Category: Interviews

Court of Appeal quashes sexual assault verdict, orders new trial.

The Court of Appeal has quashed a sexual assault conviction and ordered a new trial, finding the trial judge placed too much importance in her credibility assessment on the fact that, if the complainant were lying, she would have made the assault sound more brutal than what she described. Millard & Company lawyer Angela Chaisson […]
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Feminist litigator Angela Chaisson pleased to see court documents moving online

On August 10, Ontario announced it will begin use of an online document filing system instead of working entirely with paper documents. CaseLines is a cloud-based product that allows lawyers to upload documents for cases online, and is already in use in several countries including the UK and USA. Angela provided commentary on the move to […]
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Ontario Today Features Angela Chaisson Speaking About Cannabis Pardons

CBC’s Ontario Today features Toronto lawyer Angela Chaisson and her insights into the Federal Government’s Bill C-93, recently tabled in the House of Commons. If passed into law,  the Bill would facilitate faster and cheaper pardons for Canadians convicted of simple cannabis possession. Angela Chaisson talks calls from listeners across the province and discusses the […]
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Angela Chaisson speaks to Toronto’s City News about Legal Aid Ontario’s Cuts to Bail Funding

Toronto lawyer Angela Chaisson is interviewed by City News about how the provincial governments cuts to Legal Aid Ontario will impact the bail process in criminal courts. Angela discusses how the cuts will overburden already busy bail courts, cause delays in the bail process, and increase costs to Ontario’s taxpayers. “The system is going to […]
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Precedent Magazine Profiles Angela Chaisson as a Criminal Law Expert

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  • On October 11, 2017
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Precedent magazine, Toronto’s leading legal magazine profiles Toronto criminal lawyer Angela Chaisson, as a sought-after litigator who fights for her clients every day. In their Meet the Expert feature, Angela discusses what it’s like to be in court litigating criminal matters most days of the week, and what it takes to litigate long trials in […]
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Precedent Magazine Features Profile of Angela Chaisson as Their Cover Story!

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  • On March 10, 2015
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Toronto’s preeminent legal magazine, Precedent, features criminal lawyer Angela Chaisson as their cover story on lawyers with busy and prolific law practices.  Angela discusses the busy life of a litigation lawyer, how to achieve balance between work and life, and tips for being the most effective lawyer possible while working 70 hours a week. Angela […]
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Angela Chaisson Is Featured In Precedent Magazine’s “Badass Lawyer” Series For Her Work Fighting Trinity Western University

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  • On March 17, 2014
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Toronto’s leading legal magazine, Precedent profiles Toronto litigator Angela Chaisson in their Badass Lawyersseries.  Angela is the lawyer taking on Trinity Western University’s proposed law school, which discriminates against LGBTQ students. Angela speaks to Precedent about the constitutional issues at stake, why she is suing the British Columbia government, and why lawyers cannot stop fighting […]
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