September 30, 2013

Latest Update – Federal Skilled Worker Class Litigation: Federal Court of Appeal

Following an extensive meeting with the Federal Court of Appeal, the Department of Justice and other appellant counsel, a tentative timeline has been agreed upon, taking into account the number of appeals, legal complexity, extensive evidence and legal arguments.  The highlights are as follows:

The Appeal Books (which includes the thousands of pages of evidence the parties are respectively relying upon) are due to be filed at the Federal Court of Appeal by December 20^th, 2013.

The Appellant’s (Our) Legal Arguments (Memoranda) are due at the Federal Court of Appeal by February 28^th, 2014. 

The Respondent’s (Department of Justice) Legal Arguments (Memoranda) are due at the Federal Court of Appeal by April 17^th, 2014.

Thereafter the hearings will be set down likely over several days.