Previous Page 1 of 5 Next Lawyers raise concerns about N.L. consultant’s possible bias Parent company’s profits from insurance industry could skew reports, PUB told Questions about the independence of the consultant hired by the Public Utilities Board (PUB) to assess the auto insurance industry in… CBC Investigates / Mom of terminally ill boy fights order to repay $31K in social assistance Samantha Monaghan to battle Nova Scotia government in court after it said she had unreported income.The Nova Scotia mother of a terminally ill boy is taking her fight with the Department of… HRM employee takes Human Rights Commission to court over bullying complaint Lynn Matheson claims she developed a mental illness due to a ‘toxic’ work environmentA Halifax Regional Municipality employee who claimed she was bullied into depression at work, is taking the Nova Scotia… CNIB faces legal challenge by ex-kiosk operator accused of mishandling money CNIB, the national registered charity for the visually impaired, is again facing a legal fight with a former lottery kiosk operator who says he’s been wrongly terminated and accused of mismanaging funds.Mike… N.B. attorney general proposes litigants pay jury costs in some cases People involved in certain civil lawsuits in New Brunswick could be ordered to pay the jury costs in trials under changes proposed by Attorney General Serge Rousselle.Under the proposed change, legal actions… Fredericton, RCMP sued by fired Fredericton police officer Allegations against police force include negligence, extortion, perjury and false imprisonment.Former Fredericton police officer Jeff Smiley and his common-law wife Kim Burnett have made a series of allegations against Fredericton police and… Cyberbullying law ruled void in Nova Scotia Rehtaeh Parsons’ death in 2013 shocked people across the country, most particularly in Nova Scotia where after being sexually assaulted and belittled on the web, the 17-year-old attempted suicide in the bathroom… Olivia’s Divas 2015 On October 24, 2015, our firm team, Olivia’s Divas, participated in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada’s annual Light the Night Walk.We are proud to say that we raised a total of $12,151.00… Rehtaeh Parsons’ Death Inspired a Cyberbullying Law in Canada — But Does It Hurt Free Speech? A Canadian lawyer has launched a constitutional challenge of an anti-online harassment law, arguing its definition of “cyberbullying” is too expansive and infringes on free expression. The case of two feuding businessmen, one… Nova Scotia judge reserves decision as cyberbullying legal battle wraps up An anti-cyberbullying law drafted in response to the Rehtaeh Parsons case was defended Thursday as necessary to fill in significant gaps in the criminal law. Nova Scotia’s Cyber-safety Act is the subject of…
Lawyers raise concerns about N.L. consultant’s possible bias Parent company’s profits from insurance industry could skew reports, PUB told Questions about the independence of the consultant hired by the Public Utilities Board (PUB) to assess the auto insurance industry in…
CBC Investigates / Mom of terminally ill boy fights order to repay $31K in social assistance Samantha Monaghan to battle Nova Scotia government in court after it said she had unreported income.The Nova Scotia mother of a terminally ill boy is taking her fight with the Department of…
HRM employee takes Human Rights Commission to court over bullying complaint Lynn Matheson claims she developed a mental illness due to a ‘toxic’ work environmentA Halifax Regional Municipality employee who claimed she was bullied into depression at work, is taking the Nova Scotia…
CNIB faces legal challenge by ex-kiosk operator accused of mishandling money CNIB, the national registered charity for the visually impaired, is again facing a legal fight with a former lottery kiosk operator who says he’s been wrongly terminated and accused of mismanaging funds.Mike…
N.B. attorney general proposes litigants pay jury costs in some cases People involved in certain civil lawsuits in New Brunswick could be ordered to pay the jury costs in trials under changes proposed by Attorney General Serge Rousselle.Under the proposed change, legal actions…
Fredericton, RCMP sued by fired Fredericton police officer Allegations against police force include negligence, extortion, perjury and false imprisonment.Former Fredericton police officer Jeff Smiley and his common-law wife Kim Burnett have made a series of allegations against Fredericton police and…
Cyberbullying law ruled void in Nova Scotia Rehtaeh Parsons’ death in 2013 shocked people across the country, most particularly in Nova Scotia where after being sexually assaulted and belittled on the web, the 17-year-old attempted suicide in the bathroom…
Olivia’s Divas 2015 On October 24, 2015, our firm team, Olivia’s Divas, participated in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada’s annual Light the Night Walk.We are proud to say that we raised a total of $12,151.00…
Rehtaeh Parsons’ Death Inspired a Cyberbullying Law in Canada — But Does It Hurt Free Speech? A Canadian lawyer has launched a constitutional challenge of an anti-online harassment law, arguing its definition of “cyberbullying” is too expansive and infringes on free expression. The case of two feuding businessmen, one…
Nova Scotia judge reserves decision as cyberbullying legal battle wraps up An anti-cyberbullying law drafted in response to the Rehtaeh Parsons case was defended Thursday as necessary to fill in significant gaps in the criminal law. Nova Scotia’s Cyber-safety Act is the subject of…