Motion to expand scope of human rights application and call late expert evidence denied.
The applicant in a human rights complaint against the Law Society of Upper Canada brought a motion to expand the scope of the application to investigate systemic racism, trifurcate the hearing, and introduce expert and other witness evidence.
The Tribunal dismissed the requests to expand the scope and call the proposed witnesses, finding that the applicant failed to plead material facts or comply with the Tribunal's rules regarding witness statements and expert reports in a timely manner.
The Tribunal granted the applicant's unopposed request to record the proceedings.
Selwyn Pieters v. The Law Society of Upper Canada, Omar Hartman, and Robert Lapper, 2017 HRTO 1251
