by admin | Dec 20, 2016 | Criminal Law
Third Party Disclosure Applications A person accused of a crime is entitled to virtually automatic disclosure of all the information in possession of the Crown and the police that were created as a result of the investigation of the accused that are not clearly...
by admin | Dec 20, 2016 | Criminal Law
Informer Privilege: An Impenetrable Fortress for Police? Typically a person who is accused of a crime is entitled to know the names of everyone who provides evidence against them in a criminal proceedings and they are usually entitled to confront that person in court...
by admin | Dec 14, 2016 | Criminal Law
Stay of Proceedings vs. Charge Withdrawals Crown Counsels are prosecutors who review police reports submitted to them by police officers to determine whether the charges should be approved for a prosecution. The measure they use to make this determination is called,...
by admin | Nov 28, 2016 | Criminal Law
Debunking the Youth Criminal Justice Act for Young Offenders The Youth Criminal Justice Act is a federal law involving Canada’s youth justice program. The law is applicable to youth between the ages of 12 and 17 who break the law. The Act was introduced in 2003...
by admin | Nov 16, 2016 | Criminal Law
The Constitutional Right to Full Disclosure When a person is accused of a crime they are entitled to full disclosure of the case against them. What does this mean? It means that you are entitled to all evidence and information in the possession of the state (the Crown...
by admin | Nov 8, 2016 | Criminal Law
Chinese Drug Dealer Fights Deportation Drug trafficking charges generally involve stiff punishments such as time in prison but, for Canadian immigrant Wing Wha Wong, his bad decision looked like it was going to land him back in his home country of China. Wong, who has...
