Borderlines Podcast re: Habeas Corpus
In this podcast, Molly Joeck and Erica Olmstead discuss whether immigration detainees have access to habeas corpus, as argued in Chhina in front of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Immigration detention presentation
On May 13, 2019 Molly Joeck presented Unearthing the legal foundations of the immigration detention regime in Canada at a workshop organized by the University of Toronto entitled Detention practices, criminalization of migrants and border control in Canada
Successful outcome at the SCC
CCR's media release: Supreme Court confirms right to challenge unlawful immigration detention through habeas corpus The Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) welcomes the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in the Chhina case which confirms that immigration detainees may challenge the lawfulness of their detention through habeas corpus. The Court’s decision strengthens protection in Canada of [...]
Article in Advocate
Will Tao co-authored At the Intersection: A Conversation with Three Lawyers about Legal Practice, Purpose and Their Pursuit of Passion, an article that appeared in journal "The Advocate" in May 2019.
Peter. A Allard School of Law article on Chhina at the SCC
An article featuring Molly Joeck was posted by the UBC's law school for her work with Erica Olmstead and Peter Edelmann on the Chhina case at the Supreme Court of Canada.
Presenting at LSS conference
Molly Joeck is co-presenting "Overview of Refugee Law" at the upcoming Legal Aid Settlement Conference on April 11th, 2019 put on the Legal Services Society.
Panel at CARL conference
Molly Joeck moderated a panel on "Ethical Issues to Ponder" at the Canadian Association for Refugee Lawyers' conference on April 5th, 2019.
Refugee Law Clinic in Halifax
Erica Olmstead is presenting at the Halifax Refugee Law Clinic on March 28 and March 29, 2019 on the immigration consequences of criminality .
Legal assistant wanted
As our firm continues to grow, we are looking for an additional legal assistant The legal assistant tasks include Immigration -Preparing, indexing and filing documents for disclosure in accordance with all divisions of the Immigration and Refugee Board, Federal Court, Federal Court of Appeal and Supreme Court rules; -Drafting correspondences including faxes, emails, and [...]
CILPP Course – instructing
Erica Olmstead is teaching a new course starting March 26, 2019 at the University of British Columbia in their Certification in Immigration (CILPP) program: Appeal, Detention, and Humanitarian and Compassionate applications.