by BSCC | Jan 9, 2024 | Careers, Legal
Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic offers trauma-informed legal services and representation, counselling and multilingual interpretation, and drives system transformation to support women and gender diverse people who have experienced violence. Rooted in the...
by BSCC | Jan 15, 2021 | Legal
Training Opportunities for Service Providers As part of the Community Leadership in Justice Fellowship of the Law Foundation of Ontario at Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto, Ms. Deepa Mattoo will deliver a series of service-provider...
by BSCC | Nov 21, 2019 | Legal
The Schlifer Clinic at the Supreme Court of Canada intervening on two appeals regarding Anti-SLAPP Legislation On Tuesday, November 12th, the Clinic’s pro-bono lawyer Joanna Birenbaum and Andrew Bernstein from Tory’s argued at the Supreme Court of...
by BSCC | Sep 19, 2019 | Legal, Press Release
LEAF and the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic Support Senator’s Proposed Amendment to Sexual Assault Legislation On November 14, 2018, the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) and the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic sent a letter to Prime Minister...
by BSCC | Jun 5, 2019 | Legal
The Clinic welcomes the legislative changes proposed in Bill C-78 by the federal government. The proposed legislation would make changes to the Divorce Act, the Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act, and the Garnishment, Attachment and Pension...
by BSCC | Jul 27, 2018 | Legal, News
Toronto, Thursday, July 26, 2018 – The Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic supports the motion put forward by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam to create an intersectional gender equity strategy and gender equality office for Toronto. Since 1985, the Clinic has worked with...