Minority group lawyers serve as interveners in a case on public interest standing
Canada | January 18, 2022
Client: The Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers and the Canadian Muslim Lawyers Association
Lawyer:
Our Toronto office represented the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers and the Canadian Muslim Lawyers Association in A.G. of B.C. v. Council of Canadians With Disabilities, as interveners in a case on public interest standing.
Our team made written and oral submissions encouraging the Supreme Court to adopt a practical approach to the systemic barriers facing individuals from low-income and visible minority communities targeted by unconstitutional laws and executive conduct. The Court’s decision will affect the range of organizations and individuals that can bring lawsuits seeking to have legislation and executive action overturned, and will have consequences for a variety of marginalized groups and the organizations that represent their interests.
Norton Rose Fulbright’s pro bono involvement was covered by The Lawyer’s Daily.
Our team made written and oral submissions encouraging the Supreme Court to adopt a practical approach to the systemic barriers facing individuals from low-income and visible minority communities targeted by unconstitutional laws and executive conduct. The Court’s decision will affect the range of organizations and individuals that can bring lawsuits seeking to have legislation and executive action overturned, and will have consequences for a variety of marginalized groups and the organizations that represent their interests.
Norton Rose Fulbright’s pro bono involvement was covered by The Lawyer’s Daily.