By Heather Donkers|2019-02-04T10:53:55-04:00February 4th, 2019|
Heather's Legal Summaries: R v Calnen, 2019 SCC 6 Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in R v Calnen, 2019 SCC 6. With three separate judgments, there was little consensus [...]
By Robichaud|2018-03-21T12:10:53-04:00October 23rd, 2017|
"The police want to interview me in a criminal investigation. What should I do?" Many times a month, our lawyers get calls from terrified people telling us that police want to interview them [...]
By Robichaud|2017-07-10T22:14:23-04:00July 10th, 2017|
7 tips for lawyers on guarding privilege, protecting client rights, and tracking evidence in the digital age. When I was an articling student, my principal Jack Pinkofsky used to always [...]
By Robichaud|2017-07-01T06:52:32-04:00June 30th, 2017|
The Supreme Court of Canada has made it clear: hearsay is presumptively inadmissible (or so I heard...) The case of Bradshaw. Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Canada released their decision of R. v. Bradshaw and [...]
By Robichaud|2017-06-22T11:42:40-04:00October 1st, 2016|
Proving a person is impaired by a drug while driving may not be as hard as you think. The information provided in this article is very basic legal information on the topic of driving [...]
By Robichaud|2018-03-19T21:22:59-04:00November 11th, 2014|
Sexual assault trials in Canada: assumptions and misinformation clarified. Recent events surrounding Jian Ghomeshi has instigated a national outcry relating to the protection of sexual assault victims and the difficulties they face when struggling with the [...]
By Robichaud|2017-06-22T12:13:41-04:00July 18th, 2014|
DISINCENTIVES TOWARDS INNOCENCE: A LOOK AT WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS IN THE ONTARIO CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM (Sean Robichaud, 2004)* * This is an older paper written many years ago. However, it is still relevant today and seemed [...]
By Robichaud|2019-06-15T10:46:33-04:00March 19th, 2014|
If police ask to participate in a polygraph (or "lie-detector") test, should someone do it? Disclaimer (a must read): This article is for informational and academic purposes only. This article cannot, and should [...]
