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Your First Appearance in an Ontario Criminal Court
The first appearance in criminal court in Ontario. What to do.Whether your first appearance in criminal court is in Toronto, Newmarket, Scarborough, Oshawa, or anywhere in Ontario, I am sure you will...
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Questions from a high school student
Questions from a high school student about the practice of criminal law: A high school student asked me to answer several questions for one of her classes about my career choice and the profession of...
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What to do if facing criminal charges in Ontario
What should you do if you are facing criminal charges in Ontario? What do you do if you are facing criminal charges? Very few individuals expect to be charged with a criminal offence at any point in...
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Changes in Canada’s drug laws and mandatory minimum sentences come into effect
Changes in Canada’s drug laws and mandatory minimums come into force November 6, 2012. Canadian Drug Laws Coming into forceUnknown to many Canadians, the Conservative government’s amendments to...
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Being charged with a sexual assault may ruin your life, even if you are innocent
It doesn’t matter if you are found “not guilty,” being charged with a sexual assault may ruin your life regardless. Here is a letter that I wrote commenting on the post by Jonathan Jay entitled...
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Shoplifting, Theft, and Diversion
Shoplifting, Theft, and Diversion: having your charges withdrawn. With the holiday season coming up, the frequency of calls our lawyers receive for shoplifting charges and questions about theft and...
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The case of R. v. J.W. and a refresher on the use of similar fact evidence
Similar Fact Evidence and the case of R. v. J.W. by the Ontario Court of Appeal. On February 14, 2013 the Court of Appeal for Ontario released the judgment of R. v. J.W. (2013 ONCA 89) setting aside...
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No password on your phone? Fair game for police to search on arrest: R. v....
The Case of Fearon: Police Given the Green Light to Search a Phone if not Password Protected. The case of R. v. Fearon, 2013 ONCA 106 sets out general guidelines for searching cell phones incident to...
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The cost of liberty: lawyer fees in criminal law (it’s not as bad as you think)
What does it cost to hire a lawyer? The cost of liberty is not as expensive as you may think. Not surprisingly, people frequently avoid speaking to lawyers about their legal issues. In criminal law...
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How to choose a good lawyer: 9 ways to select the right legal counsel
How to choose a good lawyer: 9 ways to select the right legal counsel. Choosing a good lawyer is a challenge. In Ontario alone, there are over 20,000 in private practice to choose from. It is almost...
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19 laws of criminal defence: a lawyer’s reflection on a decade of practice.
19 laws of criminal defence: a lawyer’s reflection after ten years of swimming with the sharks. A picture of me the day I was called to the bar in 2005: wide eyed, optimistic, and for some strange...
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The sound and fury of cross-examination. 10 basic tips to winning your next...
10 rules of cross-examination in criminal trials There are few topics in the law written on as extensively as cross-examination. Cross-examination is to a lawyer as is the breakaway shot is to the...
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The illegal practice of creepy killer clowning in Canada.
No Laughing Matter: Criminal Implications of the “Clown Terror” Trend The circus is in town. A trend that seems to have begun in the United States has spread into Canada: various, unaffiliated...
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The Preservation of the LPP Program
Tomorrow (October 19, 2016) is the deadline to the Law Society of Upper Canada for submissions on whether the Ryerson LPP Program. In a recent update, the Law Society of Upper Canada stated: As part...
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We are all Groia: in defence of the defenders
We are Groia.“What’s an advocate?” In part, this is the question that the Supreme Court of Canada will have to answer after granting leave in the case of Groia vs. The Law Society of Upper Canada....
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“The Best Criminal Lawyer in Toronto” …and other marketing falsehoods
“The best criminal lawyer in Toronto” …and other marketing falsehoods. “I’ve wrestled with alligators. I’ve tussled with a whale. I done handcuffed lightning, and throw thunder in jail. You know I’m...
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What the legalization of marijuana means for impaired driving in Canada
The legalization of marijuana means sweeping changes in impaired by drug laws for Canada…A bill was introduced in Parliament today that proposes to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana in...
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Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, and dangerous driving causing death...
Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle and Dangerous Driving Causing Death Under Canadian Criminal Law Earlier this week, lawyers from our law firm represented a young man on charges of dangerous...
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Your First Appearance in an Ontario Criminal Court
The first appearance in criminal court in Ontario. What to do.Whether your first appearance in criminal court is in Toronto, Newmarket, Scarborough, Oshawa, or anywhere in Ontario, I am sure you will...
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Questions from a high school student
Questions from a high school student about the practice of criminal law: A high school student asked me to answer several questions for one of her classes about my career choice and the profession of...
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