Hicks Morley’s Alan Freedman was quoted in the December edition of Canadian Lawyer Magazine. In an article entitled “Supreme Court favours arbitrator’s decision,” Alan comments on a recent case in which the Supreme Court of Canada, quashing a decision of the Manitoba Court of Appeal, gives room for labour arbitrators to be creative in fashioning…
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Hicks Morley partner Stephen Shamie was quoted in the 2011 edition of Queen’s Law Reports. In an article entitled “Centre for Law in the Contemporary Workplace,” Stephen comments on the end of mandatory retirement and identifies that when challenges arise in areas where mandatory retirement can be justified, such as jobs where strenuous physical activity…
We would like to extend a very special congratulations to our clients who made the 2013 list of Canada’s top employers! One of the country’s best-known annual competitions, the Top 100 Employers identifies the companies, firms and organizations that lead their industries in attracting and retaining employees. The Top 100 Employers competition, first published in…
Hicks Morley once again ranked #1 in Canada in the field of Labour and Employment Law in Best Lawyers® in Canada 2012. Hicks Morley has more listed lawyers (25 in total) in this field than any other firm in Canada and is also the #1 ranked firm in Ontario. Toronto John E. Brooks Labour and…
Hicks Morley’s Paul Broad was quoted in the October 24, 2011 edition of Canadian Lawyer magazine. In an article entitled “An odd, but sensible, ruling,” Paul comments on the October 17, 2011 decision of OLRB Chair Bernard Fishbein, authorizing a former Vice Chair of the OLRB to continue to preside over an ongoing certification application…
Hicks Morley is proud to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Firm’s Ottawa office. In 2001, Lynn Thomson and George Vuicic relocated to Ottawa from our Toronto office, and joined Chuck Hofley, Andrew McCreary and Leanne Fisher, who had already established practices in Ottawa. Together, they realized Hicks Morley’s long-standing goal of opening an Ottawa…
Hicks Morley’s Craig Rix discussed the federal government’s threatened intervention into the collective bargaining arena in a recent interview with Business News Network. Watch the interview.
Hicks Morley is pleased to announce the hiring of five new associates. Working out of the firm’s Toronto office are Jennifer Del Vecchio, P. Adrian Di Lullo, Carolyn Cornford Greaves, Stephanie N. Jeronimo and Carolyn L. McKenna.
We are pleased to announce that Lisa Kwasek has joined Hicks Morley as an associate in our London office. Lisa was called to the Ontario Bar in 2008 and obtained her law degree at the University of Western Ontario. Prior to joining Hicks Morley Lisa was an associate at a London law firm where her…
An article by Hicks Morley’s Susie Taing appeared in the July 2011 issue of Pal Benefits’ The Advisor. In the article, “Employer Ordered to Pay Terminated Employee Disability Benefits to Age 65,” Susie reviews a recent court decision warning employers to address the risk that terminated employees may become disabled. View Article