Ep.10 – The Big SCC Cases in 2021, Part II, COVID-19 and Parenting: The Impact on Legal Practitioners & “Fact or Fiction.”

The Lawyers Lounge Podcast

On this week's episode of “The Lawyers Lounge,” tune in to the second part of guest speaker Eric Gottardi's fascinating walk-through of the most anticipated cases from the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) in 2021. These include the high-profile cases of:

• R. v. J.J. on the constitutionality of Bill C-51 and the new sexual assault s.278 provisions, and;
• R. v. Sharma on assessing the limits of conditional sentencing and mandatory minimums for disadvantaged groups.

We then dive into Harpreet Saini's discussion with Emma Rhodes on the challenges of parenting, lawyering, and COVID-19.

The Lawyers Lounge is pleased to announce its exciting new segment – "Fact or Fiction" – in which Danielle and Matt Gourlay compete to guess which fact patterns are ‘fact’ and which are ‘fiction’.

Special Guests: Eric Gottardi, Harpreet Saini, Emma Rhodes