Annual Update on Human Rights-Part I: Keeping on Top of Key Developments

  • May 23, 2014

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Publication | Archived Video

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Get a practical update on both substantive and procedural issues relating to human rights claims. Gain essential insights on recent case law and trends at both the federal and provincial levels, and learn from the experience of our esteemed panel of presenters. If you advise clients on human rights issues, don't miss this essential program to get clarity on key practice and professionalism issues. Part I focuses on procedural issues and a variety of special topics.

PROGRAM CHAIRS

Ranjan Agarwal, Bennett Jones LLP
Farah Malik, WeirFoulds LLP
Geri Sanson, Sanson Law Office Professional Corporation
Andrea Wobick, Ursel Phillips Fellows Hopkinson LLP

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Open Court and Confidentiality: Can there be a Balance in Light of our New Media Age?
Laurie Letheren, ARCH Disability Law Centre
Natalie MacDonnell, MES/JD Candidate 2014

A Practical Guide to Reconsideration at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
Amanda McLachlan, Bennett Jones LLP
Talia Bregman, Bennett Jones LLP

Estop That! Section 45.1 of the Code and Issue Estoppel at the HRTO Post Penner and Claybourn
Robert Tarantino, Pinto Wray James LLP
Morgan Sim, Pinto Wray James LLP

After Moore: Obtaining Remedies for Systemic Discrimination With Respect to Government
Christine Johnson, Champ & Associates

Avoiding Age Discrimination in Mandatory Retirement: How to deal with an aging workforce
Lauri A. Reesor, Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP
Dianne E. Jozefacki, Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP

Respecting Human Rights in Canadian Prisons: The Need for Policies to Facilitate Legal Standards of Humane Detention
Arghavan Gerami, Gerami Law PC

Removing Barriers to Employment for Newcomers to Canada:
Can the Ontario Human Rights Code Play a Role?

Busayo Ayodele, JD Candidate 2015, Osgoode Hall Law School

O Brave New World: Human Rights Code and Workplace Harassment In the Digital Age
Rodney Kort, JD, Candidate 2015, Osgoode Hall Law School

Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario: Rules of Procedure
Naomi Overend, Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario