By Jordan Gold|2020-06-11T00:29:36+00:00June 11th, 2020|
The Defence of Extreme Intoxication, Simplified. The Case of Sullivan The Ontario Court of Appeal recently struck down a law that prohibited an extreme self-intoxication defence for certain criminal offences. The decision appears [...]
By Jordan Gold|2020-06-05T19:38:28+00:00June 5th, 2020|
R. v. Sullivan: The End of s. 33.1 in Ontario A Criminal Code provision that has been on the books for 25 years is unconstitutional. The Ontario Court of Appeal this week released [...]
By Jordan Gold|2020-06-02T20:27:56+00:00June 2nd, 2020|
What it Costs to Breathe: The Death of George Floyd and Lessons on Police Accountability On Monday, May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a Black man, was killed while in police custody in Minneapolis, [...]
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 Jordan Gold|2020-05-01T21:52:53+00:00May 1st, 2020|
The Harms of "Reverse Disclosure" in Sexual Assault Trials This year Parliament passed Bill C-51. Among other things, the new law changed many rules of evidence with respect to Sexual Assault trials in Canada. [...]
