Long-Term Care Law Newsletter Video Surveillance in Nursing Homes: Are there any new developments? Autumn, 2018 Video surveillance has long been of interest to long-term care facilities. Many long-term facilities have surveillance of common [...]
Labour & Employment Newsletter Changing Leaves Are in the Air: What’s in Store for Employers Regarding Employee Leaves of Absence? Autumn, 2018 Crisp air and shortened days mark the start of changing leaves that [...]
Labour & Employment NewsletterPersonnel Files: What are the best practices? Summer, 2018Employers have a legal obligation to maintain up-to-date records of employee information. This newsletter addresses common questions about personnel files and identifies best practices to [...]
Long-Term Care Law Newsletter: Summer, 2018 Class Actions in the Long-term Care Sector Earlier this year, class-action lawsuits were launched against two separate long-term care organizations in Ontario. These actions allege that residents at these [...]
Recreational cannabis: What are municipalities’ responsibilities? Municipal Law Newsletter – Summer 2018 As the federal government moves to legalize recreational cannabis use, many of the day-to-day responsibilities of regulation will fall to municipalities. Municipalities [...]
Welcome to our New Associates! Wickwire Holm is pleased to announce that three new associates have joined the firm! Courtney Barbour is joining our firm as an associate focusing in municipal, environmental and litigation [...]
Labour and Employment Newsletter: Spring, 2018 Termination Letters and Records of Employment: A Checklist of Key Steps Ending the employment relationship with an employee can be difficult. Employers must complete the termination process in a [...]
Long-Term Care Law Newsletter: Spring, 2018 The Adult Capacity and Decision-Making Act: Are there Implications for Long-Term Care Facilities? The Nova Scotia Supreme Court (the “Court”) struck down the Incompetent Persons Act (“former Act”) [...]
Continuing Care Association of Nova Scotia Annual General Meeting June 11, 2018 On June 8, Noella Martin, Q.C., Will Russell and Nicole Heelan spoke at the Annual General Meeting of the Continuing Care Association [...]
Town Liable for not Awarding Contract to Lowest Bidder The process of evaluating tenders and awarding contracts can be tricky business and when done improperly can expose municipal units to significant liability. The recent [...]