by BSCC | Jul 20, 2017 | Legal, News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Overturning of conviction signals need for mandatory judicial education in sexual assault Thursday, July 20, 2017 – The Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic is disheartened by today’s decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice...
by BSCC | May 31, 2017 | Legal
Training Opportunity 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 | Mar 12, 2017 | Legal, News
TORONTO, March 10, 2017 —The Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic and WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre are relieved at the news of Justice Camp’s resignation as a member of the Federal Court of Canada. As the Front Line Interveners in the disciplinary proceeding representing...
by BSCC | Mar 9, 2017 | Legal
In Halifax, the Crown is appealing a judge’s decision that a woman can consent to sex even when unconscious. In Toronto, the convicted rapist, Mustafa Ururyar, is appealing his conviction in a case that raises important perspectives on the nature of legal support and...
by BSCC | Nov 17, 2016 | Legal, News
Ms Mattoo is the Legal Director at the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic. She is an expert in violence against racialized women, refugee law, and the rights of non-status immigrant women. In partnership with the University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of...
by BSCC | Nov 17, 2016 | Legal
The Law Foundation of Ontario is pleased to announce the awarding of a Community Leadership in Justice Fellowship to Deepa Mattoo. Ms Mattoo is the Legal Director at the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic. She is an expert in violence against racialized women,...
