Articles

In Part II of his review of the law, Prasanna Balasundaram hones in on a recent judgement from the Ontario Court of Appeal that goes into some detail with respect to the breakdown of sentencing for an offender where multiple counts are involves and where there is a risk of deportation. 

Senior defence counsel Paul Calarco continues his review of the appeal courts’ most recent decisions.

Struggling to find time to read recent Supreme Court of Canada judgments? Vincenzo Rondinelli has condensed the latest SCC judgments to bite-sized consumption – 6 words to be exact – to keep you up to date.

Lori Anne Thomas gives us a primer on what to do and say when you get that bread and butter call for assistance in the dark hours of the night. She has supplied us with caselaw and humour and her suggestions are concise enough for you to keep this article on hand for quick reference.

In Part I of his review of the law, Prasanna Balasundaram takes us through a review of the issues a criminal lawyer should be aware of when engaging a retainer from a client that may have status issues with Immigration Canada.

Senior defence counsel Paul Calarco continues his review of the appeal courts’ most recent decisions.

Struggling to find time to read recent Supreme Court of Canada judgments? Vincenzo Rondinelli has condensed the latest SCC judgments to bite-sized consumption – 6 words to be exact – to keep you up to date.

In this comprehensive study, Amy Shoemaker addresses the issues at stake when defending or prosecuting individuals with mental health issues.

We start the new year off on the right foot. Anthony La Bar has written a primer on the issues that engage a second defence chair in a homicide trial.

Grace Hession David reviews the developing law of prior consistent statements and the use that can be made of them by both Crowns and defence counsel in the course of a trial.