Warning: The content in this story involves alleged sexual assault and the details may be disturbing to some.The sexual assault trial for a Newfoundland and Labrador lawyer who went all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada in an attempt to conceal his identity began in St. John's Monday, with testimony from the complainant in the case. Robert Regular, 72, is facing four counts of sexual assault and one of sexual interference, involving the same complainant. She was 12 at the time of the first
Kathryn Marshall, Cherry Smiley's lawyer, has filed an appeal of the decision to move a sexual harassment lawsuit to Quebec. "We think the court in this case really discounted the fact that the plaintiff is a vulnerable survivor of sexual trauma," Marshall said.
Five plaintiffs challenging the Qalipu First Nation enrolment process faced membership oppression, according to a Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court decision released Monday.