Lorin MacDonald

The respondents requested an adjournment of the scheduled hearing due to the late disclosure of the applicant's expert report, arguing they needed time to retain their own expert.

The applicant opposed the request, noting the hearing would require multiple days and the expert's testimony could be held over.

The Tribunal denied the adjournment request, finding that the respondents' concerns could be addressed by delaying the applicant's expert testimony to a subsequent hearing date, and thus extraordinary circumstances warranting an adjournment were not established.

The respondents in a human rights application alleging disability discrimination requested an order for the production of the applicant's social media communications and correspondence with the TSSA.

The applicant opposed the request and sought an extension of the pre-hearing disclosure deadline.

The Tribunal ordered the applicant to disclose any social media inquiries and responses made for the purpose of gathering evidence, finding them arguably relevant.

The Tribunal also granted the applicant's request to extend the disclosure deadline for all parties.

The applicant filed a Request for Order During Proceedings to amend his human rights application, increase the remedy requested, and add The Jim Pattison Group as a respondent.

The respondents consented to the amendment of the application but opposed the amendment to the remedy and the addition of the new respondent.

The Tribunal applied the Smyth test and granted the request to add the respondent, noting that the exact relationship between the respondents should be determined at the hearing.

The Tribunal also granted the request to amend the remedy sought, finding no prejudice given the early stage of the proceedings.