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Melissa Hill

Melissa Hill

Associate

Office
St. John’s
Tel: 709.724.8244
Fax: 709.722.1763

Assistant
Sandra Delaney

Profile

Melissa is a member of our Insurance and Litigation service groups.

 

Melissa graduated on the Dean’s List of the Dalhousie University law school and was awarded the university’s Elkanah Rafuse prize in Admiralty Law, as well as the Maxwell J. Pratt Scholarship from the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador. During law school, she competed in the Smith Shield Moot and was awarded the Leonard A. Kitz prize in Oral Advocacy. Melissa holds both a Bachelor of Arts (Hon.) in Archaeology and Physical Anthropology and a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She is a member of the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Canadian Bar Association.

Education

  • L.LB., Dalhousie University (2009)
  • B.A. (Hons.) in Archaeology and Physical Anthropology, Memorial University (2006)
  • B.Sc. in Biology, Memorial University (2005)
Supreme Court of Canada Takes Another Look at the Material Contribution Test For Causation
August 30, 2012

<p>In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) again addressed the use of the material contribution test.  The decision in the case <em>Clements v. Clements</em>, 2012 SCC 32, was released on June 29, 2012. The facts are as follows: The defendant was driving a motor bike with the plaintiff (his wife) seated behind

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Bar Admissions

Newfoundland & Labrador (2010)

 

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