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March Appeal Court Review

March Appeal Court Review

  • March 24, 2014
  • Paul Calarco

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

Criminal Justice
<em>R. v Nedelcu</em>: A Case Comment

R. v Nedelcu: A Case Comment

  • March 10, 2014
  • Grace Hession David

Grace Hession David reviews the Nedelcu decision and the cases that have followed in its wake. Just how far can Crown Attorneys now go in their efforts to rely upon prior compelled evidence?

Criminal Justice
6-Word SCC Review

6-Word SCC Review

  • February 25, 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.

Criminal Justice
<em>R. v. Nur, et al.</em> -  A Case Comment

R. v. Nur, et al. - A Case Comment

  • February 25, 2014
  • Mihael Cole

Mihael Cole offers a very succinct summary of the recent six cases issued by the Ontario Court of Appeal on the mandatory minimum issue for firearms as well as the Kienapple issue as it relates to firearm offences.

Criminal Justice
February Appeal Court Review

February Appeal Court Review

  • February 12, 2014
  • Paul Calarco

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

Criminal Justice
The Benefit of Electronic Monitoring at a Bail Hearing

The Benefit of Electronic Monitoring at a Bail Hearing

  • January 28, 2014
  • Jeffrey Berman

Jeff Berman walks us through some new and useful technological innovations that may assist on bail hearings where that added guarantee is needed on the secondary grounds. This is a helpful review of an innovative area of the law for all defence counsel and crowns.

Criminal Justice
The 6-Word Supreme Court of Canada Review

The 6-Word Supreme Court of Canada Review

  • January 20, 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 January, 2014.

Criminal Justice
January 2014 Appeal Court Review

January 2014 Appeal Court Review

  • January 13, 2014
  • Paul Calarco

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

Criminal Justice
The Role of Criminal Defence Counsel in Sexual Assault Trials

The Role of Criminal Defence Counsel in Sexual Assault Trials

  • Jody Berkes is the chair of the Criminal Law Executive of the Ontario Bar Association and is a Certified as a Specialist in Criminal Law by the Law Society of Upper Canada. When not defending the innocent, he enjoys cooking and family time.

Is there a place for tough questioning in a sexual assault trial? Defence counsel and OBA Criminal Executive Chair Jody Berkes weighs in.

Criminal Justice