2014 Thursday, January 30,

Think you can represent yourself on criminal charges? Think again. 13 reasons that’s a terrible idea.

By |2016-12-30T09:47:14-05:00January 30th, 2014|

13 Reasons why representing yourself at trial is a terrible idea. Unfortunately, and for many different reasons, it appears that unrepresented litigants are more common than ever in the Canadian criminal justice system.  From [...]

2014 Tuesday, January 21,

What is a Certiorari to Quash Committal for Trial?

By |2017-07-04T14:36:28-04:00January 21st, 2014|

What is a certiorari in a criminal proceeding? A Certiorari by definition is a request to a court to challenge a legal decision.  A Certiorari to Quash Committal in Ontario, specifically, is a request to the [...]

2014 Tuesday, January 21,

If not him, then who? The law of third party suspects in Canada

By |2016-10-24T11:59:16-04:00January 21st, 2014|

The law of third party suspects in Canada. Recently, our firm was faced with the issue or raising an alternative suspect in the course of defending our client.  Contrary to common sense, the law does [...]