The applicant filed a human rights application alleging discrimination in employment on the basis of disability.
The respondent requested dismissal of the application on the basis that the applicant had signed a full and final release in exchange for a severance package.
The applicant argued he signed the release without reading it on the advice of a paralegal and attempted to rescind it the next day.
The Tribunal applied the Pritchard factors and found no evidence of duress, inadequate consideration, or lack of capacity.
The Tribunal concluded that allowing the application to proceed despite the executed release would amount to an abuse of process and dismissed the application.
