- Supreme Court holds key to unlock old report
Frank Addario was quoted by the London Free Press on an upcoming Supreme Court of Canada appeal which will determine whether obtaining information under freedom of information laws is a right under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Posted Mar, 30, 2008
- SGM files a class action lawsuit against CN
Supervisors are seeking unpaid overtime in a national class action lawsuit filed against the Canadian National Railway
Posted Mar, 25, 2008
- A national disaster, made for TV
SGM's Steven Shrybman is quoted in a story about how the CBC mysteriously killed a new show that may have hit too close to reality for the Harper government.
Posted Mar, 22, 2008
- Stephen Lewis Foundation raises $700,000 to fight AIDS
SGM lawyers and staff contribute to the Give a Day to World AIDS campaign.
Posted Mar, 11, 2008
- Bently takes aim at court backlogs
The Toronto Star quotes Frank Addario in a story covering the Attorney General's intention to clear up the backlog in criminal court proceedings.
Posted Mar, 07, 2008
- We should all support NAFTA renegotiation
SGM's Steven Shrybman is quoted in a column advocating the renegotiation of NAFTA
Posted Mar, 05, 2008
- Activists urge freeze on daycare licenses
A legal opinion prepared by SGM's Steven Shrybman advocates a temporary moratorium on new child-care licenses to prevent a multinational corporation from taking over child-care centres across the province.
Posted Mar, 03, 2008
- How even straightforward cases can get scuttled by delays
SGM's Frank Addario is quoted in a Globe and Mail article on the problem of delays in the criminal court system.
Posted Feb, 26, 2008
- Anger and concern persist over Brampton hospital situation
SGM's Steven Shrybman is quoted in a story outlining the concerns with the P3 scheme at the Brampton Civic Hospital.
Posted Feb, 14, 2008
- As It Happens
Listen to SGM's Frank Addario, who was interviewed on CBC Radio's As It Happens regarding an Ontario Court of Appeal case on the admissibility of illegally obtained evidence.
Posted Feb, 13, 2008
- Smith testified in U.S. death case
The Globe and Mail quoted SGM's Louis Sokolov today in reporting the shocking news that Dr. Charles Smith testified in a U.S. death penalty case.
Posted Feb, 08, 2008
- SGM welcomes three new lawyers
SGM is pleased to announce that three new lawyers have joined the firm, one in our Ottawa office and two in our Toronto office.
Posted Jan, 24, 2008
- Police officers across Canada face once-rare perjury charges
The Brandon Sun quoted SGM's Frank Addario today in a story about the growing number of police officers facing perjury charges.
Posted Jan, 20, 2008
- Massive review of baby deaths sought
The Toronto Star quotes SGM's Louis Sokolov in reporting on the call for a more extensive review of investigations into child deaths in Ontario.
Posted Jan, 05, 2008
- SEASONS GREETINGS, FROM EVERYONE AT SGM
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Posted Dec, 16, 2007
- SGM launches class action against Scotiabank
SGM and REKO have launched a second unpaid overtime class action lawsuit, this time against Scotiabank. The first unpaid overtime class action was filed against the CIBC.
Posted Dec, 10, 2007
- Legal advice nixed outside review of Smith's work
The Toronto Star reported today that, under questioning from SGM’s Louis Sokolov, Deputy Chief Coroner Dr. Jim Cairns acknowledged that, with few exceptions, Dr. Charles Smith’s work was never reviewed by other pathologists and he was not adequately supervised.
Posted Nov, 29, 2007
- Pathologists are too eager to please the Crown, experts testify
SGM's Louis Sokolov was quoted in the Globe and Mail's coverage of the testimony of a panel of experts in forensic pathology at the Goudge Inquiry. The experts warned the Inquiry that the potential for wrongful convictions will not recede until defence lawyers have equal access to forensic pathology expertise.
Posted Nov, 23, 2007
- Top court ruling criticized as attack on right to silence
SGM’s Frank Addario was quoted in the Globe and Mail this morning in connection with the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in R. v. Singh, in which a majority of the Court held that police have the right to continue interrogating a criminal suspect, even after the suspect has asserted his or her constitutional right to silence.
Posted Nov, 22, 2007
- Dunlop found guilty; nailed on contempt count, returing to inquiry
The Standard Freeholder quoted SGM’s Peter Engelmann today in connection with a court proceedings connected to the Cornwall Public Inquiry, which is looking into the events surrounding allegations of abuse of young people in Cornwall. Perry Dunlop, a former police officer, was found guilty of contempt of court for refusing to testify at the Inquiry.
