2022 Saturday, December 24,

Changing Your Legal Name After the Charges Have Been Dropped

By |2022-12-25T00:41:51-05:00December 24th, 2022|

Changing Your Legal Name After the Charges Have Been Dropped One of the most traumatic possible consequences of being criminally charged is your name making the news. Once [...]

2021 Tuesday, June 1,

Sexual Assault Charges under the Criminal Code of Canada s.271

By |2023-08-17T11:30:44-04:00June 1st, 2021|

Sexual assault charges (s. 271 Criminal Code of Canada): Answers to Frequently Asked Questions When a person is charged with sexual assault under section 271 of the Criminal Code, several common questions arise. [...]

2021 Tuesday, March 2,

No, People Aren’t Getting off Easy: The Law of NCR in Canada

By |2021-03-03T01:36:27-05:00March 2nd, 2021|

No, People Aren’t Getting off Easy: The Defence of Not-Criminally Responsible (NCR) in Canada Whenever a high-profile case results in a verdict of not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder (NCR), outrage [...]

2018 Monday, November 5,

“Kill the fax machine!”: Lawyers on Promoting Efficiency in Criminal Courts

By |2020-12-01T14:58:51-05:00November 5th, 2018|

"Kill the fax machine!" Lawyers on Promoting Efficiency in Criminal Courts On October 24, 2018, Sean Robichaud tweeted at lawyers asking the following question: “Lawyers, if you had the power to change one [...]

2018 Friday, March 30,

Ruth Roberts: 16 things to know before going to jail in Ontario: a prisoner’s guide.

By |2018-03-30T16:55:59-04:00March 30th, 2018|

14 things to know before going to jail in Ontario: a prisoner's guide. A guest post by Ruth Roberts, Bonn Law Ruth Roberts is a criminal defence lawyer with [...]

2017 Thursday, November 23,

Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, and dangerous driving causing death or bodily harm under Canadian Criminal law

By |2018-07-09T19:14:35-04:00November 23rd, 2017|

Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle and Dangerous Driving Causing Death Under Canadian Criminal Law Earlier this week, lawyers from our law firm represented a young man on charges of dangerous operation of a [...]