31-Jul-2006
(Revised July 2006)
In 2005 Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales proudly celebrated 15 years of innovative leadership as Atlantic Canada's first and largest regional law firm. With a distinguished heritage reaching back to Canada's Confederation, our firm has established an international reputation for generating results. More than 200 lawyers and 290 staff in our six locations have a single objective: the best results for our clients.
Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales offers professional services in all areas of the law for which there is demand in Atlantic Canada. Our commitment to excellence is enhanced by our understanding of each of the Atlantic Canadian centres we are in, their history, their traditions, and their values, as well as the needs of our clients. Our goal is always to understand both the business and the business issues of our clients, so that we can provide them with the best, most cost-effective solutions. We invest in our people, our technology and our business and community relationships to guarantee the continued delivery of quality service that our clients have come to expect.
Doing Business in Atlantic Canada is intended to provide a general introduction to geographic, economic and legal factors which affect the conduct of business in Atlantic Canada. Our guide does not purport to be an exhaustive study of all such factors. Business practices and laws can change on short notice, with the result that the information contained in this guide may not necessarily remain accurate. For reader convenience, electronic versions of this guide may also contain links to third party sites. While these links were correct at the time of publication, internet sites (and information contained at those sites) change from time to time; and we cannot be responsible for the content of such sites.
To visit the web site of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, the federal government department responsible for helping to build economic capacity in the Atlantic Provinces, please click here - www.acoa.ca/invest/index.shtml
Readers are advised not to rely on this guide in planning any specific business transactions. In such circumstances, the advice of qualified legal counsel should be obtained.
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