In April 2017, in the Divisional Court ruling of Elmardy v. Toronto Police Services Board 2017, Justice Harriet Sachs, Justice Ian Nordheimer (as he then was), and Justice Nancy Spies, ruled that a Black plaintiff, Mr. Mutaz Elmardy, had been racially pro...
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August 30, 2017: That is the question that a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal hearing in Thunder Bay is going to have to answer. Sandy Lake First Nation, represented by Falconers LLP lawyer, Asha James, has the right as a sovereign nation to exercise its cu...
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Six months before the alleged assault by off-duty Toronto officer, Michael Theriault on black teen Dafonte Miller, the director of Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit, Tony Loparco, asked police Chief Mark Saunders to “educate” his officers on the...
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The ‘simply terrifying’ case of Falconers LLP client, Dafonte Miller, a young Black man, who was allegedly beaten by an off-duty Toronto police officer, Michael Theriault, and his brother in December of 2016, was a gratuitous attack, which all...
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Dafonte Miller, represented by his lawyer Julian Falconer of Falconers LLP, has filed a complaint with the Office of the Independent Police Review Director in connection with the vicious assault and subsequent charges laid against him on December 28, 2016...
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Falconers LLP lawyer, Anthony Morgan, provided comments to CBC News on the waves of white supremacist violence that have recently swept through Charlottesville, Virginia, and provided analysis on its relevance to Canada. Morgan stated, “we’re ...
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On August 16, 2017, Falconers LLP was joined by a coalition of community and advocacy groups, as well as the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC), to release a joint statement calling on the Government of Ontario and police oversight bodies to immediate...
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The 49 Chiefs of Nishnawbe Aski Nation are meeting for the 36th Keewaywin Conference in Lac Seul First Nation on August 8th to August 10th, 2017. Julian Falconer will be in attendance and Co-Chairing the Law Society of Upper Canada Review Panel presentati...
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Toronto Police Constable, Michael Theriault, and his brother Christian, who were charged in the beating of Black teen Dafonte Miller are now accused of misleading investigators, according to newly obtained court documents. According to information file...
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July 29-30, 2017: Falconers LLP lawyers, Julian Falconer and Anthony Morgan, participated in The National Bar Association’s 92nd Annual Convention and Exhibits Conference. The National Bar Association’s Annual Convention & Exhibits is ...
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