Gwendoline has more than twenty years of experience advising employers and employees on a wide range of issues arising from their workplace relationships. From pre-hiring to post-dismissal, Gwendoline represents clients in employment and labour law, human rights, administrative law, constitutional law, and in general litigation matters. With her broad experience with organizations and the litigation process, Gwendoline is committed to obtaining positive results for her clients. An experienced trial advocate, Gwendoline has appeared before all provincial and federal levels of court, and a variety of tribunals. She is a frequent writer and presenter and is the founding co-author of a textbook on employment standards law.
Representative Cases
The following is a representative list of Gwendoline’s cases listed by area of practice.
Labour, Employment and Human Rights:
- Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal v. Hill, 2011 BCCA 49
- Sowden v. Manulife Canada Inc., 2015 BCSC 629
- Ramsay v. Terrace (City), 2014 BCSC 1292
- Wiggins v. Cariboo Regional District, 2019 BCHRT 281
- Tran v. PR Grand Hotel Management Limited Partnership and another, 2018 BCHRT 241
- Martens and others v. New Westminster Police Officers’ Association, 2014 BCHRT 90
- Cariboo Regional District and BCGEU (2 May 2017), unreported labour arbitration decision
Constitutional Law:
- R. v. Barton, 2019 SCC 33
- Trinity Western University v. Law Society of Upper Canada, 2018 SCC 33; The Law Society of British Columbia v. Trinity Western University, 2018 SCC 32
- Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford, 2013 SCC 72
- The Law Society of British Columbia v. Trinity Western University, 2016 BCCA 423
- Neskonlith Indian Band v. Salmon Arm (City), 2012 BCCA 379
- R. v. T.W., 2020 BCSC 293
- R. v. J.J., 2020 BCSC 200; R. v. J.J., 2020 BCSC 201
- R. v T.A.H, 2019 BCSC 1614
- R. v. A.M.P.L., (6 February 2018), unreported, Winteringham J., New Westminster Registry No. 80226-2 (B.C.S.C.)
- R. v. Akumu, 2016 BCSC 2500; R. v. Akumu, 2016 BCSC 2505
- Trinity Western University v. The Law Society of British Columbia, 2015 BCSC 2326
- R. v. M.V., 2015 BCSC 2270; R. v. M.V., 2015 BCSC 2269; R. v. M.V., 2015 BCSC 1971
- R. v. T.J.G., (13 March 2018), unreported, Dohm, A.C.J., Surrey Registry No. 213091 (B.C.P.C.); R. v. T.J.G. (4 December 2017), unreported, Dohm, A.C.J., Surrey Registry No. 213091 (B.C.P.C.)
- R. v. N.W., (30 June 2017), unreported, Challenger J., North Vancouver Registry No. 63536 (B.C.P.C.)
Litigation Procedures:
- Shih v Shih, 2020 BCSC 76; Shih v. Shih, 2019 BCSC 1681
- Wright v. Becker, 2018 BCSC 451
- Shih v. Shih, 2017 BCSC 905; Shih v. Shih, 2016 BCSC 1890; Shih v. Shih, (7 September 2016), unreported, Watchuk J., Vancouver Registry No. E141017
- Henry v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2015 BCSC 2319
Miscellaneous:
- Sun Wave Forest Products Ltd. v Prince Rupert (City), 2019 BCSC 415
- Benoit v Strathcona (Regional District), 2019 BCSC 362
- Shih v. Shih, 2017 BCCA 37
- Quast v. Cowichan Valley Regional District, 2012 BCSC 1979
Education and Call to Bar
- Call to Bar: British Columbia 1995
- University of British Columbia: Bachelor of Laws (LLB), 1994
- Capilano University: Certificate of International Business, 1991
- University of Glasgow: Bachelor of Laws (LLB); Honours in European Community Law, 1989
Let’s Connect
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