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Provided by Clifford Hart
Clifford provides strategic advice and counsel to a broad range of private and public sector employers on diverse labour relations and employment-law related issues including: collective bargaining; union-organizing campaigns; unfair labour practices; strikes and picketing; discipline and discharge; human rights and employment standards. He assists in the development and implementation of human resources policies and procedures. Clifford appears as employer counsel in grievance and interest arbitrations and before administrative tribunals including the Ontario Labour Relations Board and the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal.
Clifford regularly represents clients in collective bargaining, either as lead spokesperson, or behind the scenes providing strategic advice. He has also worked on a number of wage and hour and “misclassification” class actions. He also acts as counsel to National Hockey League clubs in salary arbitration disputes with their players, and recently represented another major professional sports league in an unfair labour practice complaint.
Partner. Ontario Bar, 1991. Alberta Bar, 1988. LLB, University of Alberta, 1987. BA (Industrial Relations), McGill University, 1984.
Canadian Bar Association; American Bar Association; Law Society of Alberta; Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers; Sports Lawyers Association.
Frequent speaker and panelist at key legal and business events. Guest lecturer on Sports Law. Author of topical labour, employment and sports law issues.
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Clifford Hart is a Toronto-based lawyer, who is widely respected for representing both provincial and national clients in labour and collective agreement arbitrations, with further skills in human rights issues. He also excels in providing strategic advice on wrongful dismissals and employment-related class actions.
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He is a great lawyer.
Clifford Hart lives and breathes labour law, always trying to find the practical solution for us. He is invaluable to our team he knows our business so well.
Cliff Hart brings a great depth of experience in working with our organisation and with other public sector organisations. His depth of experience in labour and employment law is considerable.
He is a great lawyer.
Clifford Hart lives and breathes labour law, always trying to find the practical solution for us. He is invaluable to our team he knows our business so well.
Cliff Hart brings a great depth of experience in working with our organisation and with other public sector organisations. His depth of experience in labour and employment law is considerable.
