Adrienne Lei

The applicants filed a human rights application alleging discrimination in employment on the basis of age, sex, disability, and association after their full-time artist positions were eliminated during a workplace restructuring.

The respondent requested a summary hearing to dismiss the application.

The Tribunal found that the allegations of discrimination based on age, sex, and association had no reasonable prospect of success, as the applicants failed to show a link between the termination of their employment and the protected grounds.

Furthermore, the Tribunal found that the application was filed beyond the one-year limitation period under section 34(1) of the Human Rights Code, and the applicants failed to establish a good faith explanation for the delay under section 34(2).

The application was dismissed in its entirety.

The appellants appealed a motion judge's decision to strike out their statement of claim against the Law Society of Upper Canada under Rule 21.

The appellants alleged the Law Society was liable in negligence for failing to take appropriate action against lawyers who acted for other parties.

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding that the claim was precluded by the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Edwards v. Law Society of Upper Canada due to a lack of proximity between the appellants and the Law Society.