Manitoba Government Appoints Manitoba Lawyers as King’s Counsel
Press Release The Manitoba government has appointed 17 Manitoba lawyers as King’s counsel in recognition of outstanding contributions to the practise of law, Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen announced today. “The…
Aboriginal Legal Services partners with Make Music Matter to create alternative model of mental health support and amplify Indigenous voices through song
Press Release 11/30/2022 Toronto – Aboriginal Legal Services (ALS) will join forces with international NGO Make Music Matter (MMM) to develop a new culturally-based healing model for Toronto’s Indigenous community.…
Melissa Serbin has just been designated as a “Jurist of Robson Hall” in recognition of her outstanding and exceptional contributions to Robson Hall’s Faculty of Law program!
Press Release 18 Nov 2022 Melissa is a sessional instructor for Robson Hall’s “Intensive Criminal Law” course and the “Indigenous People and the Criminal Justice System” seminar. Throughout her career,…
Supreme Court narrowly rejects ALS argument on the unconstitutionality of restrictions on access to conditional sentences
Press Release 11/7/2022 The Supreme Court issued its decision in R v Sharma. The case was a constitutional challenge to restrictions on access to conditional sentences by Indigenous offenders. The Court…
ALS appears before the Senate on Bill C-5
Press Release Oct 31, 2022 Bill C-5, a bill to eliminate some mandatory minimum sentences and to allow greater access to conditional sentences is now before the Senate for consideration.…
Ontario’s seventh annual Access to Justice week successfully engages attendees and ignites conversation about the legal needs of Canadians
Press Release October 31, 2022 TORONTO, ON — The seventh annual Access to Justice Week (A2J Week) in Ontario took place from October 24 to 28, featuring a series of…
Canada’s Access to Justice Week 2022
Press Release October 19, 2022 TORONTO, ON — The third annual National Access to Justice Week is taking place from October 24 to 28 with programming for legal professionals, community…
JFK Law Congratulates Karey Brooks on becoming a Fellow of the IATL!
We are incredibly proud and excited to congratulate Karey Brooks, KC on her induction as a new Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers on October 15, 2022! Something…
Jonathan Rudin named to South Australian Commission examining Aboriginal Over-Representation
Press Release 10/13/2022 Jonathan Rudin, Program Director at ALS, is one of eight people serving as Commissioners on the South Australia Advisory Commission into Aboriginal Incarceration Rates. The Commission is…
B.C. enables farm-to-gate sales of cannabis products
Press Release Oct. 4, 2022 VICTORIA – The Province is introducing a new cannabis retail licence that will allow eligible federally licensed cannabis producers to sell non-medical cannabis products from stores…
