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Arar et al v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada et al

Ted Charney together with his law partner, represented Maher Arar and his family in his lawsuit against the Canadian government following his illegal rendition and torture in Syria. The case made Canadian legal history when it became the largest human rights settlement.

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