This Month in Nova Scotia Family Law – February 2024

Owda v Hussini, 2024 NSSC 23 Judge: Honourable Justice Cindy Cormier Subject: Relocation, Parenting Time, Child Support Summary: Ms. Owda filed an initial application under the Parenting and Support Act to seek to have Mr. Hussini pay child support. The mother claimed that Mr. Hussini was not contributing to the children’s expenses and that he […]

This Month in Nova Scotia Family Law – December 2023

Strait-Hinnerichsen v Strait-Hinnerichsen, 2023 NSSC 340. Judge: Honourable Justice Ingersoll Subject: Division of Assets, Unequal Division, Parenting, Child Support, and Special and Extraordinary expenses. Summary: The parties separated after almost 20 years of marriage. They have agreed to a shared parenting arrangement. Each issue in this decision will be discussed separately below. The first issue concerned […]

This Month in Nova Scotia Family Law – July 2023

R.H. v A.L.S., 2023 NSSC 171 Judge: Justice Samuel Moreau Subject: Primary Care; Parental Decision Making; Parenting Time Summary: The parties separated in 2020 after 13 years of marriage.  The separation had been highly contentious.  The father, R.H., sought primary care and decision-making responsibilities for their 8-year-old child, while reducing the mother’s parenting time.  The […]

This Month in Nova Scotia Family Law – November 2022

Our NS Family Law team provides summaries of recent cases which have appeared in the Nova Scotia Supreme Court and the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal. Here are the cases from November 2022.

This Month in Nova Scotia Family Law – July 2022

Our NS Family Law team provides summaries of recent cases which have appeared in the Nova Scotia Supreme Court and the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal.

This Month in Family Law – June 2022

Our NS Family Law team provides summaries of recent cases which have appeared in the Nova Scotia Supreme Court and the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal.

Omicron Variant at the Forefront of COVID-19 Vaccination Policy Challenge

The recent arbitration decision of Toronto District School Board and CUPE, Local 4400 (Re: PR734 Vaccine Procedure) (the “Decision”) considers the reasonableness of the Toronto District School Board’s (the “TDSB”) COVID-19 vaccination policy while taking into consideration the Omicron variant. It also addresses the question of whether section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights […]

This Month in Nova Scotia Family Law – February 2022

Our NS Family Law team provides summaries of recent cases which have appeared in the Nova Scotia Supreme Court and the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal.

Have Your Contracts Stood Up Against the Pandemic?

The pandemic continues to wreak havoc on many industries. Whether it is supply chain issues, employee absences, or rental disputes, those relationships are all governed by contracts. Halifax litigation lawyer, John Boyle outlines recent court decisions and how to assess your own contracts.

Contractual relationship impacted by COVID-19? Planning on initiating a liability...

In Nova Scotia, generally a person has two years from the date a claim is discovered to begin an action. Those who wait to achieve certainty regarding their claim may find the two year period has already elapsed. In a recent Supreme Court of Canada case the Province of New Brunswick brought a claim against […]