Media
Media
2023
April 18, 2023
Creative Spin Podcast
Unlocking Success: The Surprising Link Between Hobbies and Professional Growth | S02Ep10
In this episode, Lorne Sabsay, a renowned criminal defence lawyer and civil litigation lawyer based in Toronto. Not only is he a successful lawyer and business owner with his own practice, Sabsay Lawyers, but he’s also a man of many talents.
Lorne’s diverse interests include martial arts, karate, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, which he dedicates his time to alongside his legal career. He’s also passionate about photography, travelling, and culinary arts, showcasing his well-roundedness and versatility.
2021
September 6, 2021
The Law Times
Lawyer’s documentary explores healing from trauma
Featuring Roselyn Kelada-Sedra
A new documentary, created by Toronto lawyer Roselyn Kelada-Sedra, explores how people can heal. “There’s always trauma – always,” says Kelada-Sedra. “And our judicial system is not equipped to heal that. People sometimes go to court to try to become whole, as we put it in legal terms. And that’s not what the system’s designed for.” Read more >
June 29, 2021
The Lawyer’s Daily
How criminal charges can also lead to civil lawsuit
By Lorne Sabsay and Roselyn Kelada-Sedra
More and more, complainants turn to the civil court, after the criminal proceedings are over. So, your criminal law client may subsequently be served with a civil lawsuit. And liability in civil court can be established, no matter how a criminal trial ends. Read more >
2020
October 20, 2020
The Lawyer’s Daily
A defence of self-defence schools closed during COVID-19: Part two
By Lorne Sabsay
“An essential component of any response to any threat of harm to the population, such as COVID-19, is the assurance that the equal and appropriate application of the law is maintained at the same time.” Read more >
October 19, 2020
The Lawyer’s Daily
A defence of self-defence schools closed during COVID-19: Part one
By Lorne Sabsay
“While all right-thinking people understand the need to control the virus and “flatten the curve,” we also understand the need to balance such controls with the mental health and welfare of our citizens and the economy.” Read more >
November 21, 2020
Osgoode Hall Law School
Lorne Sabsay: The Osgoode Certificate in Provincial Offences Court Practice. Find out more >
December 5, 2020
Osgoode Hall Law School
Lorne Sabsay: The Osgoode Certificate in Handling Summary Conviction Offences. Find out more >
2019
October 5, 2019
The Liberals promise to expand drug treatment courts — but will this reduce harm?
Global News
“This kind of commitment amongst other drug treatment services is an incredibly positive step not just for those people who suffer from addiction who have come into contact with the criminal law as a result, but also for the ongoing opioid crisis for the people who are dying,” said Lorne Sabsay, executive director of the Canadian Association of Drug Treatment Court Professionals.
2018
August 7, 2018
Canadian Tire case blurs lines between independent contractors and employees
The Lawyer’s Daily
May 28, 2018
OCA ruling to influence firing decisions by employers
Law Times
May 23, 2018
A look inside drug treatment courts, by those who know
The Lawyer’s Daily
May 14, 2018
Sabsay Lawyers on Contract Law: Court of Appeal finds for good faith
Labour Pains
March 2018
CanLII
Mohamed v. Information Systems Architects Inc., 2018 ONCA 428
Our work in this case was named among the 7 most important employment cases of 2018. Sabsay Lawyers represented Mohamed (the Respondent). The summary judgment against Information System Architects (ISA) was that they did not have the right to fire him, and in fact, breached a termination clause in Mr. Mohamed’s contract.
February 9, 2018
Why we need drug treatment courts
The Lawyer’s Daily
2017
September 5, 2017
Ontario needs to address drug treatment courts in dealing with opioid crisis: lawyer
The Lawyer’s Daily
January 19, 2017
Lorne Sabsay speaking on City News about the $4M lawsuit filed today against the TTC and its officers.
CityNews
2016
November 11, 2016
How a Paris terrorist attack led to bullets flying in Mississauga
The Globe and Mail
October 6, 2016
“Danger” seen looming for drug treatment courts
The Lawyer’s Daily
May 6, 2016
Condo boards on road to recovery a year after manager charged in alleged $4.1-million fraud
The Hamilton Spectator
Older Media Interviews
March 18, 2014
Judge tosses drunk-driving charges for woman filmed while using OPP toilet
The Toronto Star
January 5, 2010
Search warrants don’t give police carte blanche powers
Ontario Criminal Lawyers’ Association Newsletter
May 19, 2009
Revising the Comfort Zone raids
NOW Magazine
December 16, 2006
Criminalizing Refugee Assistance
by Lorne Sabsay and Angela Ruffo