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2022 Monday, January 31,

University Discipline Complaints and Sexual Violence in Ontario

By |2022-02-07T08:15:29-05:00January 31st, 2022|

Ontario University Discipline Complaints relating to Sexual Violence, Harassment, and Consent How are allegations of sexual violence dealt with on college and university campuses in Ontario? Every university and college in Ontario has [...]

2021 Wednesday, May 26,

R. v. G.F.: Consent to Sexual Activity, and the Capacity to Consent

By |2021-05-26T14:46:47-04:00May 26th, 2021|

R. v. G.F.: Consent to Sexual Activity, and the Capacity to Consent In R. v. G.F., 2021 SCC 20, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) has considered and ruled upon the relationship between [...]

2019 Tuesday, April 23,

The culture of complacency in criminal court

By |2019-08-12T22:52:11-04:00April 23rd, 2019|

“Tim, meet Justice system. Justice system, meet some guy and his lawyer.” A few weeks ago, “Tim” (not his real name) approached our firm to represent him on serious criminal allegations. He was [...]

2018 Thursday, December 20,

Heather’s Legal Summaries: R v Mohamed, 2018 ONCA 966

By |2018-12-20T09:19:20-05:00December 20th, 2018|

Heather's Legal Summaries: R v Mohamed, 2018 ONCA 966 The “Cumulative Hearsay” Issue R v Mohamed is an Ontario Court of Appeal decision delivered by Strathy C.J.O., Watt and [...]

2018 Friday, December 14,

Heather’s Legal Summaries: R v Boudreault, 2018 SCC 58

By |2018-12-15T10:22:38-05:00December 14th, 2018|

Heather's Legal Summaries: The case of R v Boudreault, 2018 SCC 58 Victim Fine Surcharges Today, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in four cases, heard together as R v Boudreault, 2018 [...]

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 [...]