[Image-1] While the Jian Ghomeshi verdict has created much discussion both nationally and locally about the justice system’s treatment of sexual assault survivors, it appears politicians are taking baby steps in response. This week, Ghomeshi appeared in a Toronto court to sign a peace bond and apologize to the former coworker he was charged with […]
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Marie Henein the keynote speaker at Halifax legal conference
[Image-1] The most famous lawyer in the country is coming to Halifax. Marie Henein, of Toronto’s Henein Hutchison LLP, will be the keynote speaker at the Atlantic Women in Litigation conference, taking place May 5 at the Prince George Hotel on Market Street. Already a formidable legal expert, Henein became a household name over the […]
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Making a Safe Harbour to talk about the Jian Ghomeshi verdict
It’s been less than a week since Jian Ghomeshi was found not guilty on four counts of sexual assault and one count of choking. Sue Goyette and Erin Wunker, both instructors at Dalhousie University, were appalled by the verdict and decided to take matters into their own hands to give those in their community a […]
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I believe Lucy because I know what it’s like
[Image-1] Yesterday at work, one my co-workers was talking about the Ghomeshi case. This trial is about Ghomeshi’s alleged actions. Not about what three women did before they went the courts. But he mentioned that he didn’t understand why Lucy Decoutere and the other women who have so far testified in the case stayed in […]