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October Appeal Court Review

October Appeal Court Review

  • October 21, 2014
  • Crystal Tomusiak

Crystal Tomusiak offers a pithy analysis of three recent appellate decisions.

Criminal Justice
A Case for Simplicity in Complex Trials: <em>R. v. Scheel</em>

A Case for Simplicity in Complex Trials: R. v. Scheel

  • October 21, 2014
  • Robert Hubbard and Michael Fawcett

It has been 36 years since the Ontario Court of Appeal released R. v. Scheel on the admissibility of summaries and charts in the place of original evidence. Bob Hubbard and Michael Fawcett offer a well-researched reminder that the Scheel principle is alive and well and a valuable tool for reducing the complexity of today's trials.

Criminal Justice

Chair's Welcome

  • September 29, 2014
  • Michal Sokolski

This new season will be a busy one for the OBA's Criminal Justice Section.

Criminal Justice
Did Oscar Pistorius Get a Fair Trial?

Did Oscar Pistorius Get a Fair Trial?

  • September 29, 2014
  • Frank Addario and Sarah Rankin

Oscar Pistorius' heavily publicized trial featured dramatic exchanges between prosecutor and defendant. In this well-sourced article, renowned defence counsel Frank Addario asks, "Did Oscar get a fair trial?"

Criminal Justice

September Appellate Court Review

  • September 24, 2014
  • Crystal Tomusiak

Crystal Tomusiak offers a pithy analysis of three recent appellate decisions: R v Hart, R v Taylor, and R v Safarzadeh-Makhali.

Criminal Justice
Hearsay and the Principled Approach Eight Years After <em>Khelawon</em>

Hearsay and the Principled Approach Eight Years After Khelawon

  • September 24, 2014
  • John McInnes

The law of hearsay underwent a sea change in 2006 with the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in R. v. Khelawon. John McInnes argued that case (and other SCC hearsay cases such as R. v Rojas, R. v Baldree, R. v Van). In this article John discusses the Khelawon decision, its impact at the time, and where we stand eight years later.

Criminal Justice
The 6-Word SCC Review

The 6-Word SCC Review

  • September 08, 2014
  • Vincenzo Rondinelli

Struggling to find time to read recent Supreme Court of Canada judgments? Vincenzo Rondinelli has condensed the latest SCC judgments to bite-sized consumption – 6 words to be exact – to keep you up to date. Here’s the latest instalment for the month of September, 2014.

Criminal Justice
Can an Unsympathetic Accused Kill “Pre-Emptively” Under the New Self Defence Provisions?

Can an Unsympathetic Accused Kill “Pre-Emptively” Under the New Self Defence Provisions?

  • June 18, 2014
  • Ryan Handlarski

Ryan Handlarski reviews the defence of self-defence prior to and post the recent amendments to the Criminal Code. He focusses on a difficult area of the law – an area that cuts to the core of our duties to defend the rights of innocent individuals – no matter how unsavoury they may be. Mr. Handlarski makes a convincing argument that the law has changed and for the better.

Criminal Justice
June 2014 Appeal Court Review

June 2014 Appeal Court Review

  • June 17, 2014
  • Paul Calarco

Senior defence counsel Paul Calarco continues his review of the appeal courts’ most interesting and relevant decisions for the month of June 2014.

Criminal Justice