Successfully defended a financial institution in the first appellate level decision in Canada addressing the Canada Labour Code’s jurisdictional provision in an unjust dismissal and human rights case.
Practice Area: Human Rights
Advises employers and service providers on the challenges of accommodating individuals who wish to consume medical marijuana.
Advises employers and service providers on the challenges of accommodating individuals who wish to consume medical marijuana.
Has successfully argued numerous motions for a wide variety of public and private sector organizations striking out human rights applications in their entirety.
Has successfully argued numerous motions for a wide variety of public and private sector organizations striking out human rights applications in their entirety.
Successfully defended police service boards against claims of racial profiling and discrimination brought by members of the public.
Successfully defended police service boards against claims of racial profiling and discrimination brought by members of the public.
Successfully defended a public district school board in a claim of racial discrimination by an educational assistant.
Successfully defended a public district school board in a claim of racial discrimination by an educational assistant.
Have obtained judgments at Summary Hearing before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario dismissing applications in advance of hearings on the merits.
Have obtained judgments at Summary Hearing before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario dismissing applications in advance of hearings on the merits.
Successfully defended a university and a municipality in various human rights litigation alleging a failure to accommodate disability and family status in employment.
Successfully defended a university and a municipality in various human rights litigation alleging a failure to accommodate disability and family status in employment.
Successfully represented an Ontario municipality in a judicial review application relating to a human rights tribunal decision on the issue of mandatory retirement for firefighters.
Successfully represented an Ontario municipality in a judicial review application relating to a human rights tribunal decision on the issue of mandatory retirement for firefighters.
Successful in representing an educational institution in having a long-running human rights proceeding dismissed for abuse of process; reconsideration request denied.
Successful in representing an educational institution in having a long-running human rights proceeding dismissed for abuse of process; reconsideration request denied.
Acted as counsel to a major steel producer in the 2004 HRTO decision that established the duty of accommodation as based on the employees’ needs rather than their preferences.
Acted as counsel to a major steel producer in the 2004 HRTO decision that established the duty of accommodation as based on the employees’ needs rather than their preferences.