Administrative law involves increasingly complex legal and technical issues regarding the regulation of individual and corporate activities by government officials, agencies and administrative tribunals. The litigation group at Sorbara, Schumacher, McCann LLP has extensive experience in representing clients before the numerous federal, provincial and municipal tribunals that govern defined spheres of conduct through quasi-judicial hearings.

Our litigation group recognizes the inherent differences between litigation in the usual sense and appearing before administrative tribunals and we able to effectively apply our experience and skills in litigation and negotiation to any administrative law matter. We also adapt our practice to each tribunal as each has its own procedures and embodies its own rules of evidence. We have experience in:

• Representing land developers, builders, and property owners before the Ontario Municipal Board;
• Representing professionals on disciplinary matters before their regulatory bodies;
• Acting for management in construction industry cases before the Labour Relations Board;
• Representing school boards in expulsion and suspension hearings under the Safe Schools Act;
• Appearing on behalf of both employers and employees before the Employment Standards Branch of the Ministry of Labour, the Labour Relations Board, and the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal;
• Appearing as counsel in Coroner’s Inquests.

Our litigation group also has experience representing individual and corporate clients in matters before the Assessment Review Board, the Landlord and Tenant Board of Ontario, Municipal Committees of Adjustment, the Licence Appeal Tribunal, the Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal, the Liquor Control Board, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, the Real Estate Council of Ontario, as well as other administrative boards and tribunals.