Nicholas has successfully appeared before the Provincial Court of Alberta, the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, and a Federal Labour Adjudicator. Nicholas acts for a wide variety of clientele including: individuals, small business owners, large commercial developers, condominium corporations, and not-for-profit entities.

In the course of acting for his clients, he has:

• Successfully negotiated a favourable Adjustment Program on behalf of 560 non-unionized federally regulated employees laid off pursuant to a Division IX Group Termination under the Canada Labour Code
• Secured favourable settlements for employees terminated with and without cause
• Obtained extraordinary interlocutory remedies including:
  
  • An urgent Mareva Injunction freezing investment accounts to prevent publicly traded shares from further dissipation
  • An urgent ex parte Replevin Order permitting an enforcement agent to enter and search the Defendant’s premises for vitally confidential commercial property
• Successfully handled files for victims of civil fraud through both litigation and negotiation

Notable decisions include:

• Legare v Acme (Village), 2023 ABKB 278
• Legare v Acme (Village), 2023 ABKB 145
• Legare v Acme (Village), 2022 ABPC 54 
• L Ranches Ltd v Rocky View County, 2021 ABQB 504 
• Sangha v Alberta (Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Act, Administrator), 2018 ABQB 385 
• Sangha v Alberta (Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Act, Administrator), 2017 ABQB 91