• ARCH represents persons with disabilities and disability organizations in precedent setting cases at various provincial and federal tribunals, including the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the Canadian Human Rights Commission, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, the Canadian Transportation Agency as well as appellate courts, including the Court of Appeal for Ontario, the Federal Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. (archdisabilitylaw.ca)
  • [1] The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed that accessible transportation matters must be adjudicated within a human rights law framework. (archdisabilitylaw.ca)
  • Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Richard Wagner says legal aid is 'essential' to ensuring the justice system is fair and efficient. (cbc.ca)
  • Today the Supreme Court of Canada delivered a landmark unanimous decision in the case of Attorney General of Canada v. Terri Jean Bedford, Amy Lebovitch and Valerie Scott. (pivotlegal.org)
  • In a 1998 decision, the Supreme Court of Canada found that people living with HIV must disclose their status before engaging in sex that carries a "significant risk of serious bodily harm. (cocqsida.com)
  • In its 2012 decisions, 4 the Supreme Court of Canada does not define what is a "realistic possibility of HIV transmission. (cocqsida.com)
  • The decisions of the trial judge and the Court of Appeal were based on the 2012 Supreme Court of Canada decision in R. v. Mabior . (hivlegalnetwork.ca)
  • On April 22, 2021, the Law Society of Ontario approved a "Regulatory Sandbox for Innovative Technological Legal Services", a five-year pilot project through which non-licensee providers will be given the LSO's blessing to provide "innovative technological legal services" directly to consumers, under the LSO's supervision. (slaw.ca)
  • The organizations are expected to argue in court Monday that the lack of access to sterile syringes violate inmates' rights to life, liberty and security of the person under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. (vicnews.com)
  • Canada's highest court has ruled that three provisions of Canada's Criminal Code, s. 210 (keeping or being found in a bawdy house), s. 212(1)(j) (living on the avails of prostitution), and s. 213(1)(c) (communicating in public for the purpose of prostitution) violate the s. 7 right to security of the person protected by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms . (pivotlegal.org)
  • Given the lack of clarity in the documents available and the complexity of the legal system, COCQ-SIDA believes that people living with HIV are entitled to a better understanding of how the criminal law might target them. (cocqsida.com)
  • Like UNAIDS, COCQ-SIDA considers (in a position paper available only in French) that criminal law should only be used in cases of intentional and real HIV transmission, and should not be used against people who had no intention of causing harm to others. (cocqsida.com)
  • COCQ-SIDA also considers that criminal law should not be used against people living with HIV who take the necessary precautions to protect their partners. (cocqsida.com)
  • The following statement is issued jointly by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network ("Legal Network"), the Coalition des organismes communautaires québécois de lutte contre le sida (COCQ-SIDA), and the HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario (HALCO). (hivlegalnetwork.ca)
  • Following the proclamation of the Legal Aid Services Act, 2020 (LASA 2020), Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) has developed new Legal Aid Services Rules that now govern the administration of legal aid in the province. (legalaid.on.ca)
  • Along with the Legal Aid Services Rules are LASA 2020 policies that provide direction and guidance for how the Legal Aid Services Rules will be applied. (legalaid.on.ca)
  • Under LASA 2020, lawyers providing legal aid certificate services or per diem duty counsel services for LAO clients are referred to as "roster" (formerly, panel) members. (legalaid.on.ca)
  • For a complete list of terminology changes, please review the Legal Aid Services Act, 2020 and the Legal Aid Services Rules . (legalaid.on.ca)
  • That distinction goes to Utah, which started implementing a regulatory sandbox for non-traditional legal services providers in August 2020, after a joint task force formed by the Utah Supreme Court and State Bar recommended the initiative in August 2019. (slaw.ca)
  • August 7, 2020 - This week, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in R. v N.G. , a case in which a young man living with HIV appealed his conviction on aggravated sexual assault charges for not disclosing his HIV-positive status before sexual intercourse - despite using a condom in every instance. (hivlegalnetwork.ca)
