Notable Cases
Every case is important to us.
Whether we are arguing an appeal before the Supreme Court of Canada, presenting a grievance before an arbitrator, or negotiating an individual contract or a collective agreement, we go to bat for our clients and we get results.
Some of our notable cases can be found using the search tools below.
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Supreme Court: Ontario government undermined system of interest arbitration
May 16, 2003
Supreme Court holds that the Ontario government undermined collective bargaining statute by appointing only retired judges to boards of interest arbitration.
Exclusion of agricultural workers from labour relations regime breaches Charter
December 20, 2001
Supreme Court of Canada holds that the exclusion of agricultural workers from a labour relations regime violates s. 2(d) of the Charter.
Picketing laws cannot ban peaceful consumer leafleting, Supreme Court holds
September 09, 1999
Supreme Court of Canada holds that preventing union members from consumer leafleting violates their freedom of expression guarantee under the Charter.
Sexual orientation “read into” Alberta’s human rights legislation
April 02, 1998
Supreme Court of Canada holds that the exclusion of sexual orientation from Alberta's human rights statute violates s. 15 of the Charter.
Are employees entitled to termination and severance pay from a bankrupt employer?
January 22, 1998
Supreme Court of Canada holds that employees whose employment is terminated as a result of bankruptcy are entitled to termination and severance pay.
Sexual orientation recognized as a ground of discrimination under the Charter
May 25, 1995
The Supreme Court of Canada holds that sexual orientation is an analogous ground of discrimination under the equality rights provision of the Charter.