An article by Hicks Morley’s Michael Hines was published in the September edition of International Employment Lawyer Newsletter. In the article entitled, “Canada – Freedom of Association under the Charter: Snake or Tree?“, Michael discusses recent contradictory judicial decisions concerning the “right to strike” asserted under section 2(d) of the Charter as interpreted by the…
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Stephen Shamie was interviewed on CFRB’s Talk Radio this week about employer/host liability in relation to the annual holiday party. Listen to the full interview. Read our FTR Now on this subject “Planning For a Safe Holiday Office Party.”
Hicks Morley’s John Field was quoted in an article entitled “A Piece of the Action” in the July/August issue of Lexpert® Magazine. Field says, “The trouble with claims against employers is that most of them end up being dealt with on an individual basis because they tend to involve individual contracts of employment or circumstances…
Hicks Morley’s John Field was quoted on the recent Ontario Superior Court decision with Canadian Lawyer InHouse Magazine. In an article entitled “CIBC Overtime Class Action Tossed”, Field discusses the lack of commonality and the Plaintiff’s attempted focus on the employer’s overtime policy within the context of the Canada Labour Code. View Article
We are very pleased to announce that Frank Cesario has joined our firm as an Associate in our Toronto office. Frank Cesario has joined Hicks Morley’s Litigation Practice Group after engaging in a litigation practice for several years at a large Bay Street firm. Frank graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School (J.D. 1998) after…
The Hon. Chris Bentley, Attorney General, met with a number of the firm’s litigators for a roundtable discussion about the Report of the Honourable Coulter Osborne Q.C. on the Civil Justice Reform Project on potential reforms to the civil justice system.