  • But court filings say the program is only available in a handful of Canada's 43 federal prisons at this time. (vicnews.com)
  • The Preamble further recognizes that this legislation is intended to implement some of Canada's international human rights obligations under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities . (archdisabilitylaw.ca)
  • Canada's online legal magazine. (slaw.ca)
  • A British Columbia appeals court ruled Thursday that Canada's ban on gay marriage is discriminatory and told the government to change the law. (advocate.com)
  • In Canada, 1 a person living with HIV must disclose their HIV-positive status to their partner before sexual activity that poses a "realistic possibility of HIV transmission. (cocqsida.com)
  • 2 In two 2012 decisions, the Court specified that such a risk is present when there is a "realistic possibility of HIV transmission. (cocqsida.com)
  • The legal duty to disclose before sex only exists in cases where there is a "realistic possibility of HIV transmission. (cocqsida.com)
  • When these two criteria are present, the person living with HIV does not have to disclose their HIV-positive status to their partner before sex because, according to the Court, there is no "realistic possibility of HIV transmission. (cocqsida.com)
  • However, the Supreme Court also mentioned that other circumstances may exist in which the "realistic possibility of HIV transmission" criteria is not met, and that the law could adapt to future advances in treatment and circumstances where different risk factors are at play. (cocqsida.com)
  • That case has often been interpreted as saying that the law always requires both a low viral load and condom use in order to negate a "realistic possibility of HIV transmission," which the Supreme Court declared is the legal threshold triggering a duty to disclose. (hivlegalnetwork.ca)
  • Land acknowledgement: Legal Aid Ontario recognizes that its work, and the work of its community partners take place on traditional Indigenous territories across the province. (legalaid.on.ca)
  • The Preamble to the ACA recognizes that this purpose complements the rights of persons with disabilities to be free from discrimination under the Charter and the CHRA . (archdisabilitylaw.ca)
  • This recognizes the global consensus that a person with a suppressed viral load cannot sexually transmit HIV - in other words, "Undetectable = Untransmittable. (hivlegalnetwork.ca)
  • Civil marriage should adapt to contemporary notions of marriage as an institution in a society which recognizes the rights of homosexual persons to nondiscriminatory treatment. (advocate.com)
  • 2. Where does this legal duty to disclose come from? (cocqsida.com)
  • The legal duty to disclose before sex has been established by the courts and by judges interpreting the Criminal Code . (cocqsida.com)
  • Courts in two other provinces--Quebec and Ontario--also have ruled in favor of same-sex marriage rights, but Thursday's decision was the first by an appellate court to do so. (advocate.com)
  • A report from the Canadian Bar Association in 2016 said no such Canadian study exists, but pointed to other international research that found every $1 investment in legal aid leads to $6 in savings on public spending for such things as income supports and shelters, through the speedy resolution of legal disputes. (cbc.ca)
  • As the first Indigenous court in an urban environment in Canada, the Court began offering its services in 2001, and is voluntary and open to all self-identifying Indigenous persons (Aboriginal Legal Services Toronto 2016). (gc.ca)
  • While the Gladue Court itself is not set up too differently from other OCH courts, it aims to incorporate Indigenous values, principles, and conceptions of justice into court processes and proceedings. (gc.ca)
  • ARCH's submission draws upon our legal knowledge and experience with the Canada Transportation Act (CTA), the Accessible Canada Act (ACA) , the Canadian Human Rights Act , dispute resolution processes and decisions of the Canadian Human Rights Commission and Tribunal, the Canadian Transportation Agency, and the federal courts that review decisions of those tribunals. (archdisabilitylaw.ca)
  • The ceilings were established by the Supreme Court to uphold an accused person's charter right to a timely trial, as clogged courts struggle with chronic delays. (cbc.ca)
  • Specifically, the Court stated that "the harms identified by the courts below are grossly disproportionate to the deterrence of community disruption that is the object of the law. (pivotlegal.org)
  • There is some debate on whether non-Indigenous peoples should be tried in Indigenous courts: while some argue that where a crime is committed should determine where judgment takes place, others feel that a specialized Indigenous court may not be suitable for non-Indigenous accused persons who do not share the same values and beliefs. (gc.ca)
