Privacy Rights of Criminal Suspects and the Police: Law Times article
Julian Roy, of Falconers LLP, was interviewed on November 30, 2015 for an article in Law Times. The article examines the privacy rights of criminal suspects and the clash of those rights with police swabs and searches. Click here to read the Law Times a...
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Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
On Thursday, November 26, 2015, Julian Falconer and Julian Roy of Falconers LLP will be appearing on behalf of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada before Mr. Justice Perell of the Superior Court of Justice. The Commission is seeking an or...
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Kokopenace: A Case of Mistaken Identity
Julian Falconer publishes commentary on the SCC decision in R v. Kokopenace. Click here to read “The Kokopenace Judgment: A Case of Mistaken Identity”, Julian Falconer’s article in For the Defence, the Criminal Lawyers’ Association...
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November 17 & 18: Debwewin First Nation Jury Review Committee Meeting
The Debwewin First Nation Jury Review Committee meets in Toronto November 17 and 18. The First Nation Jury Review Committee was one of the key recommendations from Justice Iacobucci’s report, First Nations Representation on Ontario Juries. There are 1...
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Trudeau to implement recommendations from Ashley Smith Inquest
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called for his Justice Minister to implement recommendations that arose from the Inquest into the death of Ashley Smith, including a ban on long-term solitary confinement in prisons. Ashley Smith was a 19 year old who die...
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Adam Nobody Update: Cst. Andalib-Goortani Docked Five Days’ Pay for Criminal Assault
On Friday, October 6, Hearing Officer Lee Ferrier released his decision in the misconduct hearing for Cst. Babak Andalib-Goortani. The officer pleaded guilty to discreditable conduct after he was convicted of criminal assault with a weapon in the course...
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Sammy Yatim: Const. James Forcillo Trial
The trial of Constable James Forcillo, charged with second degree murder in the death of 18 year-old Sammy Yatim, began on October 13, 2015 in Toronto. Sammy Yatim was shot eight times by Constable Forcillo on a TTC streetcar on July 27, 2013. The shoot...
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TRC IAP Appeal
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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October 20 & 21, 2015- Debwewin First Nation Jury Review Committee Meeting
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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Adam Nobody Update: Constable Andalib-Goortani pleads guilty to discreditable conduct
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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Inquest into the Deaths of Seven First Nations Youth: Summary
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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Legacy of Residential Schools and Reconciliation- Law Society Event
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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