Successfully appealed a decision which found that a travel company attorned to the jurisdiction of Ontario by taking procedural steps within a jurisdictional motion.
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.
Upheld a lower court decision dismissing a long-term-disability benefits action against an insurer on appeal.
Successfully argued for the summary dismissal of a human rights proceeding brought against a school board.
Successfully secured intervener status for a hospital in a policy grievance in respect of an influenza policy.
Successfully defended a not-for-profit legal clinic at a labour arbitration alleging wrongful dismissal.
Acted for and successfully defended at trial a large retail client in a wrongful dismissal action.
Successfully defended a financial institution in a claim challenging the institution’s policy regarding statutory holiday and vacation pay.
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 represented an employer in the telecommunications industry in a judicial review application challenging a labour board decision on constitutional grounds.
Acted for a number of defendants in an employee class action relating to a call centre closure, successfully narrowing the legal claims and the composition of the class sought by the plaintiffs.