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Recent News and Events
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The backbone of the profession mirrors clients' diversity
Ontario Lawyer's Gazette - La Revue des Juristes de l'Ontario |
Spring, 2010 |
Kelly Jordan was chosen by her peers as one of Canada’s
Best Lawyers 2010 |
Spring, 2010 |
Baby by stealth: Reproduction law forcing 'dangerous alternatives'
The National Post |
March 12, 2010 |
Frontier Families - The complexities of queer parenthood
(from The Walrus) |
March 30, 2010 |
Definition of fatherhood revisited after Cornelio ruling -
The National Post |
Jan 8, 2009 |
What happens to your assets if your relationship ends?
Your money / The law decides for you unless you plan in
advance (Xtra!) |
Feb, 2009 |
| The honeymoon is over - from lawandstyle.ca |
May 26, 2009 |
| Summer 2009 -- Kelly Jordan was consulted by the Expert Panel on Infertility and Adoption and is acknowledged in their expert report "Raising Expectations." Read the report here |
Summer, 2009 |
Michael and University of Toronto Professor Peter Coyte complete
and submit their Ontario HIV Treatment Network study "When to
Say No?" which examines the assessment of medical inadmissibility
for people with HIV who are immigrating to Canada. |
June 18, 2009 |
The Ontario HIV/AIDS Legal Clinic (HALCO) is granted intervener
status in Michael's Federal Court case, Companioni v. Canada
(Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) which seeks to clarify the
law respecting the immigration admissibility of people with HIV. |
Nov, 2009 |
The Federal Court decides Companioni v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) and agrees with Michael's arguments
that immigration applicants with HIV should have an opportunity to demonstrate their ability to bear the costs of their medication in
order to avoid being determined medically inadmissible. |
Dec 31, 2009 |
Previous News and Events
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| Cuts to legal aid hit families hard |
March 12, 2007 |
Kelly Jordan was
named as one of Canada’s Leading Practitioners
in the area of
Family Law by the Canadian expert Directory. |
Sept, 2007 |
| Michael is elected
to the Executive Committee of the Ontario Bar Association's Immigration Section. |
May, 2007 |
Michael Battista's
volunteer work in the area of HIV/AIDS is
recognized by his
admission to the Ontario AIDS Network Honour Roll. |
Jan, 2007 |
| Kelly Jordan
chairs an Ontario Bar Association conference called "Agreements,
Agreements, Agreements: How to Settle Family Law Disputes
Effectively." |
Nov, 2006 |
| Kelly Jordan was
interviewed on Michael Enright on CBC Radio's the Sunday Edition
about an Ontario Court of Appeal case involving a lesbian couple
with a known donor father. |
Sept, 2006 |
| Jordan Battista
LLP wins in the category of "Best Lawyer" by the readers of Xtra! magazine, Toronto's bimonthly lesbian and gay newsmagazine. |
Sept, 2006 |
| Michael Battista
is interviewed on TV's CBC Newsworld by Suhana Marchand about
refugee claimants from the International AIDS Conference. |
Sept, 2006 |
| Michael
Battista speaks to the Prime Timers association of Toronto
regarding the processing of same sex couples in Canada's
immigration laws. |
Aug, 2006 |
| Michael Battista
attends the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto.
Michael was a member of the Visa/Travel Entry Task Group which
assisted delegates to attend the conference, including advising
the government on necessary policy changes to admission
procedures. On Tuesday, August 15th, Michael spoke on a panel
with international activists such as Rahul Singh of the Naz
India Foundation Trust regarding the criminalization of same sex
relationships as violations of international human rights. |
Aug, 2006 |
| Michael Battista
speaks to immigration/refugee lawyers in Ontario about "persons
in need of protection" in Canada's immigration and refugee laws
as part of the Refugee Law Office's legal education series |
June, 2006 |
| Kelly Jordan and
Michael Battista participate on a panel of experts at the Law
Society's Equity Public Education Series Forum. Kelly addresses
the impact of assisted human reproductive technologies on family
law, and Michael speaks about Canadian immigration policy as it
affects people living with HIV/AIDS. |
June, 2006 |
| Kelly Jordan
speaks to lawyers at the Ontario Bar Association on family law
and estates issues in "Kissing Cousins II: Family Law and
Estates Law." |
June, 2006 |
| Kelly Jordan is
cited as a leading expert in the area of family law and assisted
human reproduction in a decision by of the Ontario Superior
Court of Justice allowing lesbian parents to register the births
of their children. See M.D.R. v. Ontario (Deputy Registrar
General) [2006] O.J. NO. 2268 Rivard J.. |
June, 2006 |
| Kelly Jordan was cited as a leading expert witness by a judge of the Superior Court of Justice in assisted human reproduction law with particular expertise in assisting clients in same sex relationships. Read the decision |
June, 2006 |
| "Gloriously Free",
a documentary featuring Michael Battista which explores LGBT
immigration to Canada, is broadcasted on
OMNI television in Ontario. http://www.omnitv.ca/ontario/tv/docs/episodes/gloriouslyfree/ |
June, 2006 |
| Kelly D. Jordan becomes Chair of the Family Law Section of the
Ontario Bar Association and serves for two years. |
June, 2005 |
| Michael Battista
addresses the United Nations Committee against Torture in Geneva
regarding Canada’s human rights record on behalf of Amnesty
International. |
May, 2005 |
| Michael Battista attends a conference sponsored by the Centre for Peace Studies
in Zagreb, Croatia regarding the integration of refugees and
immigrants in Canada. |
April, 2005 |
| Jordan Battista
moves to our new premises at Church and Bloor. |
March, 2005 |
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