  • To date, eight jurisdictions have established specialized courts for Indigenous accused persons (Department of Justice Canada 2013). (gc.ca)
  • As well, a number of other courts are serviced by Gladue Report Writer programs funded by the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General, Legal Aid Ontario, and the Department of Justice Canada (Department of Justice Canada 2013). (gc.ca)
  • As informed in other opportunities, there are civil liability actions launched by persons before Brazilian courts, but the Judiciary, in general, has not granted liability orders. (who.int)
  • A spokeswoman for the Toronto police said its legal department is reviewing the decision. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • For a 10-year period (1991-2001), he was Chair of the Ontario Psychiatric Review Board (Toronto East Region), the Senior Vice Chair of the Consent and Capacity Board for Ontario and the Regional Vice Chair of the Board for Toronto. (cavershambooksellers.com)
  • Based on a scientific and legal review, in 2018 the Attorney General issued a directive to federal prosecutors that there should generally be no prosecution for alleged HIV non-disclosure in the case of condom use, because there is likely no realistic possibility of transmission. (hivlegalnetwork.ca)
  • Part II of the Bill provides for the Superior Court of Justice, in a proceeding commenced by the Attorney General, to make an order forfeiting property to the Crown in right of Ontario if the court finds that the property is proceeds of unlawful activity. (ontario.ca)
  • Please help us improve Legal Aid Ontario's website by participating in this short study. (legalaid.on.ca)
  • Consent and declaration forms are signed by applicants who want to receive Legal Aid Ontario's (LAO) certificate services (which means LAO agrees to pay for their lawyer). (legalaid.on.ca)
  • The Senate came into existence in 1867, when the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed the British North America Act 1867 (now entitled the Constitution Act, 1867 ), uniting the Province of Canada (as two separate provinces, Quebec and Ontario ), Nova Scotia and New Brunswick into a single federal Dominion . (wikipedia.org)
  • One court in Canada has already recognized this, acquitting on the basis of condom use alone (in a 2018 Nova Scotia case), meaning there are inconsistent court decisions in different parts of the country. (hivlegalnetwork.ca)
  • Given the limited time given to interveners for legal argument, we focused our submissions on the communication law, which creates serious dangers for street-based sex workers and prevents them from taking basic safety measures. (pivotlegal.org)
  • We appeared before the Court as interveners when the appeal was heard in February. (hivlegalnetwork.ca)
  • Applicants in the court challenge are also expected to argue that the program nonetheless infringes on prisoners' rights by depriving them of confidentiality, among other issues. (vicnews.com)
  • This updated language elaborates on the relationship between applicants and LAO and the applicant's obligations as a recipient of legal aid services. (legalaid.on.ca)
  • The applicants asked the court to strike down the three provisions of the Criminal Code because they violate sex workers' constitutional right to security of the person. (pivotlegal.org)
  • Notifications for certificates coming due for acknowledgement will now be featured on the Legal Aid Online Certificate tab. (legalaid.on.ca)
  • The landmark Jordan ruling imposed an 18-month timeline for a case to be wrapped up in lower court, and a 30 month timeline for a Superior Court case. (cbc.ca)
  • An Ontario Superior Court judge admonished Constable Danny Mota for believing police can remain at a private dinner or house party uninvited, even if an individual refuses to provide them with identification when asked. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • The Superior Court judge explained that Constable Mota was incorrect to believe he had the right to stay in the private residence because Mr. Zargar would not provide identification. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • The Superior Court judge also faulted Constable Mota for believing that because he saw about eight to 10 people inside the condominium unit there were possible "officer safety" concerns. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • 6 The science is clear to the effect that a person who has an "undetectable" or "suppressed" viral load cannot sexually pass on the virus. (cocqsida.com)
  • Bill 30 has been enacted as Chapter 28 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2001. (ontario.ca)
