Human rights

Ontario’s human rights tribunal reducing backlog with onerous filing requirements, watchdog says

Ontario’s human rights tribunal reducing backlog with onerous filing requirements, watchdog says

The watchdog says a growing number of human rights applicants are abandoning their cases

Ontario Bar Association calls for ‘meaningful’ consultation on HRTO rules of procedure changes

Ontario Bar Association calls for ‘meaningful’ consultation on HRTO rules of procedure changes

The organisation sought more details from the tribunal regarding proposed amendments

Legal spending cuts by Human Rights Legal Support Centre is hurting litigants, lawyers say

Legal spending cuts by Human Rights Legal Support Centre is hurting litigants, lawyers say

Lawyers with HRLSC penned open letter outlining centre's decline, centre cites static public funding

Toronto lawyer Kathryn Marshall opens plaintiff-side human rights and employment firm

Toronto lawyer Kathryn Marshall opens plaintiff-side human rights and employment firm

Marshall has represented clients in several high-profile human rights cases

Ontario court allows plaintiff to amend claim for human rights violations

Ontario court allows plaintiff to amend claim for human rights violations

Plaintiff alleges employment discrimination

Ont. Superior Court orders tenant to vacate housing despite ongoing human rights tribunal dispute

Ont. Superior Court orders tenant to vacate housing despite ongoing human rights tribunal dispute

Tenant agreed to the temporary housing and had no legal basis to continue occupying the unit