Hicks Morley congratulates each one of our lawyers who has been recognized as a leading practitioner in the Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory 2013. Further details can be found on Lexpert.ca Toronto John E. Brooks Labour Relations Henry Y. Dinsdale Labour Relations John C. Field Employment Law Michael A. Hines Labour Relations John W. Saunders Labour…
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On May 10, 2013, Benefits and Pensions Monitor featured commentary from Susan Nickerson in the Daily News Alerts with respect to her resent presentation at the Eckler Ltd. ‘Reality Check: Coming to Grips with the Future of Capital Accumulation Plans in Canada’ seminar. In the session ‘Lessons from U.S. Experience’, Susan stresses that Canadian defined…
Hicks Morley’s Rachel Arbour was interviewed in the April-May 2013 edition of the CBA National Magazine in an article entitled “Pensions vs. insolvency“. In the article, Rachel answers a series of questions regarding the implications of the Indalex ruling highlighting the expanded deemed trust and pension plan governance aspects of the decision. View Article
Hicks Morley’s Natasha Monkman was quoted on April 3, 2013 in the Edmonton Journal, The StarPhoenix and The Windsor Star in an article entitled “Ruling on pensions comes as a surprise.” In the article, they comment on the recent decision by the Supreme Court of Canada not to review the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision…
Hicks Morley’s Natasha Monkman was quoted in the March 28, 2013 edition of the Financial Post. In an article entitled “Supreme Court of Canada refuses leave for appeal of Carrigan pension decision,” they comment on the Financial Services Commission of Ontario’s letter and state, “it remains to be seen whether there will be any policy…
Hicks Morley is pleased to announce it has been named in the Chambers Global 2013: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business as a leading specialist practice for Employment & Labour and Pensions & Benefits in Canada. In commenting on the firm, sources have stated, “Hicks Morley always does an excellent job regarding labour matters.” “A…
Hicks Morley’s Susan Nickerson was quoted in the February 2013 edition of Canadian Lawyer. In an article entitled, “The pension conundrum”, Susan comments on a British Columbia case where two employees won a wrongful dismissal claim which focused entirely on projected losses associated with their pensions. Susan states, “the concept of being in a pension…
Hicks Morley’s Rachel Arbour was recently interviewed by the Canadian Bar Association’s National TV. In the interview, Rachel answers questions regarding the Indalex ruling and explains what it means to companies that sponsor and administer defined benefit pension plans. Watch the interview. Read our FTR Now which summarizes the Supreme Court’s decision in Indalex.
Hicks Morley is pleased to announce it has been ranked as the leading law firm in the Labour Relations and Pensions category according to the 2013 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 Benefits…
Hicks Morley is pleased to announce that Amy R. Tibble has been invited to join the partnership. The appointment is effective as of January 1, 2013. Congratulations to both of them.