  • LAO is implementing minimum experience requirements that roster (formerly panel) members must meet to provide legal aid certificate services and duty counsel services in specific areas of law. (legalaid.on.ca)
  • Counsel from my department have successfully defended, and will continue to defend, this concept of marriage in court. (theinterim.com)
  • D'Arcy Hiltz, B.A., LL.B., was admitted to the Ontario Bar (1983) and has been an advocate in the field of consent and capacity matters for over 40 years, acting as counsel to individuals with mental health issues, their families and physicians. (cavershambooksellers.com)
  • The Federal Court, legislated for immigration decision making in the Immigration Act , makes less reference to international rights. (ccrweb.ca)
  • However, the Supreme Court was not so categorical in its decision, and recognized that the law could adapt in the future. (hivlegalnetwork.ca)
  • A recent court decision from Ontario illustrates the conflicts that may arise when owners engage in short-term rentals and the tools that strata corporations may have to deal with the issue. (bcli.org)
  • The ruling, which overturns a lower court decision that marriage should be restricted to heterosexuals, is the latest court challenge to the federal ban. (advocate.com)
  • I wrote a letter to former justice minister, Mr. Rock, pointing out that there was a court decision in Ontario from the then divisional court where two judges to one had decided in favour of traditional marriage. (theinterim.com)
  • Accessible transportation is essential for realizing full and equal participation of persons with disabilities in Canada. (archdisabilitylaw.ca)
  • In addition, our submission is informed by the experiences of persons with disabilities, the barriers they encounter when travelling, and our work with various disability communities and organizations across Canada who advocate for accessible transportation. (archdisabilitylaw.ca)
  • This case is an important test of whether Canada is prepared to hold its own companies to account for wrongdoing, or whether its legal commitments to human rights are set aside when it comes to people harmed by Canadian companies operating abroad. (raid-uk.org)
  • It is the first time Barrick is facing legal action in Canada for human rights violations at one of its operations abroad. (raid-uk.org)
  • This is the third legal case brought in the UK or Canada against Barrick or its subsidiaries for human rights violations by security forces at the North Mara mine. (raid-uk.org)
  • Thus, the definition of marriage is already clear in law in Canada as the union of two persons of the opposite sex. (theinterim.com)
  • It is not necessary to pass such legislation as in legal terms it would not add to or clarify the present state of the law in Canada. (theinterim.com)
  • The province of Ontario continues to experience measles virus transmissions despite the elimination of measles in Canada. (cdc.gov)
  • We describe an unusual outbreak of measles in Ontario, Canada, in early 2015 that involved cases with a unique strain of virus and no known association among primary case-patients. (cdc.gov)
  • We describe an unusual measles outbreak that occurred in Ontario, Canada, in 2015. (cdc.gov)
  • The lawsuit n. 5030568-38.2019.4.04.7100 was filed on May 21st, 2019, and is pending before the 1st Federal Court of the Federal Regional Court of the 4 Region. (who.int)
  • ARCH provides public legal education to disability communities, and conducts community development projects to support our law reform work. (archdisabilitylaw.ca)
  • Although it has taken considerable time to get to this point, the proposal is a welcome development that will permit new, innovative, non-lawyer providers to offer legal services to the public, and which should provide useful insight for the future of legal services regulation. (slaw.ca)
  • As it currently stands, licenced lawyers (and licensed paralegals, in Ontario) are the only persons permitted to provide legal services to the public (subject to certain limited exceptions, discussed in Part III of one of my earlier columns ). (slaw.ca)
  • But bad legal advice is likely worse than no legal advice-and the risks to the public of poor-quality legal services should be addressed. (slaw.ca)
  • A regulatory sandbox provides an opportunity to explore the provision of legal services by new providers to serve unmet legal needs, while putting safeguards in place to protect the public from being harmed. (slaw.ca)
  • Once it is up and running, the LSO will consider applications (including from for-profit and non-for-profit corporations) and, where appropriate, approve non-licensee entities to provide technologically innovative legal services directly to the public. (slaw.ca)
