An article by Hicks Morley’s Nadine Zacks was published in the May 22, 2012 edition of Small Biz Advisor. In the article entitled, “Benefits for independent contractors: a legal perspective,” Nadine discusses the distinction between an independent contractor and an employee and the various factors the courts will consider in making this determination. View Article
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Hicks Morley is pleased to announce it has been named in the Chambers Global 2012: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business as a leading specialist practice for Employment & Labour and Pensions & Benefits in Canada. Sources of this publication comment that Hicks Morley is “a very prominent labour boutique – they have a great…
Hicks Morley’s Paul Broad was quoted in the January 16, 2012 edition of the Canadian HR Reporter. In an article entitled “Regulatory HR bill reintroduced in Ontario,” Paul comments on Bill 28, the Registered Human Resources Professionals Act, 2011. View Article
Hicks Morley is pleased to announce it has been named one of Canadian Lawyer’s top 10 labour and employment boutique firms. An Ontario-based in-house counsel comments: “We deal with them a lot. Universally, the feeling is that Hicks is it. You don’t get anyone better on the management side.” View Article
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 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…
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…
Published since 1997, the annual Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory is the most comprehensive guide to legal talent in Canada. It identifies leading lawyers across Canada in 64 practice areas. It has become the resource of choice for Canadian corporate counsel and Canadian law firms as well as for US corporate counsel and law firms in…
Hicks Morley’s Amy Tibble was quoted in the June 13, 2011 edition of The Toronto Star‘s online section, MoneyVille. In an article entitled “Top civil servants lose their perks,” Amy discusses how the limits issued by the Ontario Public Service Perquisites Directive, regarding non-business related perks, may lead public sector organizations to rethink how to…
Hicks Morley congratulates each one of our lawyers who has been recognized in 2011 as a leading practitioner in Lexpert/Thomson Canada’s Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2011. Toronto Harvey A. Beresford, Q.C. Labour Relations Brenda J. Bowlby Labour Relations David W. Brady Workers’ Compensation John C. Field Employment Law Stephen J. Shamie Employment Law Labour Relations…