By Thomas Surmanski|2020-11-16T18:24:14+00:00October 20th, 2020|
Defending Regulatory Offences: The Fire Protection and Prevention Act What is the Fire Protection and Prevention Act? In Ontario, fire prevention, fire services, and fire safety for all buildings [...]
By Thomas Surmanski|2021-01-16T15:44:40+00:00July 22nd, 2020|
Defending Against Firearms Hearings and Prohibition Orders Imagine this scenario. You have been charged with a non-firearms offence, but a term of your Recognizance of Bail was to surrender all [...]
By Thomas Surmanski|2020-09-10T16:23:45+00:00May 11th, 2020|
Peace Bonds / Restraining Orders In Ontario: How to get one; how to oppose one. S. 810 Recognizance vs Common Law Peace Bond The term “restraining order” is often thrown around in [...]
By Thomas Surmanski|2020-05-05T18:01:50+00:00May 1st, 2020|
What Does the 2020 Firearms Ban Mean for Firearms Owners? Through an Order in Council titled Regulations Amending the Regulations Prescribing Certain Firearms and Other Weapons, Components and Parts of [...]
By Thomas Surmanski|2020-05-05T18:29:49+00:00April 30th, 2020|
What happens on the first day of Criminal Court in Ontario Going to criminal court for the first time is confusing and intimidating. This article intends to clarify some of the basic [...]
By Thomas Surmanski|2020-05-11T02:15:22+00:00April 15th, 2020|
Courts and the COVID-19 Crisis: How our lawyers are managing our clients' during court shutdowns Is your law firm open while Courts are closed? The criminal justice system is a [...]
