Hicks Morley’s Craig Rix discusses whether 2012 will be a tough year for labour negotiations in a recent interview with Business News Network. Watch part one of the interview. Watch part two of the interview.
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Hicks Morley is pleased to announce it has been ranked as the leading law firm in the Labor Relations and Pensions category according to the 2012 Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada. Practice groups included in this category are Employment Law, Labour Relations (Construction Sector), Occupational Health & Safety, Pensions &…
Hicks Morley’s Craig Rix was quoted in the January 7, 2012 edition of The Globe and Mail. In an article entitled “Bracing for trouble on the picket line“, Craig comments on this year’s picket-line battles suggesting that employers are going to be using hard bargaining, including potential lockouts, to make gains. View Article
An article by Hicks Morley’s Susie Taing was published in the December 28, 2011 edition of Small Biz Advisor. In the article entitled, “A legal review of 2011“, Susie discusses the changes over the past year in the pension and benefits industry. View Article
Hicks Morley’s Paul Broad was quoted in the December 19, 2011 edition of Canadian Lawyer magazine. In an article entitled “SCC says privacy commissioner was right to extend review period,” Paul comments on a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision that the Alberta Privacy Commissioner was reasonable in its decision to extend a statutory time…
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…