We have heard from our client, and others, about years of ongoing institutional abuse at the hands of staff and students at Robert Land Academy. We are pleased to hear that RLA will be closing its doors. St. Lawrence Barristers PC’s client, BC, stated: “One of my goals in starting this litigation was to ensure that the abuse at RLA stopped. Now that the school is closing, other children will not suffer as I did.”

Alexi Wood

Founding Lawyer & Partner

• Press Conference Video - “Former Human Rights Chief Launching Defamation Lawsuits – February 6. 2025”

• Media Advisory - Birju Dattani Launches Defamation Lawsuits

• Press Release - Former Student Launches Claim Against Robert Land Academy Arising From Abuse

• CTV National - “‘Less of a human:’ Former student suing Ontario boarding school for sexual abuse” (February 2025)

• CBC - “Former human rights chief launches defamation lawsuit against Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman” (February 2025)

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• Canadian Lawyer - “Court of Appeal overturns tort, finds other remedies adequate for family violence”

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