Successfully represented a professional sports league in having the B.C. Superior Court, the B.C. Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada (leave to appeal denied) dismiss a former player’s concussion claim.
Practice Area: Labour Relations
Counsel to Ontario’s largest school board association in the transition to provincial collective bargaining.
Counsel to Ontario’s largest school board association in the transition to provincial collective bargaining.
Succeeded in upholding a favourable labour board decision before the courts.
Succeeded in upholding a favourable labour board decision before the courts.
Successfully defended a number of construction companies in labour board certification proceedings.
Successfully defended a number of construction companies in labour board certification proceedings.
Successfully argued for the early dismissal of an unjust dismissal complaint under the Canada Labour Code for a major financial institution.
Successfully argued for the early dismissal of an unjust dismissal complaint under the Canada Labour Code for a major financial institution.
Successfully represented a client in a classification grievance by preventing re-classification that could have had national payroll implications for the employer.
Successfully represented a client in a classification grievance by preventing re-classification that could have had national payroll implications for the employer.
Obtained an order imposing limits on picketers during a lengthy strike, pursuant to a labour injunction for a municipal client.
Obtained an order imposing limits on picketers during a lengthy strike, pursuant to a labour injunction for a municipal client.
Successfully argued that an employer was not prevented from changing a longstanding scheduling practice.
Successfully argued that an employer was not prevented from changing a longstanding scheduling practice.
Successfully represented a college and a school board in defending job competition grievances.
Successfully represented a college and a school board in defending job competition grievances.
Negotiated Public Sector Labour Relations Transition Act resolutions involving multiple public sector employers.Negotiated Public Sector Labour Relations Transition Act resolutions involving multiple public sector employers.
Negotiated Public Sector Labour Relations Transition Act resolutions involving multiple public sector employers.