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Meredith Ralston, Professor of Women's Studies and Political Studies, Mount Saint Vincent University

Halifax lawsuit shows why sex workers need legal protections

Being in a legal grey area means sex workers are at a disadvantage when they have been the victim of a crime or defrauded. (Shutterstock)

A sex worker in Halifax has successfully sued a client who refused to pay for her services. The defendant had tried to argue that because purchasing sex work is illegal in Canada, denying payment was not fraud because a contract cannot be enforceable.

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