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WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that Partner, Raj Anand will be recognized as a high achiever in Canada’s South Asian community at this year’s Grant’s Desi Achievers…

May 29, 2018

Raj Anand discusses changes to lawyer licensing and the LSO May Convocation with The Lawyer’s Daily

WeirFoulds Partner, Raj Anand, discussed the changes to lawyer licensing and the number of issues it brought up at the Law Society of Ontario’s (LSO) May Convocation,…

May 14, 2018

WeirFoulds Lawyers Recognized in the 2018 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory

Glenn W. Ackerley, Raj Anand, Sandra Astolfo, Denise Baker, Lisa A. Borsook, Clare E. Burns, Jeff G. Cowan, M. Jill Dougherty, Lori M. Duffy, Robert Eberschlag, Bryan Finlay QC, Jordan Glick, Nikiforos Iatrou, James G. Kosa, Barnet H. Kussner, W. A. Derry…

Apr 17, 2018

WeirFoulds Congratulates Raj Anand for Receiving the 2018 OBA Award for Distinguished Service

WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that Raj Anand, Senior Partner and Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada, will be the recipient (along with Justice Michael…

Dec 4, 2017

Raj Anand quoted in the Law Times “inclusion benefits all of us”

The Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) benchers turned down a motion that would have given conscientious objectors an exemption from adopting and abiding by a statement of principles acknowledging their obligation to promote equality, diversity and inclusion.

Nov 21, 2017

Raj Anand tells The Toronto Star that controversial Law Society initiative is an important part of culture change, “not a burdensome requirement”

WeirFoulds partner Raj Anand has joined with others in the legal profession to urge the Law Society not to backtrack on addressing systemic racism in the legal profession.

Nov 20, 2017

FACL Honours Raj Anand with Lifetime Achievement Award

The Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (FACL) Ontario honoured Raj Anand, WeirFoulds Senior Partner and Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada, with their 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award.

Nov 7, 2017

Raj Anand writes to the editor of The Globe and Mail

Raj Anand, senior WeirFoulds partner, Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) and co-chair, Working Groups on Challenges Faced by Racialized Lawyers and Paralegals, wrote a letter to the editor of The Globe and Mail.

Oct 23, 2017

Raj Anand discusses Law Society statement of principles with Canadian Lawyer Magazine

WeirFoulds partner, and Law Society of Upper Canada Bencher, Raj Anand discusses concerns raised about the Law Society’s requirement that lawyers adopt and abide by the Statement of Principles.

Oct 16, 2017

Raj Anand contributes to Canada at 150: Building a Free and Democratic Society

WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that Raj Anand has contributed an essay to the LexisNexis one-of-a-kind publication, Canada at 150: Building a Free and Democratic Society.

Aug 22, 2017

WeirFoulds Lawyers Recognized in 2018 Best Lawyers® in Canada Directory

WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that 34 of our lawyers have been listed in the 2018 edition of Best Lawyers® in Canada.

Aug 8, 2017

WeirFoulds congratulates Raj Anand on being named one of Canadian Lawyer’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers for 2017

WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that Raj Anand, a senior partner and Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada, has been named as one of Canadian Lawyer’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers for 2017 in the Human Rights, Advocacy and Criminal law category.

Rule of Law and the Ethical Lawyer

ICJC members are often required to distill everyday questions of law and practice through a prism of rule of law. We ask ourselves: would the proposed solution or decision advance or harm the rule of law in this country?

May 9, 2017

24 WeirFoulds Lawyers Recognized in the 2017 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory

WeirFoulds is thrilled to announce that 24 of our lawyers have been recognized as “Leading Practitioners” in the 2017 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory.

Feb 6, 2017

Raj Anand profiled by Desi News on his life and his work towards promoting equality in the legal profession

WeirFoulds Partner Raj Anand was profiled in the February 2017 issue of Desi News, Canada’s number one South Asian magazine, in the Grant’s Desi Achiever special feature article Law and Behold!.

In the piece, Raj discusses his role as the co-chair of the Law Society of Upper Canada’s Challenges Faced by Racialized Licensees Working Group, as well as his life and his hope for a more equitable legal profession and society.

Dec 20, 2016

WeirFoulds Partner Raj Anand Works to Assist Law Firms to Combat Racism and Discrimination

Raj Anand, a senior civil litigation and human rights partner at WeirFoulds, and a bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC), has added to his…

Oct 3, 2016

Raj Anand discusses widespread barriers facing racialized lawyers with Law Times

A recently released report has recommended the Law Society of Upper Canada take a lead role in combatting systemic racism within the legal profession. The Challenges Faced…

Sep 21, 2016

Raj Anand discusses eradicating systemic racism in the legal profession with The Toronto Star

WeirFoulds Partner Raj Anand is co-chair of The Challenges Faced by Racialized Licensees Working Group, a Law Society of Upper Canada working group that is proposing steps…

Aug 10, 2016

WeirFoulds Lawyers Recognized in 2017 Best Lawyers® in Canada Directory

WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that 27 of our lawyers have been listed in the 2017 edition of Best Lawyers® in Canada. WeirFoulds has proudly earned 45…

Jun 22, 2016

26 WeirFoulds Lawyers Recognized in the 2016 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory

WeirFoulds is thrilled to announce that 26 of our lawyers are recognized as “Leading Practitioners” in the 2016 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory. Nine of our colleagues are appearing in the Directory for the first time in this year’s edition.

May 31, 2016

Raj Anand Comments on Law Society’s Adoption of Recommendations for Entity Regulation

Raj Anand, a senior civil litigation and human rights partner at WeirFoulds, and a bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC), is featured in the article “LSUC adopts entity regulation recommendations,” published in Law Times on May 30, 2016.

Feb 24, 2016

Raj Anand Speaks to Lawyered about the Latest Developments in Human Rights Law

Raj Anand discussed new developments in human rights law in an episode of Lawyered, an independent podcast series that takes a critical look at current Canadian legal…

Jan 15, 2016

Raj Anand, Counsel for the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Freedoms in a SCC Constitutional Test

Raj Anand, a senior civil litigation and human rights partner at WeirFoulds, and a bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada, is featured in the January 15, 2016 edition of The Lawyers Weekly in “Government agent immunity issue one of the challenges for SCC: Winter session will also look at penalties, admissibility, infanticide”.

Nov 30, 2015

Addressing Conflicting Human Rights: Some Recent Case Law

Addressing Conflicting Human Rights: Some Recent Case LawPresented at the 4th Annual Human Rights Summit The Law Society of Upper CanadaNovember 30, 2015Toronto, ON

Aug 24, 2015

27 WeirFoulds Lawyers Recognized in 2016 Best Lawyers® in Canada Directory

WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that 27 of our lawyers have been listed in the 2016 edition of Best Lawyers® in Canada. Several WeirFoulds lawyers have been…

Jun 26, 2015

Partner Raj Anand Appointed Constitutional Litigator-in-Residence

WeirFoulds is pleased to congratulate partner Raj Anand on his appointment as Litigator-in-Residence for Fall 2015 at the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights at his alma mater, the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law.

Jun 23, 2015

WeirFoulds Well Represented in the 2015 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory

WeirFoulds is pleased to announce the recognition of 17 lawyers as “Leading Practitioners” in the 2015 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory. Each lawyer was selected based on recognition by their peers and highlights the firm’s expertise across a range of practice areas.

Jun 5, 2015

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