PRACTICE AREAS
BIO
James is a Partner with Cox & Palmer’s Halifax office who focuses on management side employment and labour law.
James provides strategic advice, guidance and representation to employers on a wide range of employment law, labour relations, and human rights issues, including:
- wrongful dismissal claims
- grievance arbitrations
- collective agreement negotiations
- unfair labour practice proceedings
- occupational health and safety incidents
- workplace accommodations and human rights complaints
James has appeared before all levels of court in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, as well as labour boards and grievance arbitrators throughout the region, He is recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada for his practice in Corporate and Commercial Litigation. James graduated from the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University in 2013 and was called to the Nova Scotia bar in 2014.
BACKGROUND
Bar Admission
- Nova Scotia (2014)
Law School
- Dalhousie University
Education
- St. Francis Xavier University (BA)
- Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University (JD, 2013)
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers (CACE)
Community & Volunteer Activities
- Director, Metro Community Housing Association (2022-2024)
- Coach, Halifax Argos Football Club of the Nova Scotia Minor Football Association (2011-2014)
Law Society Memberships
- Nova Scotia Barristers' Society
- Canadian Bar Association
Languages
- English
ARTICLES
- Dismissed Employee gets his $1 Million Bonus and we get Clarification in the Law: The Supreme Court of Canada Issues its Decision in Matthews v. Ocean Nutrition
- Workplace Investigations: Navigating Respectful Workplace Policies
- The Right Person For The Job: Nova Scotia Human Rights Board Finds Duty to Accommodate Prospective Employees
- Agree to Disagree: No Constructive Dismissal Where Employer Wrongfully Withholds $329,687 from Employee