Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution
Our team of experienced litigators and skilled litigation support personnel take a business-like approach to conflicts, considering all possibilities for an alternative dispute resolution. Our lawyers have successfully represented regional, national, and international clients in litigation matters involving:
- Corporate banking,
- Securities,
- Bankruptcy,
- Municipal law,
- Environmental law,
- Construction,
- Product liability,
- Insurance, and
- Tax and intellectual property issues.
We act on disputes in all arms of our clients’ businesses, on matters large and small, in courts and in arbitration, mediation and other types of alternate dispute resolution.
Insights
Throughout the year, our litigation and alternative dispute resolution lawyers provide written insights and updates on recent case law and legislation in the region and beyond. To learn more about relevant topics, click on one of the following titles:
- The cost of doing justice – judicial salaries and the rule of law in Newfoundland and Labrador (Provincial Court) v. Newfoundland
- The clock is ticking: Limitation periods vs. settlement privilege in Balsom v. Rideout
- Right time to strike – Courts less reticent to strike pleadings in Newfoundland and Labrador
- Corner Brook (City) v. Bailey: Canada’s top court clarifies the law of releases
- Immunity for police commission and its executive director in Oland complaint lawsuit
- Clarity on the limitation period for third party claims in Nova Scotia
- Duty of honest performance in termination of commercial contracts – the Supreme Court of Canada elaborates in Callow v. Zollinger, 2020 SCC 45
Associated Lawyers
- All
- Charlottetown
- Fredericton
- Halifax
- Moncton
- Saint John
- St. John's
Karen Bennett-Clayton
Partner
Halifax, N.S.
+1.902.420.3377
kbennettclayton@stewartmckelvey.com
Geoffrey Connolly,
K.C., FEC, P.Eng.
Partner
Charlottetown, P.E.
+1.902.629.4515
+1.902.626.6244
Dana Constantine
Associate
St. John's, N.L.
+1.709.570.5790
drconstantine@stewartmckelvey.com
Sean Corscadden
Associate
Fredericton, N.B.
+1.506.443.0132
scorscadden@stewartmckelvey.com
Gary Demeulenaere,
K.C.
Partner
Charlottetown, P.E.
+1.902.629.4509
gdemeulenaere@stewartmckelvey.com
Michiko Gartshore
Associate
Fredericton, N.B.
+1.506.443.0152
mgartshore@stewartmckelvey.com
Christopher Goodridge
Associate
St. John's, N.L.
+1.709.570.8836
cgoodridge@stewartmckelvey.com
Steve Hutchison,
K.C.
Partner
Saint John, N.B.
+1.506.632.2784
shutchison@stewartmckelvey.com
Sean Kelly
Partner and Labour & Employment Practice Group Leader
Halifax, N.S.
+1.902.444.1742
+1.902.471.5359
Julie LeBlanc Hultberg
Partner
Moncton, N.B.
+1.506.853.1964
jleblanchultberg@stewartmckelvey.com
James F. LeMesurier,
K.C.
Partner
Saint John, N.B.
+1.506.632.2776
+1.506.636.0986
jlemesurier@stewartmckelvey.com
Jennifer MacPherson
Partner
Charlottetown, P.E.
+1.902.629.4565
jmacpherson@stewartmckelvey.com
Sheila Mecking
Partner and Labour & Employment Practice Group Leader
Fredericton, N.B.
+1.506.444.6982
Nicholas Russon
Managing Partner, Fredericton
Fredericton, N.B.
+1.506.443.0128
+1.506.292.3615
Stephanie Stapleford
Associate
Fredericton, N.B.
+1.506.443.0155
sstapleford@stewartmckelvey.com