  • Continuing to criminalize people living with HIV - even when condoms are used - is also discriminatory and an overly broad application of the criminal law that is harmful and bad for public health. (hivlegalnetwork.ca)
  • The expectation among lawyers, whose occupation is defined as a profession, and in the public who receive legal services, is that professionalism will inform a lawyer's work and conduct. (ontariocourts.ca)
  • For example, an order could require a party to the conspiracy to pay damages to the Crown in right of Ontario for any injury to the public resulting from the unlawful activity and, for the purpose of preventing or reducing the risk of injury to the public, an order could require any person to do or refrain from doing anything specified in the order. (ontario.ca)
  • Measles is a reportable disease in Ontario, requiring physicians and laboratories to notify local Ontario public health units immediately of all suspected and confirmed cases. (cdc.gov)
  • Most drownings are preventable through a variety of strategies, one of which is to provide lifeguards in public areas where people are known to swim and to encourage people to swim in those protected areas. (cdc.gov)
  • OBJECTIVE: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant public health concern and has implications for people directly impacted by the criminal legal system during arrest, conviction, incarceration, and community supervision. (bvsalud.org)
  • It involves a wealth of "common law" (past judicial decisions) and the Ontario Evidence Act, as well as numerous other statutory provisions scattered throughout the legislation. (isthatlegal.ca)
  • Part III also contains provisions that are similar to the provisions in Part II that deal with interlocutory orders, the payment of reasonable legal expenses and the payment of money from forfeited property into a special purpose account. (ontario.ca)
  • The suit used as legal basis provisions of FCTC and Brazilian legislation (Federal Constitution, Brazilian Civil Code - Law 10.406/2002 -, etc. (who.int)
  • Depending on the situation, the police may charge a person who has mental health issues with a criminal offence and hold them for bail. (legalaid.on.ca)
  • The Gladue Court at OCH is a sentencing and bail hearing court that takes a case management approach. (gc.ca)
  • A constitutional challenge to the federal government's refusal to provide clean needles in prisons is set to be heard by an Ontario court this week. (vicnews.com)
  • Two-dose measles-containing vaccination coverage in Ontario was estimated at 88.3% among 7-year-olds and 95.4% among 17-year-olds during the 2012-13 school year ( 4 ). (cdc.gov)
  • According to requirements, each resident is to be vaccinated unless contraindicated medically, the resident or legal representative refuses vaccination, or the vaccine is not available because of shortage. (cdc.gov)
  • Subject to local availability, French and American Sign Language (ASL) translation services will be provided by the court at no charge. (isthatlegal.ca)
  • ARCH provides a range of legal services directly to persons with disabilities in Ontario. (archdisabilitylaw.ca)
  • It's really important for the state in certain kinds of cases to ensure that people have access to legal services at a reasonable cost,' she said. (cbc.ca)
  • Access to justice is for everyone, and that's why offering legal services to low-income Ontarians is at the centre of our work,' it says. (cbc.ca)
  • These new minimum experience requirements replace the existing standards for roster members and are part of a broader effort to modernize the administration of legal aid services. (legalaid.on.ca)
  • If a client has an active certificate for legal aid services and needs a separate certificate for a new matter in the same area of law, the client should keep the same lawyer who accepted the active certificate unless specific circumstances apply (e.g. if the new matter takes place in a different jurisdiction). (legalaid.on.ca)
  • Expanding the market by permitting new legal services providers should help fill the access to justice gap. (slaw.ca)
  • After a couple years in the sandbox, the LSO will determine whether, and under what conditions, participants may be permitted to continue providing legal services. (slaw.ca)
  • Legal Implications of Providing Lifeguard Protection. (cdc.gov)
  • What happens if the police arrest a person with mental health issues, and take them to jail and court? (legalaid.on.ca)
  • METHOD: Eligible studies included those with adult participants supervised by the criminal legal system (i.e., prison, jail, probation, parole, inpatient/forensic hospital) and that provided sample TBI prevalence and method of ascertaining TBI history. (bvsalud.org)
  • Some assessments may occur right in the courthouse (if there's a psychiatrist available), but usually the person is sent to a secure psychiatric hospital. (legalaid.on.ca)
