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- Reasonable Suspicion Required: The SCC’s Approach to Entrapment in R v Ahmad
On May 29, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released its much-anticipated decision dealing with the law of entrapment in the cases of R v Ahmad and R v Williams heard together last fall. The majority ruling provides some clarity over how the entrapment framework is to be applied in a police … Read more »
- Impaired Driving Costs
If you have been charged, we recommend consulting with a lawyer immediately. Most Canadians understand the serious harm that drinking and driving has on our society. We all know the dangers associated with getting behind the wheel drunk or with too much alcohol in our system. We know it’s dangerous, … Read more »
- R. v. Le: questions left unanswered about the right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure
On May 31, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada handed down an important Charter decision: R. v. Le, 2019 SCC 34. In a 3-2 split decision, the majority of the Court allowed Mr. Le’s appeal and excluded the evidence upon which he was convicted, pursuant to section 24(2) of the Charter. The basis of the … Read more »
- R. v. Barton: Business as Usual for Section 276 (Canada’s Rape-Shield Law)
In its recent decision in R. v. Barton, 2019 SCC 33, the Supreme Court of Canada heard the appeal of Bradley Barton, an individual who was charged with the first-degree murder of Cindy Gladue. Ms. Gladue, an Indigenous sex worker, died from blood loss due to an 11cm wound in her vaginal wall. The ju … Read more »
- Civility vs. Advocacy – Case Comment on Groia v. LSUC (SCC)
On June 1, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada handed down a highly anticipated decision: Groia v Law Society of Upper Canada, 2018 SCC 27. Joe Groia, a commercial litigator practicing in Toronto, was appealing a finding of professional misconduct by the Law Society of Upper Canada. While defending … Read more »