SWUAV (Public Interest Standing)
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SWUAV (Sex Workers United Against Violence) is an appeal before the Supreme Court of Canada that will address the test for public interest standing. Public interest standing refers to the entitlement of an individual or organization to argue a lawsuit dealing with a legal issue relating to a public interest.
Jason Gratl is co-counsel with Megan Vis-Dunbar for the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, which was granted leave to intervene on November 4, 2011.