KASH GANDHAM, SUKHI NUNRHA, and HERB DULAY, formerly associates at MMT Law, have left that firm and opened a new firm named Nordel Law Group LLP. They will be practising in the following areas: plaintiff personal injury, real estate, corporate/commercial and criminal.

McQuarrie Hunter LLP has welcomed DOUG CONOLLY into the Partnership. Mr. Conolly’s practice is focused on commercial litigation, including disputes arising from real estate transactions, commercial leases, shareholder/partnership agreements, construction contracts and builders’ liens.

McQuarrie Hunter LLP is pleased to announce that DAVID HALKETT has become a partner with our firm. Mr. Halkett’s practice focuses in the areas of family law, general civil litigation and criminal defence litigation.

OLWYN BURKE has joined Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP as an associate with the Energy & Infrastructure Group. Olwyn was called to the Irish Bar in 2001 and the Scottish Bar in 2003 where she practised as an Advocate for three years in criminal, human rights, trusts and child protection law.

RUTH P. MAGNUSSON has joined the team at Horne Coupar, in their downtown offices in Victoria, B.C. She practises mainly in the area of wills, estates and elder law.

MIKE POZNANSKI of Davidson Lawyers LLP is the new President of the Vernon Bar Association. Mike moved to Vernon in May 2008 after graduating from law school at the University of Alberta. He is articling with Davidson Lawyers LLP in Vernon. After being called to the Bar, he will continue with Davidson Lawyers LLP as an associate.

BRIAN A. YUEN has departed Bell Alliance and now practises personal injury law at Jeffery & Calder.

This article was published in the April 2009 issue of BarTalk. © 2009 The Canadian Bar Association. All rights reserved.