- Le gouvernement fédéral défavorise ses employées qui prennent un congé de maternité et/parental
Le Tribunal canadien des droits de la personne a conclu qu'une politique émise par le Conseil du trésor du Canada est discriminatoire envers les femmes puisque cette politique ne leur permet pas de comptabiliser les périodes de congé de maternité et/ou parental dans le calcul de la période cumulative d'emploi.
Posted Jan, 10, 2009
- Mandatory retirement for firefighters upheld
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has decided that a mandatory retirement provision in a firefighter collective agreement does not violate the Human Rights Code.
Posted Jan, 01, 2009
- Jeffrey Sack receives LERA award
The Labor and Employment Relations Association has awarded Jeffrey Sack the 2008 Outstanding Practitioner Award
Posted Dec, 16, 2008
- CIBC unpaid overtime suit goes to court
The Finanacial Post reports that SGM's unpaid overtime suit against CIBC will be going to court this week.
Posted Dec, 08, 2008
- Class action against GM settled
A national class action against General Motors of Canada Limited and General Motors Corporation has been settled.
Posted Dec, 01, 2008
- Hospital lab changes could mean loss of jobs, privacy: Union
SGM's Steven Shrybman is quoted in a story on proposed plans to restructure lab services for Eastern Ontario hospitals.
Posted Nov, 04, 2008
- Judges and Lawyers Invite High School Girls to Consider a Legal Career
As part of LEAF's annual Persons' Day events, SGM hosted a group of high school girls interested in a career in law.
Posted Oct, 16, 2008
- Report urges compensation for victims of Dr. Charles Smith
The Toronto Star interviews SGM's Frank Addario in connection with the Public Inquiry into Pediatric Forensic Pathology in Ontario.
Posted Oct, 01, 2008
- Harper pitches two-tier youth justice plan
The National Post quotes SGM's Frank Addario on the government's plan to get tough on young offenders.
Posted Sep, 23, 2008
- New lab to study constitutional court challenges
The National Post quotes Cynthia Petersen's address at the launch of the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Law.
Posted Sep, 06, 2008
- Ready for a new constitutional challenge
The National Post reports on the opening of the new David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. Two SGM lawyers will speak at the centre's inaugural event.
Posted Aug, 27, 2008
- Managers consider suit against Bell
SGM's Louis Sokolov commented on a possible mass termination class-action lawsuit against Bell Canada in today's National Post.
Posted Aug, 20, 2008
- OLRB orders interim reinstatement of employees
The OLRB has ordered Martin Building Maintenance to reinstate five employees pending the adjudication of an unfair labour practice complaint.
Posted Aug, 01, 2008
- Legal aid urged for middle class
SGM's Frank Addario is quoted in the Toronto Star's coverage of the Trebilcock report on Legal Aid in Ontario.
Posted Jul, 26, 2008
- Worker can sue after ruling in wrongful arrest case
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that a worker wrongfully arrested for theft can sue a private security firm for negligence.
Posted Jun, 25, 2008
- Politics threaten federal judges' raises
The Law Times quotes Frank Addario in a report on the contentious hearings to set the salary of federally-appointed judges.
Posted Jun, 23, 2008
- Barack Obama, K Street lobbyists and the grab for Mexican oil
The Star's political reporter, Linda Diebel, blogs about the efforts to stop the privatization of the Mexican national oil company, PEMEX, including a visit to Mexico by SGM's Steven Shrybman and Hugo Leal-Neri.
Posted Jun, 23, 2008
- Maternity leave policy for term workers discriminatory
In a landmark victory, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has held that the federal government's maternity leave policy for term workers discriminates against women.
Posted Jun, 21, 2008
- Court delays injunction against CAW
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice finds GM did not come to court with clean hands.
Posted Jun, 14, 2008
- 5th Anniversary of Same Sex Marriage Victory
Today is the 5th anniversary of the Ontario Court of Appeal's decision in Halpern v. Canada. Miraculously, Canadian civilization has not collapsed.
