SGM has a broad labour law practice, representing trade unions and employee and professional associations in all labour law and employment-related matters, including grievance and interest arbitration, labour relations board applications, pay and employment equity disputes, pension and benefits matters, workers' compensation issues, disability claims, employment standards disputes, and occupational health and safety issues.
SGM also has an extensive civil litigation practice representing individuals, businesses, professional organizations and other groups in a wide variety of civil law matters, including contract disputes, professional liability, negligence and defamation claims, commercial litigation, wrongful dismissal actions and claims of malicious prosecution.
SGM has a vibrant criminal defence practice, representing individuals at all levels of the courts in criminal law and quasi-criminal law matters.
In addition to our core labour law, civil litigation and criminal law practices, SGM has one of the busiest constitutional law and Charter of Rights practices in the country. We also have a burgeoning public interest litigation practice and an extensive administrative law practice, including judicial review, professional discipline matters, human rights claims, coroners inquests and public inquiries.
SGM also offers services in the areas of mediation and alternative dispute resolution, as well as business and real estate law.
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