Members of the media and the public are advised that the following proceeding before the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal will be livestreamed on the Courts of Nova Scotia website on Tuesday, November 12, 2024:

CA-532376 – Dr. Gábor Lukács v. Canadian Union of Public Employees, and Cathy Remus, and Local 3912 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees

The appellant, Dr. Gábor Lukács, seeks leave, and if granted, to appeal the decision of a Supreme Court judge in Chambers on April 4, 2024. In this proceeding, Dr. Lukács was an elected executive member of CUPE Local 3912 and commenced action against the respondents following his removal from the executive. He claims to be a whistleblower with respect to events arising from contract negotiations between the union and Dalhousie University. Dr. Lukács was the subject of union complaints and an investigation, the outcome of which he says raises various causes of action against the respondents.

His original claim was commenced in September 2023, and he sought to amend his claim in March 2024. The Chambers judge allowed amendments on consent but denied further amendments. Dr. Lukács claims the Chambers judge erred in law in refusing the amendments sought.

This appeal hearing is scheduled for a half-day, starting at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, November 12, 2024. It will be heard by a three-member panel comprised of Justice Elizabeth Van den Eynden, Justice Joel E. Fichaud, and Justice Carole A. Beaton.

The public can watch the livestream on the Courts of Nova Scotia website here.

As per the Nova Scotia Courts’ copyright policy, webcasts of court proceedings may not be broadcast or re-broadcast by embedding them in another website or by any other means. However, portions of the webcasts (audio and video) may be re-broadcast as part of conventional news coverage. Hyperlinks to the live webcast page and the page of archived videos on the Courts of Nova Scotia website are permitted.