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- Globe and Mail chronicles horror stories of Canada's witness protection program - December 28, 2012
- Toronto police pushed man out of wheelchair, rights complaint alleges - December 27, 2012
- Questions and answers in the death of Kevin Simmonds - December 19, 2012
- Parking officer found guilty of assault - December 13, 2012
- Supreme Court reserves decision in "friend of the court" case - December 12, 2012
- Firm appears in Supreme Court twice this week - December 11, 2012
- End of life decisions case to be argued on Monday - December 7, 2012
- Toronto police station beating: parking officer guilty of assault, Crown says - November 29, 2012
- Firm's clients seek answers respecting their son (Part 4) - November 21, 2012
- Client in custody punched by "Sleepwalker"? - November 20, 2012
- Firm's clients seek answers respecting their son (Part 3) - November 14, 2012
- Firm's clients seek answers respecting their son (Part 2) - November 7, 2012
- Firm's clients seek answers respecting their son (Part 1) - November 1, 2012
- Office worker sues police for $2.3 million, claiming he was savagely beaten - October 26, 2012
- Kelly Sinclair joins Swadron Associates - October 15, 2012
- Sunnybrook case raises question of who decides life support - September 29, 2012
- Gold wars: Accusation she hired a hitman haunts senior now suing Toronto police - August 3, 2012
- Mental Health Legal Committee granted leave to intervene by Supreme Court in end of life decisions case - May 31, 2012
- Vegetative patient now able to give 'thumbs up' - April 25, 2012
- Jailhouse killer gets life, no parole eligibility for 12 years - April 12, 2012
- Toronto dancer killed over a bag of chips - April 5, 2012
- Don Jail inmate admits to murder over half a bag of Ruffles - April 4, 2012
- Mentally ill win right to challenge their lawyer’s performance - February 21, 2012
- Marshall Swadron speaks at 2012 OBA Annual Institute - February 9, 2012
- Life or death - who gets to decide? - February 4, 2012
- Toronto police had shooter in their sights - November 12, 2011
- Police deny malice in alleged plot arrest - October 18, 2011
- Jeweller alleges rival stole customers - October 12, 2011
- Mental health advocates find police training inadequate - October 12, 2011
- Cash-for-gold rivals head to court - October 11, 2011
- The New Yorker magazine mines cash for gold case - October 10, 2011
- Toronto police accused of racial profiling - September 9, 2011
- Barry Swadron comments on witness protection matters - September 5, 2011
- John Tory interviews Barry Swadron on police strip searches - August 19, 2011
- 85 police strip searches a day 'too high' - August 19, 2011
- Hospital settles lawsuit over alleged security guard violence - August 18, 2011
- Reprieve for mental health guardian - August 4, 2011
- Advocates warn rights of mental health patients at risk - July 20, 2011
- Lawsuit filed in alleged murder-for-hire jewellery case - July 15, 2011
- Woman Strikes Back - July 15, 2011
- Ontario takes a backward step on mental health - July 12, 2011
- Coalition formed to save Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office - July 8, 2011
- Cops avoid jail for beating - June 29, 2011
- Charges dropped in alleged murder-for-hire case - June 28, 2011
- Cops get house arrest for Cabbagetown beating - June 28, 2011
- Firm member comments on Police Association lawsuit - June 4, 2011
- TCHC residents four times more likely to be murder victims - June 4, 2011
- Mercedes Perez receives Precedent Setter Award - June 3, 2011
- Barry Swadron comments on the coroners system - May 28, 2011
- Three firm members speak at Administrative Law Program - May 25, 2011
- Marshall Swadron appointed to Legal Aid Ontario committee - May 18, 2011
- Kelley Bryan returns to Swadron Associates - May 9, 2011
- Volunteer teaches about humanitarian issues around the world - April 14, 2011
- 2006 suicide attempt bars woman, 64, from entering U.S. - January 29, 2011
- Matt Galloway interviews Barry Swadron on police violence - January 26, 2011
- Police officers guilty of assaulting disabled man - January 26, 2011
- ARCH Disability Law Centre celebrates 30 years - December 13, 2010
- Two officers guilty of assault, Crown says - December 9, 2010
