Here are our picks for some of the most impactful cases from the Court of Appeal for Ontario published in May 2021…
Read MoreHere are some of the most impactful cases from the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada published in April 2021…
Read MoreHere are some of the most impactful cases from the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada published in March 2021…
Read MoreHere are some of the most impactful cases from the Court of Appeal for Ontario published in February 2021…
Read MoreHere are some of the most important cases from the Court of Appeal for Ontario published in January 2021…
Read MoreWith 2020 coming to an end, here’s an overview of some of the most impactful criminal law cases in Ontario of the year…
Read MoreThe Appellant, Cheyenne Sharma, is a Canadian Indigenous woman who was charged under s. 6(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act…
Read MoreOn August 30, 2012, the appellant travelled from Toronto to Peterborough to visit his friend Cory Fleetwood. The two men were drinking and smoking marijuana…
Read MorePre-Jordan era was plagued with complacency and systemic delay which are no longer tolerated under the Jordan framework…
Read MoreItturiligaq went to a house where his partner was with her friends. He asked his partner to come back home with him, which she refused…
Read MoreIn 2017, the Genetic Non-Discrimination Act came into force which prohibited third parties from forcing individuals to take genetic tests…
Read MoreZora had been charged with drug offences and was granted bail with conditions, including a curfew as well as having to present himself at the door…
Read MoreMr. Thomas Chan became intoxicated by consuming magic mushrooms, something he had done before. When he realized he was not high like his…
Read MoreIn R v Ahmad, the Supreme Court of Canada considered for the first time the application of the first branch of the entrapment doctrine in the context of suspected “dial-a-dope” scheme investigations…
Read MoreThe appellant, Just, was convicted of unlawful production of marijuana and possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking…
Read MoreA W(D) jury instruction is intended to explain the reasonable doubt standard in the context of assessing conflicting testimonial accounts…
Read MoreAt the CNE, a woman informed police she saw the appellant filming up the skirt of a young woman using a concealed camera…
Read MoreThe Supreme Court of Canada upheld the standard of review for sentencing judges as set out in Lacasse (2015 SCC 64)…
Read MoreThe accused, Mr. Chung, drove his vehicle nearly 3x the speed limit towards a major intersection in Vancouver. He crashed into a left-turning vehicle, killing the driver…
Read MoreSection 11(b) protections extend beyond trial up to and including the date a sentence is imposed. Verdict deliberation time, which clearly precedes the imposition of sentence, attracts s. 11(b) protections.
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