HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA | CANADA B3H 4R2 | +1 (902) 494-3495
David G. Henley
BBA (University of New Brunswick), LL.B (University of New Brunswick), LL.M (Dalhousie University)
David Henley practices in the Halifax office of Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales in the area of maritime, energy and natural resources, and environmental law. After a career in the army as an artillery officer, he was admitted to the Nova Scotia Bar. He continues to serve in the Army Reserve as a Lieutenant-Colonel and is Commanding Officer of 1st (Halifax-Dartmouth) Field Artillery Regiment.
David represents various maritime and offshore interests. He spent a year at an east coast shipyard acting as in-house counsel where he dealt with the varied issues arising from shipbuilding and ship repair. As well, David has acted as a claims handler at a Protection and Indemnity Club in London handling all aspects of claims related to vessels. David is currently the Vice-Chair of the CBA Environmental Law Subsection, Nova Scotia. He has written and presented papers on a variety of subjects at industry seminars, most recently on the topic of places of refuge for vessels in distress. He currently teaches Fisheries Law in MELP program.