Lorne Sossin

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Lorne Sossin is a justice of the Court of Appeal for Ontario. Before his appointment to the Court of Appeal, Sossin was a judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and a law professor.

Sossin has an LLB from Osgoode Hall Law School and graduate degrees in political science and law, respectively, from the University of Toronto and Columbia University. [1] From 2002 to 2018, he was a professor of law at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and Osgoode Hall Law School. He was appointed to the Superior Court of Justice in 2018 and to the Court of Appeal in November 2020. [2]

Notable cases

While a judge of the Superior Court, Sossin held that a lawsuit alleging that various Canadian retailers including Canadian Tire had violated animal cruelty legislation could not go forward for lack of standing. [3] Sossin ruled against the city of Toronto in a lawsuit alleging that the city failed to implement appropriate social distancing in shelters for city residents experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario. [4]

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References

  1. "Justice Lorne Sossin". Court of Appeal for Ontario. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  2. Chunn, John (November 26, 2020). "Ex-dean of Osgoode Hall appointed to Court of Appeal for Ontario". The Lawyer's Daily. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  3. "Group's bid to speak on behalf of animals in court dismissed". Toronto Sun . The Canadian Press. October 11, 2019. Archived from the original on December 29, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  4. "Toronto didn't comply with shelter physical distancing measures it agreed to". CityNews . The Canadian Press. October 16, 2020. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2021.