- Former OPP Officer sentenced - November 20, 2010
- Firm participates in Canadian Conference on Elder Law - October 29, 2010
- Judge issues stay of "do not resuscitate" order - October 25, 2010
- Consent and Capacity Board Honours Barry Swadron - October 21, 2010
- Inquest jury targets mental health, corrections policies - October 9, 2010
- Jury seeks coordination of services for released prisoners with mental disorder - October 8, 2010
- No choice but to shoot, officers tell inquest - September 22, 2010
- Man shot by police had made earlier threats, inquest told - September 20, 2010
- A familiar tragedy — disturbed man shot by cops - September 16, 2010
- Who decides when we die? - September 10, 2010
- Dan Major interviewed by CFRB Talk Radio's Jim Richards - September 10, 2010
- Cop gets slap on wrist after sleeping with ex of man he jailed - September 9, 2010
- Wife's lies ruined his world - September 7, 2010
- Lawsuit could set precedent about end-of-life decisions - September 4, 2010
- Police knew of mental illness before fatal shooting - September 1, 2010
- Zyprexa Class Action Settlement - August 26, 2010
- Firm welcomes Bernadette Maheandiran - June 28, 2010
- Legal Aid vows to fix unacceptable hotline waiting times - May 10, 2010
- CBC's The Current profiles conditions in provincial jails - May 6, 2010
- Karen Steward to join firm - May 4, 2010
- Family sues over inmate's death - May 3, 2010
- Legal aid cuts funding for civil cases - April 9, 2010
- How to survive a contested guardianship proceeding - April 7, 2010
- Matthew Cohen Joins Pro Bono Law Ontario - March 26, 2010
- Man claims health problems after alleged beating - February 5, 2010
- 2010 Law Society Special Lectures examine the older client - February 1, 2010
- Paper describes the lawyer's role in capacity proceedings - November 13, 2009
- Beef over bag of chips led to fatal beating - November 11, 2009
- Legal aid takes hits in B.C., Ontario - November 5, 2009
- Police charged in doorstep assault - October 27, 2009
- Marshall Swadron to speak at annual summit - October 26, 2009
- TTC row ends with charges, lawsuit - October 25, 2009
- Matt Cohen featured in CBC story on Law Help Ontario - October 7, 2009
- Marshall Swadron speaks before Legislative Committee - September 23, 2009
- Mercedes Perez’s paper on sex offender registries published - September 10, 2009
- Mother wants answers as to why son died - August 17, 2009
- How did psychiatric patient die? - August 13, 2009
- Swadron Associates begins relationship with Pro Bono Law Ontario - June 1, 2009
- Bullied girl sought help but ended up in jail - June 16, 2009
- Ontario closes institutions for the developmentally disabled - May 29, 2009
- Swadron Associates thanks its pro bono students - May 1, 2009 Woman gets payback for assault by police - March 12, 2009
- A fight of a different kind - February 16, 2009
- Ontario's witness protection practices criticized - February 13, 2009
- Nurse loses licence over sex with patient - November 18, 2008
- Mental Health Legal Committee speaks out on OPSEU Ads - November 17, 2008
- OPSEU forced to pull offensive ads surrounding CAMH - November 14, 2008
- Dead patient's lawsuit goes ahead - October 27, 2008
- James Inquest verdict calls for mandatory inquests into restraint related deaths - October 10, 2008
- Court of Appeal denies leave in Coroners Act case - October 3, 2008
- Goudge Inquiry report highly critical of Chief Coroner's office - October 1, 2008
- Utter inadequacy of Special Investigations Unit exposed in Ombudsman report - September 30, 2008
- Family 'in the dark' after son's death - August 16, 2008
- Confidence in Special Investigations Unit has eroded - August 16, 2008
- Patient's suicide follows lawsuit - July 26, 2008
- Susan McDermott to join firm - July 23, 2008
- Patient's lawsuit cites sex with a nurse - July 16, 2008
- Criminal Injuries Compensation Board receives sharp rebuke - June 20, 2008
- Inquest jury rules jail death was accidental - May 14, 2008
- Firm member speaks at program about clients with disabilities - May 13, 2008
- Inquest jury hears about pain of methadone withdrawal - May 10, 2008
- Inquest begins into former addict's death in jail - May 5, 2008
- Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office Marks a Quarter Century - April 14, 2008
- Firm featured in Lawyers Weekly article on social justice practices - April 11, 2008
- Alex Procope Joins Firm - March 25, 2008
- Matthew Cohen to Speak at Ontario Bar Association Meeting - March 24, 2008
- Inquest puts spotlight on prison medical care - March 1, 2008
- Police shooting death raises questions - February 29, 2008
- Marshall Swadron to speak at Refugee Lawyer Workshop - January 11, 2008
- Divisional Court Rules on Mandatory Inquests; Human Rights Commission, Family to Appeal - January 3, 2008
- Inquest Called into Prisoner's Death - August 14, 2007
- Family Sues Housing Authority over Security Cuts - July 4, 2007
- Court Hears Government Appeal from Human Rights Tribunal - June 28, 2007
- Debate Erupts over Inquest Call for Addicted Inmate - June 25, 2007
- Ombudsman to Investigate Special Investigations Unit - June 8, 2007
- Barry Swadron Addresses Parliamentary Committee on Witness Protection - June 6, 2007
- Mental Heath Legal Committee Reception a Success - April 28, 2007
- Marshall Swadron Speaks to Consent and Capacity Board - March 29, 2007
- Ameena Sultan Participates in End of Life Decisions Conference - February 13, 2007
- Mental Health Legal Committee Turns 10 - February 9, 2007
- Marshall Swadron to Deliver Paper at 2007 OBA Institute - December 23, 2006
- Ontario Government, Coroner Appeal Human Rights Award - November 1, 2006
- Jury in Reodica Inquest Recommends Policing Improvements - October 14, 2006
- Adoption Disclosure Appeal Launched - July 7, 2006
- Ontario’s Coroners Act Contravenes Human Rights Code - May 25, 2006
- Police Discipline Hearing to Proceed - April 18, 2006
- Inquest into Police Shooting of Teen to Start - March 20, 2006
- Federal Court Reinstates Protected Witness - March 3, 2006
- Adoption Disclosure Hearing Today - February 1, 2006
- Ontario Passes Watered Down Adoption Disclosure Law - November 3, 2005
- Challenge to Community Treatment Orders Underway - October 21, 2005
- Matthew Cohen Joins Team - October 11, 2005
- Human Rights Challenge to Coroners Act to Proceed - August 17, 2005
- Reodica Family Challenges Secrecy in Police, SIU Investigations - June 10, 2005
- Advocacy Groups Seek to Intervene before Human Rights Tribunal - June 9, 2005
- Province Backtracking on Open Adoption Records - June 6, 2005
- Mercedes Perez Publishes Article in Columbia Journal of Gender and Law - May 20, 2005
- Marshall Swadron Speaks at CBA National Elder Law Conference - May 13, 2005
- Ameena Sultan to Join Firm - May 10, 2005
- Michael Fakhri heads to Harvard - May 1, 2005
- Province Introduces Open Adoption Records Bill - March 31, 2005
- Adoptee Challenges Closed Adoption Records - February 9, 2005
- Superior Court of Justice Quashes Incapacity Finding - February 4, 2005
- Marshall Swadron to Participate in Trusts and Estates Panel at OBA Institute - January 18, 2005
- Associate to Intern in South Africa - January 17, 2005
- CTO Review Underway - January 14, 2005
- Mercedes Perez and Michael Fakhri to Present Paper - October 29, 2004
- Marshall Swadron Delivers Paper - October 28, 2004
- Barry Swadron Received Reena Foundation Award - October 17, 2004
- Family of Teen Victim of Police Shooting Retains Firm - October 14, 2004
- Michael Fakhri Publishes Paper in Justice for Children Newsletter - October 10, 2004
- Aaron Dhir Publishes Paper - September 2004
- Superior Court Reverses Incapacity Finding - February 10, 2004
- Witness Protection in the News - November 28, 2003
- Toronto Life Article Features Police Beating Case - November 20, 2003
- Marshall Swadron Participates in Mental Health Conference - November 19, 2003
- Swadron Associates Expands - October 27, 2003
- Mary Simms Joins Firm - August 25, 2003
- Supreme Court Rules on "Beautiful Mind" Case - June 6, 2003
- Mercedes Perez to Join Firm August 5, 2003 - May 21, 2003
- Law bears down on police conduct - March 31, 2003
- Firm Adopts SARS Policy - March 31, 2003
- CIUT Program on Starson Case - March 15, 2003
- Police Beating Case Settles - January 24, 2003
- Supreme Court Reserves on Forced Treatment Case - January 15, 2003
- Court Rejects Invalid Capacity Assessment - December 3, 2002
- Public Service Strike Forces Lawsuit at Oak Ridge - November 30, 2002
