Baker McKenzie Advises McMaster University on Challenge to Mandatory Vaccination Policy

Baker McKenzie represented McMaster University in defending its mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy on judicial evaluate. 4 Applicants questioned for an exemption from the University’s obligatory vaccination coverage, citing religious and conscience grounds. The College refused their exemption requests, saying no link amongst their spiritual beliefs and refusal to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Applicants challenged the University’s authority to carry out the coverage. They also claimed the University breached their human rights and that the University’s approach for assessing their promises was unfair and biased. The Courtroom dismissed all of the Applicants’ statements. It also highlighted how diligent and honest the University’s processes and representatives have been in creating a review approach and analyzing apps underneath it.

This is the initially case in the Ontario courts to deal with the difficulty on the merits rather of via injunctive relief. This selection also has sector-large implications as each individual College and College in Ontario has some kind of obligatory vaccination plan.

The Baker McKenzie crew advising McMaster University was George Avraam, Ahmed Shafey and Ajanthana Anandarajah, with distinctive guidance from Juliette Mestre and Eleanor Dennis.