Sweeping Changes to Expropriation Compensation In 2019 the Province of Nova Scotia made significant changes to the way expropriation compensation is determined. According to the Province, the changes were made to ensure that claimants [...]
Labour and Employment Webinars for Municipalities Wickwire Holm is proud to have partnered with the Association of Municipal Administrators Nova Scotia (AMANS) to offer a series of complimentary webinars focused on labour and employment [...]
Webinar - Virtual Meetings for Provincial Sport and Recreational OrganizationsOn April 17, 2020, Will Russell and Dillon Trider presented a webinar to provincial sport organizations on hosting virtual meetings, including Annual General Meetings. This webinar was [...]
Business Law Newsletter Force Majeure and Frustration of Contracts: The Impact of COVID-19 Spring, 2020 In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses and commercial stakeholders are looking at contractual obligations through a new lens. [...]
COVID-19 PLAN March 20, 2020 As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to spread, we as a community are facing many challenges, including keeping our friends, families and colleagues safe and healthy. The short time frame [...]
Labour & Employment Newsletter Considerations for Charities and Not-for-profit Organizations in light of COVID-19 As COVID-19 continues to impact our daily lives, charities and not-for-profit organizations face unprecedented demands. In carrying out their purpose [...]
Labour & Employment Newsletter: Winter 2020 Social Media Background Checks in the Hiring Process Many employers conduct social media background checks to screen job applicants during the hiring process. These background checks are a [...]
CANS Presentation On February 25, 2020, Will Russell and Michael Bourgeois conducted a half day educational session titled Human Resources Seminar: Developments in Labour and Employment Law. This seminar was a collaboration between Wickwire [...]
AMANS Seminar, November 2019 On November 15, 2019, Noella Martin, Q.C. and Will Russell presented the Employment and Labour Law Human Resource training seminar for the Association of Municipal Administrators Nova Scotia (AMANS). AMANS [...]
Sport Law Newsletter Identifying and Addressing Conflicts of Interest In sport organizations, the potential for conflicts of interest is high. Sport organizations are often tight-knit communities. Board members might also be coaches, high-performance athletes, [...]