Friday, December 22, 2023

Sunova loses motion to toss tribunal chair


Sunova Equipment Ltd. has lost its motion to have tribunal chairman Glenn Walker removed when it pursues its appeal against Claas of America Inc.


Eric Gillespie and John May, arguing on behalf of Sunova, sought to have Walker excluded because he had been involved in negotiations seeking a settlement.


Walker wrote in his decision by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal, that “I find that the high bar established by the case law has not been met and that there are no grounds on which I should recuse myself in this matter. The motion is dismissed.