Kelley presented to a group of lawyers and health professionals at the Osgoode Certificate in Elder Law program, on the topic of interviewing skills when serving elderly people. The session was facilitated by Kerry Knickle and Nancy McNaughton from the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, and lawyer Benjamin Arkin joined Kelley on the panel. […]
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PBP Lawyers participated in a consultation session with the Law Commission of Ontario on its “Improving the Last Stages of Life” project. This project considers how the law impacts the rights and choices for persons who are dying and their caregivers. The Law Commission is conducting consultations throughout the province in order to better identify […]
The Law and Mental Disorder Association (LAMDA) has prepared an open letter to the anonymous donor of $100 million to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, urging that some portion of the very generous donation be directed to meet some of the needs of those suffering with mental health issues. PBP Lawyers wholly supports […]
On September 15, 2017, Kelley Bryan, along with Lucas Lung of Lerners LLP, will speak on the topic of providing accessible justice while maintaining a profitable law practice at a Law Society Continuing Professional Development program for lawyers and paralegals. […]
In a statement of claim filed in July 2017, Philip Alafe has sued the Brantford police over his treatment while he was held overnight in a police cell in July 2015. Kelley Bryan and Alex Procope are representing Mr. Alafe in the claim. In April 2017, Justice Lenz of the Ontario Court of Justice stayed Mr. Alafe’s charges […]
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario ruled on April 21, 2017 that the Peel police discriminated against Staff Sergeant BJ Sandhu when they failed to recommend him for promotion to the rank of Inspector. The Tribunal found that Staff Sergeant Sandhu is a decorated officer whose excellent policing skills, combined with his cultural and linguistic […]
Kelley Bryan, along with Karen Spector representing the intervener ARCH, appeared in the Court of Appeal on March 24, 2017 to argue that individuals in the civil mental health system should be able to assert Charter rights before the Consent and Capacity Board. Currently, if a person’s Charter rights are violated while in psychiatric […]
Kelley has joined the Refugee Sponsorship Support Program, a nation wide project in which lawyers provide assistance to groups seeking to privately sponsor refugees to Canada. She will be offering pro bono legal assistance to community organizations or groups seeking to bring refugees to this country in response to the global refugee crisis. […]
Vincent Li’s killing of Tim McLean on a Greyhound bus in July 2008 is one of the most widely-publicized crimes in recent Canadian history. Mr. Li, then a 40-year-old in an undiagnosed psychotic state, stabbed and beheaded Tim McLean, a stranger beside him on the bus. Mr. Li was found not criminally responsible on account […]
Kelley’s client, Kofi Patrong, successfully defeated an appeal by the Toronto police, affirming his right to sue the police over a gang-related shooting that left him with a permanent disability. Mr. Patrong was a teenager standing in his back yard when he was shot by a prominent gangster in Malvern, Scarborough. At the time, he […]