Halifax partner Timothy Matthews, QC, will speak at the 18th annual Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners Canada conference in Toronto, Thursday, June 9. Stewart McKelvey is pleased to be a sponsor of this event. Tim will be…

The 2016 Top 25 Most Influential, presented by Canadian Lawyer, features chief executive officer Lydia Bugden and partners Twila Reid and Paul Saunders, as nominees. This recognition is given to those who go above and beyond their profession, as well as…

As part of Stewart McKelvey’s presenting sponsorship of the Junior Achievement of Nova Scotia Business Hall of Fame gala honouring this year’s inductees, we provided our 16-year-old selves – and Junior Achievers – with some advice, and caught…

Residents in East Preston, Nova Scotia and surrounding communities were given a glimpse into various areas of law at a workshop hosted by the East Preston Empowerment Academy, Saturday, May 28. The information session, You and…

During the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (“CALL”) annual conference, Cyndi Murphy was the recipient of the Honoured Member Award for her many years of service and dedication to this organization and fellow legal information specialists. This…

At the Community Centre Alliance (“CCA”) annual general meeting today, St. John’s lawyers Tauna Staniland and Amanda Whitehead were recognized for the work they have done for this organization. Both Tauna and Amanda assisted the CCA in a pro-bono project last…

Following the annual general meeting, the Canadian Defence Lawyers conference, Thursday, May 26, will feature associate Tipper McEwan as a session panelist. Beginning at 2:00 p.m. EDT, Tipper will be joined by two others to present a basic…

Partners Will Moreira, QC, FCIArb, Kim Walsh and Scott Campbell, as well as former partner David Henley, have made substantial contributions to what has been billed as, “the leading scholarly text and reference work on maritime law in Canada”, Canadian…

At the Canadian Association of Members of Public Utility Tribunals (“CAMPUT”) 2016 conference in Montreal, Nancy Rubin, QC, will be a panelist discussing demand management. Shawn McCarthy, Global Energy Reporter for The Globe and Mail will moderate this…

Halifax partner Karen Bennett-Clayton was quoted in the recent article, ‘Despicable’ web campaign means blanket ban, by John Schofield. This piece, featured in the latest issue of The Lawyers Weekly, outlines a recent decision out of Ontario in which…