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- The Defence Toolkit – September 26, 2026: More Unsavoury Witnesses
This week’s top three summaries: R v Rosbergen, 2026 BCCA 314: Vetrovec #caution, R v Rashid, 2026 BCCA 364: NCRMD rejected, R v MM, 2026 ONCA 617: excessive #intervention R v Rosbergen, 2026 BCCA 314 [July 23, 2026] Vetrovec Caution: The Warning must be of Extreme Caution, the Greatest Care, Unsafe … Read more »
- The Defence Toolkit – September 19, 2026: Uneven Scrutiny
This week’s top three summaries: R v Hornsby, 2026 ONCA 604: uneven #scrutiny, R v Qita, 2026 ONCA 554: #delay in reasons, R v White Cow, 2026 ABCJ 117: #witness uncalled R v Hornsby, 2026 ONCA 604 [August 27, 2026] Uneven Scrutiny: General Credibility Assessments Cannot Replace Count by Count Proof … Read more »
- The Defence Toolkit – September 12, 2026: Youthful Witnesses
This week’s top three summaries: R v Lovell, 2026 BCCA 361: #child witnesses, R v DV, 2026 ONCA 611: #omissions, R v Simms, 2026 BCCA 363: air of #reality R v Lovell, 2026 BCCA 361 [September 1, 2026] Child Witnesses: Material Inconsistencies, Inaccuracies, Exaggerations and Embellishment are Signif … Read more »
- The Defence Toolkit – September 5, 2026: How Many Prosecutors Allowed?
This week’s top three summaries: R v Rouse, 2026 SKCA 91: #complainant counsel, Sheppard v R, 2026 NBCA 95: #reckless discharge, R v Gauthier, 2026 ONCA 569: 24(2): unconnected #breaches R v Rouse, 2026 SKCA 91 [August 21, 2026] Limiting the Role of Complainant Counsel and Allowing Cross-Examination … Read more »
- The Defence Toolkit – August 1, 2026: Theory of the Offence
This week’s top three summaries: R v Massicotte, 2026 ONCA 5269: #Crown theory , R v Suksawat, 2026 ABKB 536: s.8 grounds for #phones, R v Adriatico, 2026 ONSC 4079: NCRMD #morally wrong R v Massicotte, 2026 ONCA 526 [July 20, 2026] Court Must Evaluate Crown Legal Theory of the Offence Unless they G … Read more »