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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

Raj Anand Speaks to CBC Radio about Reasonable Accommodation

On June 1, partner Raj Anand spoke with Matt Galloway of CBC Radio’s “Metro Morning” on the human rights issue of reasonable accommodation, when religious beliefs and…

May 5, 2015

WeirFoulds Partner Raj Anand Re-elected as Bencher

WeirFoulds LLP is pleased to congratulate our Partner Raj Anand on his re-election to a third and final term as a Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada.

Dec 5, 2014

M.H. v. College of Nurses of Ontario

Regulatory colleges must review accommodation requests from individuals with disabilities within the context of their public protection mandate. The Ontario Human Rights Code (Code) requires that they…

Jul 25, 2014

Fifteen WeirFoulds Partners Recognized in the 2014 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory

Fifteen WeirFoulds lawyers have been recognized in the 2014 edition of the Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory as “Leading Practitioners” in their areas of practice, up from 12…

Aug 12, 2013

Twenty-one WeirFoulds lawyers named to the 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada

Twenty-one WeirFoulds lawyers have been recognized by their colleagues in an annual peer-review survey and named to the 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada, one…

Jun 24, 2013

Twelve WeirFoulds lawyers recognized as leading practitioners in 2013

Twelve WeirFoulds lawyers have been recognized in the 2013 edition of the Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory as “Leading Practitioners” in their areas of practice. The Directory identifies…

Jun 6, 2013

Accountability, Transparency and Professional Ethics: Today’s Challenges for the Ontario College of Teachers

At the 2013 Annual Meeting of Members Raj Anand, a lawyer, arbitrator and mediator with WeirFoulds LLP and a member of the board of directors of the…

Oct 5, 2012

Rushton’s ideas died with him

WeirFoulds partner Raj Anand is quoted in this article.

Aug 23, 2012

Twenty-one WeirFoulds lawyers named in 2013 Best Lawyers in Canada

Twenty-one WeirFoulds lawyers have been recognized by their colleagues in an annual peer-review survey and named to the 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada, one…

May 1, 2012

Fourteen WeirFoulds Lawyers Named Leading Practitioners in 2012 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

Fourteen WeirFoulds lawyers have been recognized in the 2012 edition of the Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory as “Leading Practitioners” in their areas of practice. The Directory identifies…

Jan 23, 2012

OMNI TV interview: Ban the wearing of Burqa or Niqab in public in Canada?

An interview clip regarding the on-going debate about banning the wearing of the Burqa or Niqab in public in Canada. See video link here: Raj Anand, OMNI…

Oct 18, 2011

Working in Canada: An Overview of Employment Law

Among the most challenging and complex issues faced by businesses, governments, organizations and individuals are those that arise in the workplacein the relationships between management and employee,…

Sep 20, 2011

Eighteen WeirFoulds Lawyers Named to the 2012 Edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada

Eighteen WeirFoulds lawyers have been recognized by their colleagues in an annual peer-review survey and named to the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada, one…

May 17, 2011

Thirteen WeirFoulds Lawyers Named Leading Practitioners in 2011 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

Thirteen WeirFoulds lawyers have been recognized in the 2011 edition of the Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory as “Leading Practitioners” in their areas of practice. The Directory identifies…

Apr 1, 2011

Tribunal rules city violated rights of Nunziata’s ex-aide

Ontario’s Human Rights Tribunal has determined that the City of Toronto failed to investigate allegations of discrimination and harassment.

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People: Raj Anand

Rule of Law and the Ethical Lawyer

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

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

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

Raj Anand discusses widespread barriers facing racialized lawyers with Law Times

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

WeirFoulds Lawyers Recognized in 2017 Best Lawyers® in Canada Directory

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

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

WeirFoulds is Proud to Support Flip Your Wig for Justice as a Premier Partner

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

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

Addressing Conflicting Human Rights: Some Recent Case Law

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

Partner Raj Anand Appointed Constitutional Litigator-in-Residence

WeirFoulds Well Represented in the 2015 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory

Raj Anand Speaks to CBC Radio about Reasonable Accommodation

WeirFoulds Partner Raj Anand Re-elected as Bencher

M.H. v. College of Nurses of Ontario

Fifteen WeirFoulds Partners Recognized in the 2014 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory

Twenty-one WeirFoulds lawyers named to the 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada

Twelve WeirFoulds lawyers recognized as leading practitioners in 2013

Accountability, Transparency and Professional Ethics: Today’s Challenges for the Ontario College of Teachers

Rushton’s ideas died with him

Twenty-one WeirFoulds lawyers named in 2013 Best Lawyers in Canada

Fourteen WeirFoulds Lawyers Named Leading Practitioners in 2012 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

OMNI TV interview: Ban the wearing of Burqa or Niqab in public in Canada?

Legal aid to relax qualifying rules; Move comes 16 years after massive cuts wiped out coverage, even for the poor

Working in Canada: An Overview of Employment Law

Legal drinking age? Sorry, dude, you’re still too young

Eighteen WeirFoulds Lawyers Named to the 2012 Edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada

Thirteen WeirFoulds Lawyers Named Leading Practitioners in 2011 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

WeirFoulds Partner Raj Anand Re-elected as Bencher

Tribunal rules city violated rights of Nunziata’s ex-aide

Disabled ex-aide says he was bullied

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