It has been a busy year for appeals at our office. Since our last adventure to the Supreme Court of Canada in November 2017, we have been retained or consulted... read more →
After 2 years, and the review of more than 1200 cases, the Motherisk Commission came out with its report yesterday. The Report is required reading for everyone who has any... read more →
It's December 31, a good day to take stock of everything that has happened in my professional life this last year. Looking back, I can say that 2017 was a... read more →
Consistent with its stated purpose of keeping children with families, the Child and Family Services Act allows for, and in some cases encourages, placement of children with kin caregivers. When... read more →
I read an article this article in the Toronto Star today: Mother-child prison program giving babies, mothers 'a better chance'. The article contains a description of a program which aims to keep... read more →
If you do child protection work, conducting a trial at least once if not multiple times in your career is inevitable. I just spent the last two weeks again mired... read more →
Although a well-known option in criminal law, many counsel and clients are unaware that in certain very specific circumstances, a court may order the Ministry of the Attorney General to... read more →
As a new year is upon us, I have had some time to reflect about my practice and new resolutions for the next year. One of the things I have... read more →
The Honourable Justice Susan Lang released her Independent Review of the Motherisk Drug Testing Laboratory yesterday. The full report can be downloaded here. The report, simply put, is damning. Justice... read more →
Although common in matrimonial court cases, it is a rare phenomenon for legal costs to be awarded against the Children's Aid Society in child welfare cases. This is because in order... read more →