Employers are navigating uncharted territory when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines, from employee health and safety, to workplace policies, privacy and human rights concerns, a panel of Firm lawyers sit down and explore the complicated…

Kevin Landry and Annelise Harnanan (summer student) Recently, the Advisory Committee on Open Banking released the Final Report of the Advisory Committee on Open Banking, (“Report”) confirming its intention to implement a broader, more modernized…

Kathleen Nash In a recent decision, McCallum v Saputo,¹ the Manitoba Court of Appeal confirmed that an employer does not have a “free-standing, actionable duty” to investigate an employee’s conduct prior to dismissal.² The Court of Appeal held…

Brendan Sheridan The Government of Canada is undertaking a phased approach to re-opening the international border. While the government has had limited exemptions to the travel prohibitions throughout the pandemic, the loosening of the restrictions…

Kevin Landry On August 3, 2021 the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) announced plans to combine the Investment Industry Regulation Organization of Canada (“IIROC”) with the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (“MFDA”). This move will…

John Samms, with the assistance of Olivia Bungay (summer student) In a recent decision, S.D. v Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority, 2021 NLSC 100, the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador denied the Plaintiff’s application…

Richard Jordan and Folu Adesanya The 2021 Nova Scotia general election will be held on August 17, 2021. With the election looming, many Nova Scotians will be wondering the same question: “Am I entitled to…

In the second episode of our labour and employment podcast, Workplace Issues in Atlantic Canada: A Legal Perspective, host and practice group leader Rick Dunlop speaks with Annie Gray and Dante Manna about the Federal…

Included in Discovery: Atlantic Education & the Law – Issue 08 Clarence Bennett It is increasingly difficult to reconcile the rights of a student charged with sexual assault, with the rights of the victim, along…

Included in Discovery: Atlantic Education & the Law – Issue 08 Jacob Zelman Striking the proper balance Public discourse around instances of sexual violence is at an all-time high. In the wake of the #MeToo…