  • Programs and resources are needed in every stage of the criminal justice process to meaningfully implement Gladue principles: from courtworkers who prepare pre-sentence information for judges, to alternate sentencing processes that operate in accordance with Indigenous legal tradition, to community-based alternatives to incarceration both on reserves and in urban centres. (gc.ca)
  • After applying the analysis for the granting of an interlocutory injunction, the court decided the restrain the condominium corporation from holding a meeting to consider termination, pending the final resolution of the issues the defendants raised. (bcli.org)
  • Depending on how the court is structured, non-Indigenous individuals may be tried in an Indigenous court. (gc.ca)
  • Erika Chozik, who represented Mr. Zargar in his appeal, said police should not overestimate their legal powers. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • Several court cases have begun to challenge this failure. (raid-uk.org)
  • But he stressed the importance of governments adequately funding programs to ensure access to legal representation for the most vulnerable people. (cbc.ca)
  • ARCH Disability Law Centre is a specialty legal clinic that practices exclusively in disability rights law. (archdisabilitylaw.ca)
  • [ 1 ] beginning with a summary of key general considerations, proceeding to a review of the main neurologic complications that may arise in pregnant people who were previously free of neurologic disease, and concluding with a discussion of individual neurologic disorders in the context of pregnancy. (medscape.com)
  • Legal ethics viewed this way are mostly about rules that prohibit a lawyer from engaging in specified conduct. (ontariocourts.ca)
  • A person who has been charged with a criminal offence is called an accused. (legalaid.on.ca)
  • Criminal law is the most obvious example because your liberty is at stake, but there are other areas of law too, such as family law, areas where people are very vulnerable. (cbc.ca)
  • The topic of Ontario civil evidence law is quite broad, though thankfully the civil version is simpler than its criminal counterpart. (isthatlegal.ca)
  • When facing criminal charges, people confront the task of choosing the best Los Angeles criminal defense attorney . (chesleylawyers.com)
  • This meta-analysis estimated the lifetime prevalence of TBI among people supervised by the criminal legal system across settings. (bvsalud.org)
  • CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of TBI among people impacted by the criminal legal system may be larger than in the general population. (bvsalud.org)
  • While I may note these variations throughout this Employment Law (Ontario) Guide when explaining individual topics generally, readers facing a specific fact situation should carefully review Ch.1 "Primary, ESA-Special and ESA-Exempt Employment Sectors" to determine if their specific employment situation is governed by any of these exemptions or special rules. (isthatlegal.ca)
  • Supreme Court rules in support of sex workers! (pivotlegal.org)
  • What follows are brief discussions of some basic principles and terms used in evidence law, along with a more detailed review of specific evidentiary rules (and modifications to traditional rules) which apply to the Small Claims Court. (isthatlegal.ca)
  • Facts" are the raw material that are then inserted into legal rules to determine an outcome. (isthatlegal.ca)
  • The association says it will argue in court that inmates are particularly vulnerable to violations of their constitutional rights "because the government has total control over every aspect of their daily lives, including their access to health care. (vicnews.com)
  • This case was initiated in 2007 by three Ontario sex workers: Terri Jean Bedford, Amy Lebovitch and Valerie Scott. (pivotlegal.org)
  • This same standard of proof, sometimes referred to as "more likely that not" is also what the court will apply in deciding the outcome of the entire case. (isthatlegal.ca)
  • Twenty-one Tanzanian nationals filed a legal case today against Canadian mining giant Barrick Gold for grave human rights violations at the company's North Mara gold mine in Tanzania. (raid-uk.org)
  • The new legal case against Barrick could be another important step towards accountability for Canadian companies implicated in human rights violations abroad and provide greater access to remedy for those harmed. (raid-uk.org)
  • The most important message is that in the ideal case, any person with a known, preexisting medical condition-neurologic or other-should discuss their plans to become pregnant with their physician before they become pregnant. (medscape.com)
  • [1] The appointment is made primarily by four divisions, each having twenty-four senators: the Maritime division, the Quebec division, the Ontario division, and the Western division. (wikipedia.org)
