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On-Going Cases

Prisoners Rights:
We represent six different clients who were negligently or intentionally injured while they were prisoners in Provincial Detention Centres. In each of these cases, our client alleges that his Charter Rights of security of the person had been violated.

Wrongful Death:
Roach, Schwartz and Associates continue an active practice representing families of men killed in police custody. As of December 2001, four wrongful death cases were being handled at various stages.

Immigration Law:
Our firm confines its activities to appeals and Federal Court applications.

International Criminal Law: The Case of Dr. Mathieu Ngirumpatse is pending before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Dr. Ngirumpatse, a Hutu person, has been charged with genocide and crimes against humanity. The Tribunal is located in Arusha, Tanzania. Phil Taylor, Kike Roach and Charles Roach travel to Africa regularly to deal with this and related cases.

Discrimination in Education:
The Toronto Board of Education was found liable for violation of the Human Rights Code resulting from its failure to hire Dr. Salim Quereshi, a science teacher in the Toronto Public School System. As of January 1, 2002 this matter was still in the process of assessment of damages.