By: Christina Hall and Kevin MacNeill On July 22, 2013, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled in Choc v. Hudbay Minerals Inc. that three separate lawsuits brought by indigenous Guatemalans against a Canadian mining company, Hudbay Minerals Inc. (“Hudbay”) and other defendants, can go forward in Canada. The plaintiffs’ lawsuits allege that between 2007…
In the context of labour arbitrations, long service has often been a factor invoked by arbitrators to mitigate against serious disciplinary consequences – particularly against terminations of employment for just cause. The employer in the case of Tonolli Canada Limited v. United Steelworkers, and its Local 9042 is in the business of recycling lead acid batteries. Given that lead…
By: Kevin MacNeill and Christina Hall Just a few weeks ago, Islamic terrorists stormed a natural gas plant staffed by hundreds of Algerian workers and a number of foreign workers. The Algerian military intervened, bringing an end to the crisis, but in its aftermath workers from the United States, Britain, France, Japan, Romania and other…
The City of Guelph was recently found not guilty of a health and safety charge resulting from an accident at a workplace that led to the death of a 14-year old student. On June 16, 2009, the young student was in a public washroom while visiting a City park. While in the washroom, she tried…
The Alberta Court of Appeal will soon hear a motion for leave to appeal convictions under Alberta’s health and safety legislation following the death of a worker during a Calgary Stampede party. In 2007, a small technology company, XI Technologies Inc. (“XI”), hosted a customer appreciation party at a hotel during the Stampede. As part…