Clarence Bennett

Partner

“I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. I don't do things half-heartedly because I know if I do, then I can expect half-hearted results.”

KEEPING YOUR NEEDS FRONT AND CENTRE.

Clarence works hard to anticipate his clients’ problems and develops plans to avoid them. An excellent listener, his clients appreciate that he is easily accessible, efficient, hard working, practical and responsive. He doesn’t fight for the sake of fighting, but won’t back down when a fight is necessary.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

Clarence works with a broad variety of clients spanning industries such as manufacturing, trucking, construction and IT. Samples of his work include:
  • Acting on behalf of a manufacturer of gaming machines against an oppression remedy claim by a former shareholder and employee.
  • Defending various companies facing human rights complaints by employees claiming to have been discriminated against because of maternity leave issues, obesity, physical disability, mandatory retirement, sex, sexual orientation and religion.
  • Acting for a former court clerk who challenged his dismissal and the law with respect to the standard of review and procedural fairness to the Supreme Court of Canada.

Areas of practice

  • Employment Law
  • Labour and Employment
  • Labour Relations
  • Litigation
  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Pensions & Employee Benefits
  • Workers’ Compensation
  • Workplace Human Rights
  • Construction Law
  • Trade-mark

BAR ADMISSION(S)

New Brunswick, 2005

LAW SOCIETY(IES)

Law Society of New Brunswick

EDUCATION

Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, LL.M., 2008
University of New Brunswick, LL.B., 2004
St. Thomas University, B.A. (honours), 2001

ACTIVITIES

  • Member, Canadian Bar Association
  • Member, Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers
  • Member, Human Resources Association of New Brunswick
  • President, Board of Directors, Fredericton Non-Profit Housing Corporation
  • Editor, Atlantic Employers’ Counsel, Stewart McKelvey
  • Trade-mark agent
  • Lecturer, Employment Law, University of New Brunswick College of Extended Learning, Management Development Program, 2005-2006

LANGUAGE(S)

English

Publications

  • Fairness, Reasonableness and the Eye of the Beholder, Solicitor’s Journal, Volume 26, Issue 1 (Spring 2010)
  • A Tale of Two Gamblers: The Oppression Remedy and Employee Shareholders, Commercial Litigation Review, Volume 7, Number 4 (November 2009)

Presentations

  • "Top 10 Problems in Workplace Investigations and Protecting Privilege", "'Risk' is Another Four-Letter Word", Canadian Bar Association--Professional Development Program, Fredericton, September 28, 2011
  • Disability-Related Misconduct:  Deciding between Discipline and Accommodation, 2010 Atlantic Human Resources Conference, Delta Fredericton, NB, October 21, 2010
  • “Workplace Investigations” seminar, Moncton, NB, November 10, 2010

Suite 600, Frederick Square
77 Westmorland Street
P.O. Box 730
Fredericton, NB, Canada
E3B 5B4

P 506.444.8978
F 506.444.8974

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LEGAL ASSISTANT(S)

Francine Bradbury

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