Posted Jun, 10, 2008
- Ontario, Quebec: Just say no to TILMA
Globe and Mail columnist agrees with SGM's Steven Shrybman that Ontario and Quebec should "just say no" to TILMA.
Posted May, 24, 2008
- Court clears CAW in NWT bomb blast
The Northwest Territories Court of Appeal has overturned a decision finding the CAW liable in negligence for a bomb blast that killed 9 miners.
Posted May, 23, 2008
- Workers sue for pension money
The London Free Press reports on SGM's class action against London Life.
Posted May, 21, 2008
- Grits misused EI system, court told
SGM's Steven Barrett was quoted in connection with a Supreme Court of Canada appeal regarding the federal government's alleged misuse of the Employment Insurance surplus.
Posted May, 15, 2008
- Ottawa blocks the sale of space company to the U.S.
Canada's Federal Industry Minister has confirmed that he will block the sale of a Canadian space company to a U.S. defence manufacturer.
Posted May, 09, 2008
- SGM launches Charter application
SGM has launched a Charter challenge against legislation that excludes issues such as pensions and job classifications from negotiations between the government and employee unions.
Posted May, 05, 2008
- SGM Lawyer Appointed to Alberta Labour Relations Board
SGM's Lyle Kanee has been appointed as a vice-chair of Alberta's Labour Relations Board.
Posted May, 02, 2008
- BlackBerry: the new hot-button labour issue
SGM's Louis Sokolov was quoted by the Globe and Mail in a story about how a Canadian trade union is making the use of BlackBerrys an issue in collective bargaining.
Posted Apr, 30, 2008
- A chance encounter that might rewrite the rules
The Globe and Mail quotes a Supreme Court of Canada factum filed by SGM's Jonathan Dawe in reporting on an appeal that may overturn the rules for excluding evidence in criminal cases.
Posted Apr, 21, 2008
- Underfunding the real crisis
This week's Law Times has published an op-ed by SGM's Frank Addario on the funding crisis in the criminal justice system.
Posted Apr, 15, 2008
- Ottawa rejects space firm's sale to U.S.
The federal government has refused to approve the sale of Canada's leading space company to American interests. SGM's Steven Shrybman represented the public interest groups that spearheaded the opposition to the sale.
Posted Apr, 10, 2008
- Gay rights panel reflects on Vriend decision
SGM's Lyle Kanee was quoted by the Edmonton Journal which covered the 10th anniversary celebration of the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Vriend v. Alberta.
Posted Apr, 06, 2008
- Workers beat Hydro One again
The Financial Post reported on SGM's victory in obtaining a partial wind up of the Hydro One pension plan to give 73 terminated employees access to their pensions.
Posted Apr, 03, 2008
- Goudge probe hears plea for far-reaching review
Both the Globe and Mail and Canwest news service quoted SGM's Louis Sokolov in their coverage of the final submissions in the Goudge Inquiry.
Posted Apr, 02, 2008
- Supreme Court holds key to unlock old report
Frank Addario was quoted by the London Free Press on an upcoming Supreme Court of Canada appeal which will determine whether obtaining information under freedom of information laws is a right under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Posted Mar, 30, 2008
- SGM files a class action lawsuit against CN
Supervisors are seeking unpaid overtime in a national class action lawsuit filed against the Canadian National Railway
Posted Mar, 25, 2008
- A national disaster, made for TV
SGM's Steven Shrybman is quoted in a story about how the CBC mysteriously killed a new show that may have hit too close to reality for the Harper government.
Posted Mar, 22, 2008
- Stephen Lewis Foundation raises $700,000 to fight AIDS
SGM lawyers and staff contribute to the Give a Day to World AIDS campaign.
