Hilary Newman

Associate

• 65 Grafton St.
  Charlottetown, P.E.
  C1A 1K8
• +1.902.629.4590
• +1.902.566.5283
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Language(s) spoken: English

Bar Admission(s): Prince Edward Island, 2017

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Legal Assistant(s): Daisha Richardson

Hilary works primarily in the areas of administrative law and civil litigation, representing individuals, municipalities, and regulated entities before courts and tribunals. She also regularly advises public sector clients on access to information requests. Her representative experience includes:

Administrative Law & Litigation

• Acting for municipalities on land use planning appeals in hearings before the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission.
• Representing regulated entities on judicial review.
• Prosecuting disciplinary charges against members of professional regulatory bodies.
• Advancing and resolving commercial litigation claims.
• Assisting in the representation of professional associations in the defence of medical malpractice claims.
• Representing municipalities in tax collection, bylaw enforcement, and expropriation proceedings in the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island.
• Representing individuals in hearings before the Atlantic Provinces Harness Racing Commission and the Natural Products Appeals Tribunal.
• Obtaining the release of sealed search warrant information on behalf of a media company.

Employment & Human Rights

• Defending employers, educational institutions, and public sector clients in relation to human rights complaints before the Human Rights Commission.
• Drafting employment contracts, workplace policies, and procedures.
• Effectively negotiating termination, severance and claims of wrongful dismissal.
• Assisting employers in handling and responding to workplace investigations.
• Advising employers with respect to workplace accommodation and claims of discrimination.

Access to Information

• Assisting custodians in responding to requests for the disclosure of personal health information.
• Advising public bodies on privacy and disclosure obligations in response to freedom of information requests.
• Preparing a privacy impact assessment for a public body addressing the new collection, use and disclosure of personal health information.
• Advising and assisting municipalities on disclosure obligations pursuant to municipal access to information bylaws.