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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Ontario courts legalize same-sex marriage; other courts follow
June 10, 2003
Ontario Court of Appeal holds that denying same-sex couples the right to marry violates their equality rights under the Charter.
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.
British Columbia Court of Appeal legalizes same-sex marriage
May 01, 2003
The British Columbia Court of Appeal is the first court in country to find a right to same-sex marriage under s. 15 of the Charter.
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.
Opposite-sex definition of spouse in the Income Tax Act violates the Charter
April 23, 1998
The Ontario Court of Appeal has held that the opposite-sex definition of spouse in the Income Tax Act violates the Charter.