’s inability to rely on statements made during mediation.
Successfully defended a hospital against a psychiatrist’s claim of racial discrimination.