About Emma

Emma Arnold joined PATH Legal as a Staff Lawyer in 2023, after completing her articles with the Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia and PATH. Her practice covers prison law, civil litigation, administrative law and constitutional law, and she has appeared at all levels of court in Nova Scotia, the Federal Court and the Supreme Court of Canada. She holds a degree in Criminology and Aviation Management from Western University and a law degree from Dalhousie University's Schulich School of Law. While in law school she contributed to a case that found a law unconstitutional for discriminating against women, and she litigated Nova Scotia's first published decision on the non-consensual distribution of intimate images. She serves on the board of the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia.

Practice areas

Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Administrative & Regulatory Law Criminal Defence

Education & credentials

Law school
Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University
Undergraduate
Western University, Criminology and Aviation Management

Listing compiled from public sources in July 2026. Confirm Emma Arnold’s licence and standing in the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society directory ↗