Lawyer Profile
S. Margot Blight
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Margot practised as a partner in BLG's Public Law, Labour and Employment and Education Law groups. Working in English and French, she advised and represented public- and private-sector employers on labour and employment matters, including Ontario school boards and educational institutions. Her administrative-law practice included human rights, constitutional challenges, professional discipline, education governance, labour relations and school capital funding. She also served as an adjudicator and panel chair on professional-discipline matters involving lawyers, paralegals and Justices of the Peace.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1989 (ON)
Professional Details
Education
University of Toronto, 1984-1987
Associations
Certified Specialist in Labour Law, Law Society of Ontario
Adjudicator, Law Society Tribunal Hearing Division
Former lawyer member, Justices of the Peace Review Council
Awards & Recognition
The Best Lawyers in Canada, Education Law
The Best Lawyers in Canada, Labour and Employment Law
Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Labour Relations
Articles & Speeches
Author, Case Law Update: Brown v. University of Windsor, 2016 ONCA 431, BLG, 2017
Author, Reminder: HR Advice to Management is NOT Privileged, BLG, 2018
Contributor, Top 10 Legal Risks for Business, BLG, 2017
Lecturer at Law Society of Ontario, Ontario Bar Association, Ministry of the Attorney General and Seneca College programs
Selected Decisions
Law Society of Ontario v. De Rose, 2018 ONLSTH 120 (panel chair)
Conseil Scolaire de District du Nord-Est de l'Ontario v. Near North District School Board, 2009 ONCA 607 (counsel)