Social context informs application of precedent in arbitration cases, Alberta Appeal Court says

By Ian Burns ( October 28, 2019, 9:45 AM EDT) -- The Alberta Court of Appeal has overturned a lower court’s decision to uphold the reinstatement of a City of Calgary employee who was accused of touching and squeezing a colleague’s breast, saying, while arbitral awards are due deference by courts, it does not preclude judges from probing facts when coming to a decision....