Posted Mar, 11, 2008
- Bently takes aim at court backlogs
The Toronto Star quotes Frank Addario in a story covering the Attorney General's intention to clear up the backlog in criminal court proceedings.
Posted Mar, 07, 2008
- We should all support NAFTA renegotiation
SGM's Steven Shrybman is quoted in a column advocating the renegotiation of NAFTA
Posted Mar, 05, 2008
- Activists urge freeze on daycare licenses
A legal opinion prepared by SGM's Steven Shrybman advocates a temporary moratorium on new child-care licenses to prevent a multinational corporation from taking over child-care centres across the province.
Posted Mar, 03, 2008
- How even straightforward cases can get scuttled by delays
SGM's Frank Addario is quoted in a Globe and Mail article on the problem of delays in the criminal court system.
Posted Feb, 26, 2008
- Anger and concern persist over Brampton hospital situation
SGM's Steven Shrybman is quoted in a story outlining the concerns with the P3 scheme at the Brampton Civic Hospital.
Posted Feb, 14, 2008
- As It Happens
Listen to SGM's Frank Addario, who was interviewed on CBC Radio's As It Happens regarding an Ontario Court of Appeal case on the admissibility of illegally obtained evidence.
Posted Feb, 13, 2008
- Smith testified in U.S. death case
The Globe and Mail quoted SGM's Louis Sokolov today in reporting the shocking news that Dr. Charles Smith testified in a U.S. death penalty case.
Posted Feb, 08, 2008
- SGM welcomes three new lawyers
SGM is pleased to announce that three new lawyers have joined the firm, one in our Ottawa office and two in our Toronto office.
Posted Jan, 24, 2008
- Police officers across Canada face once-rare perjury charges
The Brandon Sun quoted SGM's Frank Addario today in a story about the growing number of police officers facing perjury charges.
Posted Jan, 20, 2008
- Massive review of baby deaths sought
The Toronto Star quotes SGM's Louis Sokolov in reporting on the call for a more extensive review of investigations into child deaths in Ontario.
Posted Jan, 05, 2008
- SGM launches class action against Scotiabank
SGM and REKO have launched a second unpaid overtime class action lawsuit, this time against Scotiabank. The first unpaid overtime class action was filed against the CIBC.
Posted Dec, 10, 2007
- Legal advice nixed outside review of Smith's work
The Toronto Star reported today that, under questioning from SGM’s Louis Sokolov, Deputy Chief Coroner Dr. Jim Cairns acknowledged that, with few exceptions, Dr. Charles Smith’s work was never reviewed by other pathologists and he was not adequately supervised.
Posted Nov, 29, 2007
- Pathologists are too eager to please the Crown, experts testify
SGM's Louis Sokolov was quoted in the Globe and Mail's coverage of the testimony of a panel of experts in forensic pathology at the Goudge Inquiry. The experts warned the Inquiry that the potential for wrongful convictions will not recede until defence lawyers have equal access to forensic pathology expertise.
Posted Nov, 23, 2007
- Top court ruling criticized as attack on right to silence
SGM’s Frank Addario was quoted in the Globe and Mail this morning in connection with the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in R. v. Singh, in which a majority of the Court held that police have the right to continue interrogating a criminal suspect, even after the suspect has asserted his or her constitutional right to silence.
Posted Nov, 22, 2007
- Dunlop found guilty; nailed on contempt count, returing to inquiry
The Standard Freeholder quoted SGM’s Peter Engelmann today in connection with a court proceedings connected to the Cornwall Public Inquiry, which is looking into the events surrounding allegations of abuse of young people in Cornwall. Perry Dunlop, a former police officer, was found guilty of contempt of court for refusing to testify at the Inquiry.
Posted Nov, 20, 2007
- Women beaten by husband, jailed by police is suing force
The Globe and Mail quoted SGM's Louis Sokolov today in reporting on a lawsuit brought by a victim of domestic violence who was jailed by police when her husband claimed she had assaulted him.
