By Jordan Gold|2020-06-11T00:29:36-04:00June 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|2020-06-05T19:38:28-04:00June 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|2020-06-02T20:27:56-04:00June 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 Jordan Gold|2020-05-01T21:52:53-04:00May 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. [...]
By Gold Law|2020-04-30T15:35:07-04:00April 30th, 2020|
Reasonable Expectation of Privacy during the COVID-19 Pandemic We know that by-law and police officers are patrolling the streets and responding to complaints about individuals breaking social distancing rules. But what [...]
By Gold Law|2020-05-11T02:15:22-04:00April 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 [...]
