On October 27 and 28, 2015, the Ontario Court of Appeal will hear an appeal of a Ontario Superior Court decision ordering that records created under the IAP (Independent Assessment Process) be destroyed. The IAP adjudicated individual claims for compens...
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The First Nation Jury Review Committee will meet on October 20 & 21, 2015, at the Da Vinci Centre in Thunder Bay. The First Nation Jury Review Committee was one of the key recommendations from Justice Iacobucci’s report, First Nations Representa...
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Yesterday, Cst. Andalib-Goortani of the Toronto Police Service pleaded guilty to discreditable conduct in a disciplinary hearing held pursuant to the Police Services Act. The misconduct plea arises from an incident at the G20 protests in 2010 where Cst. A...
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This joint inquest will examine the circumstances surrounding the deaths of seven First Nations youth who died under similar circumstances while attending school in Thunder Bay: Reggie Bushie, Jethro Anderson, Jordan Wabasse, Kyle Morriseau, Curran Strang...
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Click here to read the transcript of Convocation, September 24, 2015
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The Law Society of Upper Canada, in partnership with Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre, held a Reconciliation event on Thursday, September 10th entitled “Legacy of Residential Schools and Reconciliation- What Does It Mean for Us?” ...
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Falconers LLP celebrated its new branding (courtesy of Brees Communications) and website (courtesy of Cm2 Media) at our annual Firm Day. Sam Trentadue from the Ontario Falconry Centre was on hand to demonstrate birds of prey, including falcons! All phot...
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An application for leave brought to the Supreme Court of Canada was denied today. Ms. Angel Sue Larkman sought to set aside an Order in Council, dated December 1952, that purported to “voluntarily enfranchise” Ms. Larkman’s grandmother, Laura Flood...
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On behalf of Adam Nobody, lawyers Julian Falconer and Marc Gibson from Falconers LLP have filed a Notice of Appeal in the disciplinary hearing for officers involved in Mr. Nobody’s arrest at the G20 Summit in Toronto. At the Queen’s Park rally dur...
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Today, the Law Society of Upper Canada voted to make webcasting a permanent feature of Convocation. Julian Falconer, as a Bencher, has been a major proponent of this initiative since its inception. Read the transcript of June 25 Convocation LSUC webca...
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