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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
December Appeal Court Review

December Appeal Court Review

  • December 06, 2013
  • Paul Calarco

Senior defence counsel Paul Calarco continues his review of the appeal courts’ three most interesting and relevant decisions for the month of December 2013.

November 6 Word SCC Review

November 6 Word SCC Review

  • November 18, 2013
  • 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 November, 2013

Representing Aboriginal People in Criminal Matters

Representing Aboriginal People in Criminal Matters

  • November 18, 2013
  • Jonathan Rudin

In this excellent primer, Jonathan Rudin, the Program Director, Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto, touches on some of the issues that are relevant to criminal lawyers representing Aboriginal people.