Posted Nov, 20, 2007
- Women beaten by husband, jailed by police is suing force
The Globe and Mail quoted SGM's Louis Sokolov today in reporting on a lawsuit brought by a victim of domestic violence who was jailed by police when her husband claimed she had assaulted him.
Posted Nov, 01, 2007
- MPs agree to push crime bill through committee
CanWest News Service quoted SGM’s Frank Addario today in connection with the government’s plan to speed an omnibus 'get tough on crime' bill through committee.
Posted Oct, 31, 2007
- Court hears arguments for blame in NWT bomb blast
The submissions of SGM's Lyle Kanee in an appeal before the Northwest Territories Court of Appeal were quoted by the Canadian Press and CTV.ca today.
Posted Oct, 15, 2007
- Police can be sued for sloppy investigations, Supreme Court rules
SGM’s Sean Dewart and Louis Sokolov were quoted by the Globe and Mail in its coverage of the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Hill v. Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Police Services Board, which held that police can be sued for negligent investigations.
Posted Oct, 05, 2007
- Tearing down the barriers within
Today the Toronto Star quoted a legal analysis of the Alberta-British Columbia Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA) prepared by SGM’s Steven Shrybman.
Posted Sep, 08, 2007
- Some Canadians protest oil pipeline
The Argus Leader quotes SGM’s Steven Shrybman in a story about Trans-Canada’s Keystone pipeline project, which would establish a major new oil pipeline to transport over hundreds of thousands of barrels of crude oil per day from Alberta to markets in the United States.
Posted Aug, 11, 2007
- Casinos not taking chances in court
The Toronto Star quoted SGM's Sean Dewart in reporting on the out of court settlements reached by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) in all of the major lawsuits launched against it in recent years by compulsive gamblers.
Posted Aug, 05, 2007
- Autism court fight tab $2.4M
The Toronto Sun quoted SGM’s Frank Addario in reporting that the Ontario government spent $2.4 million fighting a claim by parents of autistic children that the government should pay for intensive behavioural intervention.
Posted Jul, 18, 2007
- Rising Tide
The Canadian Bar Association’s “National Magazine” quotes SGM’s Steven Shrybman in an article on Canada’s ability to manage and control our supply of fresh water.
Posted Jun, 30, 2007
- Collective bargaining is a right, top court rules
In covering the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Health Services & Support Facilities Subsector Bargaining Assn v. British Columbia, the Globe and Mail quoted SGM’s Steven Barrett, who represented the Canadian Labour Congress in the case.
Posted Jun, 09, 2007
- Employers urged to heed CIBC suit
SGM’s Louis Sokolov was quoted in the Globe and Mail’s coverage of the unpaid overtime class action lawsuit against the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce launched by SGM and REKO.
Posted Jun, 06, 2007
- Sniffer dogs v. privacy rights
Today the Globe and Mail quoted a factum filed by SGM's Frank Addario and Emma Phillips in a Supreme Court of Canada appeal involving random police searches using of drug sniffing dogs.
Posted May, 22, 2007
- Hospital P3 costs were 'flubbed'
SGM's Steven Shrybman was quoted in a Daily Commercial News story regarding a report commissioned by the Ontario Health Coalition, ...
Posted May, 14, 2007
- Still upset about P3 financing
The Brampton Guardian quoted SGM's Steven Shrybman in a story about the financing of P3 hospitals: "In our view, the inevitable conclusion that must be drawn from assessing the full details of the Brampton P3 ...
Posted May, 10, 2007
- Liberals take legal action over MPP’s autism fight
SGM’s Frank Addario was quoted in the Globe and Mail today in connection with NDP MPP Shelly Martel’s effort to find out how much money the Liberal government spent in its legal battle with the parents of autistic children over the financing of intensive behavioural intervention.
Posted Mar, 14, 2007
- Autism fight takes new turn
Today the Toronto Star covered NDP MPP Shelly Martel’s effort to find out how much the Liberal government paid lawyers to fight the parents of autistic children who were seeking to have the government pay for intensive behavioural intervention.
Posted Mar, 14, 2007
- Top court gives partial victory to gay couples
The Globe and Mail quoted SGM’s Cynthia Petersen in its coverage of the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Hislop v. Canada, in which the Court held that the federal government discriminated against gays and lesbians by limiting survivor benefits to those whose partner died after January 1, 1998, but refused to order retroactive payments.
Posted Mar, 02, 2007
