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As of August 1, 2022, bakerlaw has joined forces with Ross & McBride LLP.

Our team is excited to become part of the formidable group of human rights, employment, and constitutional lawyers at Ross & McBride. Our current and future clients will continue to receive the personalized, high-quality representation that has become synonymous with bakerlaw, and will benefit from the collaborative, cross-functional approach to complex issues that both we and Ross & McBride value. With the added resources of larger, full-service firm, this collaboration will allow us to take on new clients for the first time since October 2021. If you are seeking legal advice, please contact us at contact@rossmcbride.com

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Cara Wilkie Speaks about Access to Justice at Law Society Event

  • September 8, 2009
  • David Baker
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In honour of the recent National Access Awareness Week, the Law Society and ARCH Disability Law Centre hosted a forum and reception on access to justice for people with disabilities. Bakerlaw’s Cara Wilkie was pleased to speak at the event, which featured a number of leading legal experts and a presentation by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. » Read the rest

Benatta and Chrolavicius appear on Canada AM

  • July 24, 2009
  • David Baker
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Bakerlaw lawyer Nicole Chrolavicius appears on CTV’s Canada AM with client Benamar Benatta. To view the clip, “Seeking an Apology: Benamar Benatta Speaks of His Ordeal of Being Tortured and Wrongly Imprisoned” click here.

BCCLA Demands Immediate Inquiry Into the Removal of Benamar Benatta

  • July 21, 2009
  • David Baker
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In issuing a letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, The B.C Civil Liberties Association has joined in the chorus of Canadian voices demanding a public investigation into the Canadian government’s conduct in delivering Mr. Benatta to American officials on the evening of September 12, 2001. » Read the rest

June 30, 2009 is the last day to refile human rights complaints

  • May 19, 2009
  • David Baker
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June 30, 2009 is the last day to refile an existing human rights complaint with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the Tribunal).

As of June 30, 2008, people in Ontario who believe they have experienced discrimination must file an application directly with the Tribunal rather than with the Ontario Human Rights Commission (the Commission). » Read the rest

Lobbyists could have wings clipped by court decision

  • March 27, 2009
  • David Baker
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On March 12th of this year, the Federal Court of Appeal in Toronto ruled in an important case launched by Bakerlaw and its client Democracy Watch that Canada’s Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct should prohibit a lobbyist from doing anything to create a private interest for a public office holder that may compete with that public office holder’s public duty. » Read the rest

2009 Public Interest Career Day

  • March 5, 2009
  • David Baker
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Kelley Bryan will be speaking at Public Interest Career Day on March 6, 2009, discussing topics of interest to students who are considering the pursuit of legal careers in public interest law. After the discussion, Kelley will be joined by Cara Wilkie and Zahra Binbrek to introduce law students to Bakerlaw. » Read the rest

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