Posted Nov, 01, 2007
- MPs agree to push crime bill through committee
CanWest News Service quoted SGM’s Frank Addario today in connection with the government’s plan to speed an omnibus 'get tough on crime' bill through committee.
Posted Oct, 31, 2007
- Court hears arguments for blame in NWT bomb blast
The submissions of SGM's Lyle Kanee in an appeal before the Northwest Territories Court of Appeal were quoted by the Canadian Press and CTV.ca today.
Posted Oct, 15, 2007
- Police can be sued for sloppy investigations, Supreme Court rules
SGM’s Louis Sokolov was quoted by the Globe and Mail in its coverage of the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Hill v. Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Police Services Board, which held that police can be sued for negligent investigations.
Posted Oct, 05, 2007
- Tearing down the barriers within
Today the Toronto Star quoted a legal analysis of the Alberta-British Columbia Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA) prepared by SGM’s Steven Shrybman.
Posted Sep, 08, 2007
- Some Canadians protest oil pipeline
The Argus Leader quotes SGM’s Steven Shrybman in a story about Trans-Canada’s Keystone pipeline project, which would establish a major new oil pipeline to transport over hundreds of thousands of barrels of crude oil per day from Alberta to markets in the United States.
Posted Aug, 11, 2007
- Autism court fight tab $2.4M
The Toronto Sun quoted SGM’s Frank Addario in reporting that the Ontario government spent $2.4 million fighting a claim by parents of autistic children that the government should pay for intensive behavioural intervention.
Posted Jul, 18, 2007
- Rising Tide
The Canadian Bar Association’s “National Magazine” quotes SGM’s Steven Shrybman in an article on Canada’s ability to manage and control our supply of fresh water.
Posted Jun, 30, 2007
- Collective bargaining is a right, top court rules
In covering the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Health Services & Support Facilities Subsector Bargaining Assn v. British Columbia, the Globe and Mail quoted SGM’s Steven Barrett, who represented the Canadian Labour Congress in the case.
Posted Jun, 09, 2007
- Employers urged to heed CIBC suit
SGM’s Louis Sokolov was quoted in the Globe and Mail’s coverage of the unpaid overtime class action lawsuit against the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce launched by SGM and REKO.
Posted Jun, 06, 2007
- Sniffer dogs v. privacy rights
Today the Globe and Mail quoted a factum filed by SGM's Frank Addario and Emma Phillips in a Supreme Court of Canada appeal involving random police searches using of drug sniffing dogs.
Posted May, 22, 2007
- Hospital P3 costs were 'flubbed'
SGM's Steven Shrybman was quoted in a Daily Commercial News story regarding a report commissioned by the Ontario Health Coalition, ...
Posted May, 14, 2007
- Still upset about P3 financing
The Brampton Guardian quoted SGM's Steven Shrybman in a story about the financing of P3 hospitals: "In our view, the inevitable conclusion that must be drawn from assessing the full details of the Brampton P3 ...
Posted May, 10, 2007
- Liberals take legal action over MPP’s autism fight
SGM’s Frank Addario was quoted in the Globe and Mail today in connection with NDP MPP Shelly Martel’s effort to find out how much money the Liberal government spent in its legal battle with the parents of autistic children over the financing of intensive behavioural intervention.
Posted Mar, 14, 2007
- Autism fight takes new turn
Today the Toronto Star covered NDP MPP Shelly Martel’s effort to find out how much the Liberal government paid lawyers to fight the parents of autistic children who were seeking to have the government pay for intensive behavioural intervention.
Posted Mar, 14, 2007
- Top court gives partial victory to gay couples
The Globe and Mail quoted SGM’s Cynthia Petersen in its coverage of the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Hislop v. Canada, in which the Court held that the federal government discriminated against gays and lesbians by limiting survivor benefits to those whose partner died after January 1, 1998, but refused to order retroactive payments.
Posted Mar, 02, 2007
