Workplace law for Business
clean & simple.
The Firm
Preston Legal
At Preston Legal, we are a boutique law firm dedicated to representing employers and business owners across Ontario, in all things employment and labour law related. Our ethos is one of humility, integrity and impeccable professionalism, focussed on fostering client relationships that are authentic and real, naturally evolving into long term partnerships.
Each of our client matters passionately becomes our own – whether early on in the advisory phase, or during the final throws of litigation. The flexibility and freedom that your business needs to reshape, reform and grow organically, is what we have dedicated our entire existence to.
We do employment and labour law and we do it well – clean & simple.
About
Nic Preston
Nic is the founding lawyer of Preston Legal and is a dual qualified lawyer in both Ontario, Canada, as well as cross Provincially in South Africa. His entire career on both sides of the world has been devoted to advocating for employers and litigating various workplace disputes. As local Canadian counsel today and previously as Partner at one of Southern Africa’s largest law firms, Nic’s career has involved advising and litigating a vast array of complex and profiled matters, from government bodies to sporting associations, international and local employers and importantly, small to medium enterprises too.
Nic’s formative years were spent on his feet in courtrooms and tribunals, with a number of his earliest matters ending up in the press. Nic remains a litigator at heart and has developed a strong presence advocating for employers and businesses in various sectors and industries
What We Do
Services
- Attendance and Absenteeism Management
- Compliance – Workplace Training
- Defending Wrongful Termination Claims
- Employment Contracts
- Employment Law Advice
- Employment Standards Compliance
- Federal Advice & Representation under the CLC
- Human Rights – Appearances and Defences before at the HRTO
- Labour Arbitration
- Litigation Defence
- MOL Compliance Orders
- Non-Solicitation & Protection of Company Interests
- Legal Opinions
- Policies & Procedures
- Reprisal Applications
- Termination and Restructuring
- Unfair Labour Practices
- Union Management & Responding to Certification Applications
- Unions – Grievance Handling
- Unjust Dismissal Claims
- Workplace Injuries and defending Crown prosecutions under the OHSA
- Workplace Investigations & Harassment
- Workplace Strategy
- NEW: Bid & Tender Advice and Review
- NEW: Technology & Software Agreements, Advice, Review and Negotiation
- NEW: Procurement and Related Contracts
Community Engagement
Nic In The Community
Outside of the office, Nic is a Part Time Lecturer at Western University’s Postgraduate Programme for HR Professionals. He is also a co-host to a bi-monthly HR Masterclass held in SW Ontario, while frequently speaking at various Industry Associations, offering top shelf solutions that are proactive, business savvy, and cost effective.
Nic also remains passionately affiliated with the Labour Law body in South Africa (SASLAW), which offers pro bono representation, guidance and advice to some of South Africa’s most vulnerable and poorest of workers, who would not have otherwise had access to justice.
Throughout his career, Nic has also appeared in several print and media news, as well as television and radio interviews.
Click below to learn more about our activities outside of the office.
