By: Meruthula Jeevananthan, placement student from the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law at Lakehead University
Pandemic Placement, as you probably read in our previous blog post, is definitely not a situation any law student would want to see themselves in. From learning to transition to the professional world, to networking and building valuable connections, working online has taken a toll on the best of us.
Two words no law student would envision using in the same sentence: pandemic and placement. Yet this is the reality for all third-year law students at Lakehead University’s Bora Laskin Faculty of Law.
Chris Sewrattan was recently interviewed by The Lawyer’s Daily on the Court of Appeal’s decision in R. v. Hudson, 2021 ONCA 76 granting the Criminal Lawyers’ Association intervener status in a drug importing case later this month.
We are proud to welcome Thomas Hunter to the lawfirm. Thomas is a third-year law student at Lakehead University’s Bora Laskin Faculty of Law completing his four-month practice placement at the office.
Ashley Sewrattan was recently interviewed by The Lawyer’s Daily on the Court of Appeal’s recognition of the plight of accused in custody in R. v. Powell, 2020 ONCA 743.
Chris Sewrattan was recently interviewed by Law Times on a warrantless search of a basement during an arrest for assault in R. v. Stairs, 2020 ONCA 678.
Chris Sewrattan was recently interviewed by Law Times on a trial judge’s flawed credibility assessment of a sexual assault complainant in R. v. Alisaleh, 2020 ONCA 597.
Chris Sewrattan was recently quoted in National Magazine on the current and future state of Canada’s self-defence law.
Social distancing is the only way that we are going to survive the COVID-19 pandemic. People are increasingly asking about what they can do outside, where they can go, and with whom they can travel. In this blog post, I look at Ontario’s law governing social distancing rules, the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act.
Andrew Domacina joins the office as a placement student from Lakehead University.
Chris Sewrattan recently published a 44-page article in the Manitoba Law Journal on the differences between the hearsay rule’s historical rationale and current application.
Chris Sewrattan was recently interviewed by The Lawyer’s Daily on inappropriate conduct by a trial judge in R. v. Chambers, 2019 ONCA 736.
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