June 2011 Gordon recently attended the Canadian Association of Mortgage Professionals Conference and enjoyed seeing his many friends in the mortgage and financing business,
June 2011 On June 14th Gordon is in the Supreme Court , Appeal Division, where the appeal of the Davis and Collins matter will be heard.The issue at the Supreme Court level ,where we were successful, had never been argued in Canada before. Hopefully the Court of Appeal likes our arguments and upholds the decision!
May 2011 another article on the Freedom of Expression case ( section 2(b) Charter of Rights) that Gordon recently concluded:
http://www.thecoast.ca/SceneAndHeard/archives/2011/05/11/evolve -postering-charges-dropped
May 2011, see: http://contrarian.ca/2011/05/22/lawyer-cautions-hrm-end-poster-harassment/ , for an article on a pro bono case Gordon recently sucessfully concluded.
Febuary 2011 – Gordon has been preparing for the appeal of a unique case, being the first time in Canada that the issue of “marriage in extremis” has been dealt with. He won the original Nova Scotia Supreme Court case on our clients behalf but we await the appeal. See:
Febuary 2011 – Gordon has been enjoying volunteering at the Canada Games Freestyle skiing events, and made it back in time to close a few mortgage transactions and conduct a Provincial Court trial.
January, 2011 – Greg was recently appointed to the Pre
Campaign Cabinet of
YMCA of Greater Halifax/Dartmouth . The purpose of the Cabinet is to
develop a capital campaign in support of a new YMCA Community Centre to
replace the existing facility on the lands of the Y and the CBC at the
corner of Sackville and South Park Street.
January, 2011- The Joint Development Application for the
YMCA
Canada has been submitted to the HRM Planning Department for review and it
now appears that the Application will be put to Council in March. In an
effort to keep all stakeholders informed, Greg, along with YMCA staff, has
met with various parties over the last month, including His Worship Mayor
Peter Kelly, Megan Leslie, MP, Leonard Preyra MLA, Lorelei Nicoll, HRM
Councilor, More meetings are scheduled.
January 2011 – Gordon was quoted by the Chronical Herald and on NBC , regarding his experiences as being on the chairlift that had that unfortunate accident at Sugarloaf ,Maine in late December.
January 2011 – Gordon just received the decision in the Davis v Collins matter which involved an issue that was argued for the first time in Canada! Basically did a ‘death bed “type marriage in Trinidad between common law partners, void a previous Nova Scotian will that left all to the former spouse. We represented the new spouse and the Nova Scotia Supreme Court ruled in our clients favour! see:
November, 2010 – Once again, Greg served as a
volunteer for Feed Nova Scotia
in support of their Case of Compassion Campaign. This campaign has been an
extraordinary success. With the proceeds of last year’s Case of
Compassion
Campaign, Feed Nova Scotia was able to distribute enough donated food to
feed over 32,000 Nova Scotians in need for a day.
Gordon was pleased with all whom donated to his teams Santa Shuffle 5 k run in support of needy families this holiday season.
September, 2010 – Greg was appointed to the Board of
Directors of the
Canadian Condominium Institute (“CCI”) at its recent annual
meeting where
he will serve as a director and member of the Education and Membership
Committees for a term of three years. Greg brings a wealth of experience to
the Board in all aspects of condominium law. CCI is a national non-profit
organization which deals with condominium issues affecting all participants
in the condominium industry.
May, 2010 – Greg, a long standing volunteer for the
YMCA, both locally as
well as nationally, was recently appointed Chairman of the Nomination
Committee for YMCA Canada at its Annual Meeting held in May, 2010 at Geneva
Park.
On the local level, Greg is a Trustee for the YMCA of Greater
Halifax/Dartmouth and presently serves on its Real Estate Development
Committee which is actively engaged in obtaining planning approval from HRM
to construct a new YMCA Community Centre to replace the existing facility on
the lands of the Y and the CBC at the corner of Sackville and South Park
Street.