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  UPDATE: United Nations Recognizes 160 Girls Project On June 9, 2017, in Geneva, Switzerland, 160 Girls was recognized in The United Nations’ inaugural best practices report for the elimination of discrimination against women, intended to provide a roadmap for future change initiatives. This is a terrific endorsement of the value the law can have

Koskie Minsky LLP is pleased to announce that 12 of the Firm’s lawyers were chosen by their fellow professionals to be listed in the 2016 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory compiles lists of outstanding professionals by conducting peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their

Arleen Huggins will be speaking at the The Osgoode Certificate in Human Rights Theory and Practice Program on May 5, 2016. The program will be held at Osgoode Professional Development’s Downtown Toronto Conference Centre. Arleen will speak about “Evidence in Human Rights Matters/Remedies”. For more information about the program, please click here.

Kirk Baert was quoted in various Advocate Daily.com articles. To review the articles, please click on the following links: Baert launches class action against Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc. Crown’s move to open Nfld residential school lawsuit discussions positive Delays in Nfld residential schools case mean costs mounting Quebec court awards $15 billion to smokers Sino-Forest legal fees

In Legge et al. v. Young et al., the Superior Court of Justice for Ontario determined that although Ontario had jurisdiction simpliciter to hear an action, (a breach of contract action regarding the sale of a Standardbred racehorse) Pennsylvania was the more convenient forum to hear the action and therefore ordered the Ontario proceeding stayed.

In Legge et al. v. Young et al., Justice Faieta determined that, although Ontario had jurisdiction simpliciter to hear a breach of contract action regarding the sale of a Standardbred racehorse Pennsylvania was the more convenient forum to hear the action and therefore the Ontario proceeding was stayed. In November 2013, the defendant, Mr. Young

A defendant/employer unsuccessfully tried to stymie a claim by an employee that it was vicariously liable for violence committed by another one of its employees. The plaintiff employee (“Employee”) was a maintenance worker with a theme park (the “Employer”).  The Employee alleges that in the summer of 2013 her supervisor (the “Supervisor”) made sexual advances

A recent cyber-attack against Ashley Madison.com, a dating website for people looking to have an affair, has resulted in the release of confidential information of its users. This raised questions about online security and what legal recourse is available to users where personal data has been stolen and/or leaked. More importantly this incident has become

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently allowed a plaintiff’s appeal of a motion judge’s order declining to set aside the Registrar’s order administratively dismissing an action against the respondents, Computer Packages Inc. (“CPI”) and Rogers Law Office (“Rogers”). In this action, the appellants sued the respondents for negligently permitting three patents owned by the appellants

Access to justice is a hot-button issue that has received numerous headlines as well as extensive comments from the bench.  It is a pillar of any just judicial system.  With that said however, this basic right is often abused, as parties routinely commence frivolous, vexatious and abusive proceedings. These proceedings slow the whole legal system