Colonization and Systemic Racism: Pathways to Change
On Thursday, December 7, 2017, Falconers LLP lawyer, Anthony Morgan, was a featured panelist for the Human Rights Forum on Colonization and Systemic Racism: Pathways to Change, hosted by Urban Alliance on Race Relations. Additional speakers included Chie...
Read MoreChallenges Report Remains Intact
On December 1, 2017, at Convocation, The Law Society rejected the motion to create exemptions from the Statement of Principles requirement. On November 6, 2017, The Law Society of Ontario released an updated Statement of Principles, which, according to th...
Read MoreToronto Police Constable Forcillo Bail Revoked and Remains Incarcerated
Toronto Constable James Forcillo’s bail has been revoked, and he will remain in custody at a Toronto-area jail while his bail-breach charge of failing to comply with recognizance is before the courts, the Globe and Mail reports. On November, 30, 201...
Read MoreLaw Society Putting Equity, Diversity and Inclusion on The Agenda
On November 28, 2017, Julian Falconer was a featured panelist on TVO’s The Agenda, with Steve Paikin. In an episode entitled, “Lawyers and Compelling Diversity”, Falconer discussed with other panelists the Law Society of Ontario’s adoptio...
Read MoreCourageous Conversations on Race, Mental Health and Policing
Today, Falconers LLP lawyer, Anthony Morgan, participated in the Provincial Human Services & Justice Coordinating Committee (“HSJCC”) panel discussing the Intersections of Policing, Race, and Mental Health. The panel examined current pol...
Read More“Profound Change” Ahead with NAN Health Transformation Underway
On November 17, 2017, Nishnawbe Aski Nation (“NAN”) concludes a two-day Health Summit in Timmins, Ontario, which brought together representatives, from Indigenous, Federal and Provincial governments, regarding a multi-year Community Health Tra...
Read MoreOntario Ministry of the Attorney General Seeks to Revoke Toronto Constable Forcillo’s Bail
The Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General applied to revoke the bail of Constable James Forcillo, on November 16, 2017, reported from the Star. Constable Forcillo was convicted of attempted murder in 2016, for shooting Sammy Yatim 8 times, killing the ...
Read More“Range of Possibilities” for Court Cases following Toronto Constable Michael Thompson’s Overdose
City News reported on November 16, 2017, that several drug cases due in court may be in question after a Toronto drug squad officer died of a fentanyl overdose. Julian Falconer told City News, ‘the range of possibilities is open now,” when asked a...
Read MoreOvide Mercredi Leads Nishnawbe Aski Nation (“NAN”) Community Health Transformation
Nishnawbe Aski Nation (“NAN”) is currently hosting a two-day Health Summit in Timmins, Ontario, bringing together representatives from Indigenous, Federal and Provincial governments. Click here to watch the live-stream. NAN is embarking on a m...
Read MoreToronto Police Constable James Forcillo Arrested for Breaching Bail Conditions
The Special Investigations Unit (“SIU”) reported on November 15, 2017, Constable James Forcillo was arrested by the Toronto Police Service for breaching the terms of his release on bail. Falconers LLP represents Sammy Yatim’s mother in h...
Read MoreCompelling Story Makes Case For Law Society Reform
On Saturday November 4, 2017, Haidya Roderique, a Black woman and former Bay Street lawyer-turned Ph.D. candidate, authored a powerful and poignant essay, entitled, “Black on Bay Street: Hadiya Roderique had it all. But still could not fit in“. The e...
Read MoreBlack on Bay Street: Addressing Systemic Racism in the Legal Professions
Today, Julian Falconer and Hadiya Roderique appeared on CBC’s Metro Morning, with host Matt Galloway, discussing ‘Race and fit on Bay Street.’ Haidya Roderique, a Black woman and former Bay Street lawyer-turned Ph.D. candidate, authored ...
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