Ms. Chotalia Uses her skills as a Former Employment - Human Rights Lawyer to Mediate/ Arbitrate cases:
Ms.Chotalia has litigated complex employment & human rights cases. She has more than 30 years of experience in human rights & employment law. She acted for the Alberta Civil Liberties Association and won the Sikh Turban case, Grant v. Canada A.G:
"The defendants and the intervenors, particularly the able argument of Ms. Chotalia for the Alberta Civil Liberties Association, turn the plaintiffs' argument respecting discrimination on its head. They argue that the Commissioner's decision was designed to prevent discrimination occurring to Khalsa Sikhs. As such they argue that that decision offends none of the provisions of the Charter, indeed that it is required by section 15 of the Charter." para 103 Judge Reid
Shirish was an intervenor lawyer in the gay rights case of Vriend at the Supreme Court of Canada and the Court of Appeal of Alberta. She has a broad civil litigation background. She also handles Disciplinary Defence cases. For example, she defended an accountant against charges of misconduct based on misrepresentation and successfully opposed a heft costs award: L v. ICCA 2014.
"The defendants and the intervenors, particularly the able argument of Ms. Chotalia for the Alberta Civil Liberties Association, turn the plaintiffs' argument respecting discrimination on its head. They argue that the Commissioner's decision was designed to prevent discrimination occurring to Khalsa Sikhs. As such they argue that that decision offends none of the provisions of the Charter, indeed that it is required by section 15 of the Charter." para 103 Judge Reid
Shirish was an intervenor lawyer in the gay rights case of Vriend at the Supreme Court of Canada and the Court of Appeal of Alberta. She has a broad civil litigation background. She also handles Disciplinary Defence cases. For example, she defended an accountant against charges of misconduct based on misrepresentation and successfully opposed a heft costs award: L v. ICCA 2014.
Employment Law & Human Rights Law
Ms. Chotalia has practiced extensively in the area of employment and human rights and worked for unions, employers and individuals. She is experienced. Read about some of her cases on the next few pages.