  • The government is appealing the Quebec and Ontario decisions. (advocate.com)
  • Due to the scarcity of sterile injection equipment in prison, people who inject drugs behind bars are forced to share and reuse injection equipment, significantly increasing their risk of contracting HIV and hepatitis C," the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network said in a statement. (vicnews.com)
  • We will be arguing… that the federal government must meet its legal obligation to protect the health of people in prison. (vicnews.com)
  • In a statement to CBC, Legal Aid Ontario said it agrees with Wagner that the aid program is a vital part of the justice system. (cbc.ca)
  • They raised five "preliminary issues" for the court. (bcli.org)
  • The Court found that this law prevents sex workers from working a fixed location that is safer than working on the street or meeting clients at different locations. (pivotlegal.org)
  • As such, a person can be charged, stand trial and be found guilty regardless of their intention to pass on HIV, and regardless of whether transmission actually occurred. (cocqsida.com)
  • Justice Beverly Brown, who convicted Mr. Zargar at his provincial court trial, concluded that police were "in hot pursuit of the investigation of the offence of mischief," which Justice Code found to be a legal error. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • In his opening remarks Thursday, Wagner called on all actors in the legal profession to take more 'real, tangible steps' and urged governments to spend the money to ensure the justice system works for all Canadians. (cbc.ca)
  • Today has been about how best to advance the cause of professional responsibility in the legal profession, something all of us care about. (ontariocourts.ca)
  • But underneath, there was almost always a quiet admiration and pride that we had decided to become a part of something both important and valued, the legal profession. (ontariocourts.ca)
  • The SCC held that the living on the avails provision violates sex workers' constitutionally protected right to security of the person and is struck down. (pivotlegal.org)
  • Part II also authorizes interlocutory orders for the preservation of property that is the subject of a proceeding and provides a mechanism to permit property that is subject to an interlocutory order to be used to cover reasonable legal expenses. (ontario.ca)
  • If an applicant's spouse or another person is going to provide information to LAO, they must also sign a consent and declaration form. (legalaid.on.ca)
  • Inability to seek redress or recompense from a legal service provider that has failed to provide the service expected or agreed. (slaw.ca)
  • Long-term care facilities may be defined as institutions, such as nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities that provide healthcare to people (including children) who are unable to manage independently in the community. (cdc.gov)
  • The significance of the patron surveillance and supervision that lifeguards provide is emphasized by understanding how people drown. (cdc.gov)
  • So if the court hears directly contradictory evidence from two different witnesses, it will look to surrounding circumstances, other evidence of the witnesses, demeanour, documents - whatever is available - to see if there is some reason to prefer the evidence of one witness over the other. (isthatlegal.ca)
  • This document is intended as a guide to the legal environment surrounding the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure in Québec, for people living with HIV (and those working with them). (cocqsida.com)
  • ARCH has an extensive law reform practice, working on a variety of initiatives to advance the rights of persons with disabilities. (archdisabilitylaw.ca)
  • In all cases, the judge decides whether or not an accused person is sent for an assessment. (legalaid.on.ca)
  • Where the judge or presiding court officer is of the opinion that it can be done, any other part of the proceeding may be conducted in French [CJA s.126(2)(4). (isthatlegal.ca)
  • The government has argued in court filings that giving clean drug-injection needles to prisoners would make federal facilities more dangerous, since syringes could be used as weapons. (vicnews.com)
  • Carissima Mathen, a law professor at the University of Ottawa, said government funding for legal aid not only helps marginalized and poor people access justice, it also leads to less waste of court time. (cbc.ca)
  • For persons aged ≥65 years, the following quadrivalent influenza vaccines are recommended: high-dose IIV, adjuvanted IIV, or recombinant influenza vaccine. (cdc.gov)
  • This fall, justices will take the court on the road, travelling to Winnipeg in September to hear two separate cases. (cbc.ca)