R. v. Conway
Decided June 11, 2010
Charter of Rights and Freedoms – Remedies – Proper approach to determining remedial jurisdiction of administrative tribunals under s.24(1) of Charter
Fullowka et al. v. Royal Oak Ventures Inc.
Decided February 18, 2010
Civil liability for wrongful (tortious) conduct – Whether a parent union is liable for the wrongful actions of its locals, and whether a union is liable for the wrongful actions of its members
Plourde v. Wal-Mart Canada Corp.; Desbiens v. Wal-Mart Canada Corp.
Decided November 27, 2009
Labour relations – Closure of business – Unfair labour practice complaint alleging dismissal because of union activity – Scope of presumption in s.17 of the Quebec Labour Code and of employer's burden of proving "good and sufficient reason" for termination of employment – Whether employer may close its business for anti-union reasons in light of Charter guarantee of freedom of association and Quebec Labour Code provisions protecting employees' right to engage in union activity
Consolidated Fastfrate Inc. v. Western Canada Council of Teamsters
Decided November 26, 2009
Constitutional law – Division of powers – Jurisdiction – Whether local operations of national freight forwarding company that uses third party carrier for interprovincial transportation fall within federal or provincial jurisdiction
Nolan v. Kerry (Canada) Inc.
Decided
August 7, 2009
Pensions — Pension surplus — Plan expenses — Whether employer can use surplus arising in defined benefit portion of plan to fund its contribution obligations in defined contribution portion of plan — Whether employer can pay plan expenses from the pension fund
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority v. Canadian Federation of Students – British Columbia Component
Decided July 10, 2009
Constitutional law — Charter of Rights — Freedom of expression — Whether ban on political advertising on transit buses a breach of Charter's s.2(b) guarantee of freedom of expression
Ravndahl v. Saskatchewan
Decided January 29, 2009
Charter of Rights — Equality rights — Limitation of actions — Whether limitation period applies to bar personal claims for constitutional relief and remedies under s.24(1) of the Charter
Shafron v. KRG Insurance Brokers (Western) Inc.
Decided January 23, 2009
Employment law — Restrictive covenant — Non-competition clause — Principles governing severance of ambiguous or unreasonable provisions
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