Amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act in Newfoundland and Labrador require all employers to develop and implement a written workplace harassment prevention plan, including procedures for conducting investigations into complaints of workplace harassment. Cox & Palmer’s Workplace Harassment Investigations Training will provide participants with valuable knowledge, practical guidance, and procedural steps required to perform […]

Jane Elise Bates has joined the Halifax office of Cox & Palmer in a hybrid position of Corporate Lawyer and Practice Innovation Leader. Prior to joining Cox & Palmer, Jane held the position of Executive Director of the Canadian Bar Association – Nova Scotia Branch, managing operations for the association representing 1,400+ lawyers, judges, legal […]

The Halifax office of Cox & Palmer will be relocating to Nova Centre this November. Located in the heart of downtown, Nova Centre is an impressive building designed with a focus on optimizing access to natural light and integrating innovative, sustainable solutions into the workplace.  We look forward to welcoming our clients into this new […]

Cox & Palmer is pleased to announce our Employer Partnership with the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI). CCDI is a social organization, whose mission is to help those they work with be inclusive, free of prejudice and discrimination; and to generate awareness, dialogue and action for people to recognize diversity as an asset […]

Our Halifax office welcomes a team of talented lawyers who embrace our dedication to client service and are eager to build their practices. Ryan Chute, Dominique Perinchief, and Chelsea Barkhouse have joined our commercial litigation and insurance defence teams. Erin Mitchell has joined our employment & labour group, and is also practising in the area […]

We have learned that certain Cox & Palmer phone extensions have been “spoofed” by persons seeking personal, private and sensitive information from members of the public.  Neither Cox & Palmer nor our phone service providers are able to prevent bad actors from disguising their phone numbers.  These calls do not originate from Cox & Palmer […]

In alignment with our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, we will close our offices throughout the region to observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30th. This new federal statutory holiday stems from one of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action to commemorate the legacy of residential schools and […]

We are pleased to announce that The Best LawyersTM in Canada 2022 listings for Cox & Palmer include 84 lawyers’ recognitions.  Initially published in 1983, Best Lawyers® is a guide to legal excellence, recognizing leading lawyers who have been selected through a peer-review process. The firm also has 16 “Lawyer of the Year” acknowledgements for 2022. This recognition, given […]

Cox & Palmer is proud to announce that Ashley Savinov (Wakeham) has joined the St. John’s partnership team. Ashley began her career at Cox & Palmer as a summer student and was called to the bar of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2014. Since that time, she has built a strong and successful employment and labour […]