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PATTERSON LAW PATTERSONLAW.CA Total lawyers: 29 Lawyers by Office: Truro: 20; Halifax: 9 Core practice areas: Corporate/commercial and real property; tax, trusts, and estates; civil litigation; insurance defence; employment and labour Key clients: Canadian National Railway Co.; CBCL Ltd.; Scotsburn Dairy Group; Stanfield's Ltd.; Wagner Forest Products; Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co. Notable mandates: Lead counsel for merger of Nova Enterprises and Lockhart Truck Centre to create the largest independent truck dealership in Atlantic Canada; representing a landowner challenging — for the first time — the validity of an expropriation pursuant to the Mineral Resources Act; successfully defended Merrill Lynch in an employment and bad faith action brought by a former financial adviser/ broker Star alumni: Former premier Robert L. Stanfield; former premier and senator George Isaac Smith; former chief justice of Nova Scotia Lorne Clarke; Federal Court of Appeal Justice Wyman Webb; Nova Scotia Court of Appeal Justice Jamie W.S. Saunders Affiliations: None The firm: In 1928, a Truro law firm was established which ultimately became Patterson Smith Matthews & Grant, with 6 a province-wide practice. A merger with Kitz Matheson created Patterson Kitz in 1986 and, in 1995, Patterson Kitz merged with practices in New Brunswick, Newfoundland, and Prince Edward Island to become Patterson Palmer Hunt Murphy. In 2006, Patterson Law carved an independent path and, in 2008, merged with tax boutique Harris Neonakis. "We see ourselves as a mid-sized firm, and see an opportunity for mid-sized firms, due to having fewer conflicts," says managing partner George White. New eDiTioN OntariO Small ClaimS COurt PraCtiCe 2014 MR. JuStiCE MARvin A. ZukER AnD J. SEbAStiAn Winny Ontario Small Claims Court Practice 2014 includes new cases and the latest amendments to the rules and forms of Small Claims Court in Ontario. Order # 985320-65203 $100 Hardcover + CD-ROM approx. 1370 pages August 2013 978-0-7798-5320-5 Annual volumes supplied on standing order subscription Practice Advisor available upon request on standing order subscription Multiple copy discounts available Shipping and handling are extra. Price subject to change without notice and subject to applicable taxes. 38 OctOber 2013 www.CANADIAN • • With this latest edition, Justice Marvin A. Zuker is joined by J. Sebastian Winny as co-author. • All amendments to the Small Claims rules and forms including the latest amendments in force January 1, 2013 (O. Reg. 400/12) • All significant new court decisions, both reported and unreported, throughout Canada • Substantial and lengthy commentary has been added, including such areas of interest as: limitation periods, interest rates, default judgment, civility, jurisdiction, claims over $25,000, settlement conference, and trial preparation • Commentary on the new Rule 22 – payment into and out of court • Revised and opdated survey of recent developments in the Small Claims Court BOnuS Offer fOr Standing Order SuBSCriBerS Get Practice Advisor free with your standing order subscription to Ontario Small Claims Court Practice 2014. Emailed to you quarterly, this service includes the most up-to-date information affecting practice in Small Claims Court. L a w ye r m a g . c o m • A new chapter on appeals Chapters have been reorganized for the readers' ease of reference and are as follows All the latest practice directions and protocols AvAilAble Risk-FRee FoR 30 DAys order online: www.carswell.com Call Toll-Free: 1-800-387-5164 in Toronto: 416-609-3800