Successfully represented a school board in having an employee’s human rights complaint for discrimination based on race and related grounds dismissed in its entirety after a full hearing.
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Represented a financial institution in successfully having an unjust dismissal complaint before the Canada Industrial Relations Board dismissed, on the basis that the Board lacked jurisdiction to hear the complaint because the complainant previously filed a complaint under Part II of the Canada Labour Code.
Successfully represented a global retailer in multiple complaints before the Ministry of Labour, including regarding a for cause termination of an employee, and a constructive dismissal claim.
Currently representing several school board clients in responding to both employment and service-based HRTO applications.
Regularly represents municipal clients in various litigation matters.
Currently representing several clients in responding to both employment- and service-based HRTO applications.
Assisted in successfully upholding the dismissal of an employee at grievance arbitration.
Successfully represented an entertainment facility on the appeal of the employee’s application to the court for a declaration that the facility had surrendered its common law right to terminate without notice through its policies and procedures.
Successfully moved for summary judgment on a financial institution’s counter-claim regarding repayment of an outstanding loan in a wrongful dismissal action.
Successfully represented an employer before the Divisional Court on an appeal involving issues of frustration of contract and the duty to accommodate.