MLT Lawyers Practicing
in this Area Include:

Brian Barrington-Foote, Q.C.
Rob Garden, Q.C.
Michael Tochor, Q.C.
Brian Kenny, Q.C.

Historically, police services have faced legal challenges arising from well-known sources, principal among them the public complaint process, human rights legislation and traditional forms of civil litigation.

Today's rapidly changing social and legal environment presents many additional legal issues for police services. For example, the courts are expanding the area of tort liability for public officers, labour and employment issues have arisen as relationships between constables and executives become more complex, and public scrutiny has become noticeably more aggressive.

MLT has a broad range of experience that can be harnessed to help your police service in all key areas including:

• interpreting and providing advice on changes to provincial and federal legislation affecting policing;
  
• representing officers and/or defending executive's decisions in the context of the public complaint process;
  
• representing police management in negotiations or actions involving police associations and unions;
  
• defending civil claims brought against the police service or its members;
  
• advising on matters relating to contract law, business law and intellectual property issues;
  
• liaising with police commissions and boards;
  
• representing the police service before boards of inquiry;
  
• harmonizing police policies and procedures with old and new legislation.

The ongoing evolution of both the law and policing will continue to create new issues to challenge police services and their legal representatives. MLT's outstanding team of lawyers in Saskatchewan and Alberta has the knowledge and depth of experience to meet these challenges.