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How to Appeal Your Conviction In Ontario

by: Geoff Haskell, Associate Have you been charged and convicted of an offence in Ontario? Do you feel that the Court’s decision was unfair or unreasonable? Would you like to get a second opinion? If you answered ‘yes’ – then you are in luck. In Ontario, anyone convicted of an offence has the right to […]

The Role of Victim Impact Statements in Sentencing

by: Adam Newman, Associate Victim Impact Statements (“VIS”) play a highly influential role in sentencing. Not only do they factor in to what sentence someone found guilty is given, Parliament went out of its way to expressly provide victims of crime with a statutorily protected opportunity to express the impact the crime had on them. […]

Bill C-51 in Practice: Severe Implications for the Rights of the Accused

by: Allison Lee, articling student In our last post, New Law For Sexual Assault Forces Defence to Disclose Texts, we discussed the new regime governing the type of evidence that can be used by the defence, and ultimately how it may be used, following the introduction of new sexual assault provisions into the Criminal Code […]

New Law for Sexual Assault Forces Defence to Disclose Texts

by: David Gildiner, Associate There is a new law of the land for sexual assault cases. The most significant changes introduced by bill c-51, which came into force on December 13, 2018, relate to what evidence can be used by the defence in a sex assault trial. The Defence has to Disclose Texts […]

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