Hicks Morley is pleased to announce it has once again ranked as the leading law firm in the Labour Relations and Pensions category according to the 2014 Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada. Practice groups included in this category are Employment Law, Labour Relations, Occupational Health & Safety, Pensions & Employee…
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Hicks Morley is pleased to announce that Stephen Shamie has once again been recognized as one of the country’s top practitioners in the 2014 Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada. He is featured in the prestigious guide based on peer recommendations for his distinguished expertise in Labour Law.
Hicks Morley is pleased to announce that Jonathan A. Maier has been invited to join the partnership. Jonathan continues to develop his thriving practice in all areas of employment and labour law. He articled with the firm and was hired as an associate in 2005. Jonathan practises out of the firm’s Toronto office and the…
We are pleased to announce that Lauren I. Cowl has joined Hicks Morley as an associate in our Toronto office. Lauren was called to the Bar in 2012 and obtained her law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School. Prior to joining Hicks Morley, Lauren practised in Toronto as an associate in the Labour and Employment…
Hicks Morley’s FTR Now entitled “No Charter-Protected Right to Strike Says Saskatchewan Court of Appeal” was cited in the October 17, 2013 edition of Canadian Civil Liberties Association Rights Watch blog in an article entitled “Supreme Court of Canada to Decide on the Right to Strike“. Hicks Morley’s Paul Broad authored this FTR Now, which…
Hicks Morley’s Christopher Riggs will deliver the convocation address and be presented with an honorary Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) degree from The University of Guelph on Saturday, October 19, 2013. The University of Guelph’s news release acknowledges some of Christopher’s accomplishments including practicing labour and employment law for more than four decades, making contributions…
Hicks Morley’s Stephen Shamie, and John Brooks were mentioned in the September 2013 edition of Who’s Who Legal in an article entitled, “Management Labour & Employment Marketplace Analysis.” The article featured lawyers who are specialists on management-side issues for labour and employment, and pension law, and stated as follows: “Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie fields…
Hicks Morley’s John Saunders was mentioned in the September 3, 2013 edition of Fire Fighting in Canada in an article entitled, “Police deserve higher pay than firefighters, report says.” The article discussed Deloitte’s job-evaluation report, presented by John Saunders at the City of London’s interest arbitration, which concluded that fire fighters do not deserve equal or…
Hicks Morley’s Simon Mortimer was quoted in the September 3, 2013 edition of Canadian Labour Reporter in an article entitled, “New super-union Unifor targets unlikely membership.” The article discussed Unifor, the nation’s largest private sector union, formed from the merger of the Canadian Auto Workers union and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers union. The article…
Hicks Morley’s John Saunders was quoted in the August 27, 2013 edition of The London Free Press in an article entitled, “Toronto attorney John Saunders argues during arbitration hearing that the old rules are gone and some non-core services should be outsourced.” The article discusses contract arbitration hearings regarding proposed retroactive wage hikes for the…