Biografía
He was qualified as a Lawyer.
He started his academic career at Queen's University in 1964, where he completed the classic book on The Liability of Strikers in the Law of Torts. served in the 1970s as a Member of the Canadian Anti-Inflation Appeal Tribunal (1976-1980), Counsel to the Nova Scotia Labour Standards Tribunal (1972-1980), and Chair of the Nova Scotia Labour Relations Board (1972-1979). More recently, he was Deputy Minister in the Nova Scotia Department of Labour (1993-1994), and a Member (from 1995), then Chair (1996-2001), of the Nova Scotia Workers' Compensation Board.
He worked as a Law Professor 1971-2003 and Dean (Dalhousie Law School) 1985-91.
He was appointed as Professor Emeritus of the Dalhouse University School of Law.
He was the founding author of the text Employment Law in Canada, now in its 4th edition, and author of several other books and articles.
He was the 2008 recipient of the University of Toronto Bora Laskin Award for Outstanding Contributions to Labour Law in Canada.
Servicio militar
He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (UNTD) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 02/01/1956).
He served in HMCS Scotian for UNTD 1955-1958.
He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RCN(R) (With seniority dated 01/07/1958).
In 1958 he served in HMCS York. (He was released.)
Referencias
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- law.dal.ca ↗
- Bill Clearihue (Nominal List UNTD)
