Articles

The self-defence provisions of the Criminal Code have created challenges for judges, lawyers, and juries for years. With Bill C-26, the law has finally been made more user-friendly for all justice system participants while retaining the essential elements of this important defence. This paper outlines Bill C-26's path to the new self-defence law of Canada.

Senior defence counsel Paul Calarco continues his review of the appeal courts’ most interesting and relevant decisions for the month of May 2014.

May 6 Word SCC Review

Senior defence counsel Paul Calarco continues his review of the appeal courts’ most interesting and relevant decisions for the month of April 2014.

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. Here’s the latest instalment for the month of April, 2014

Jaki Freeman introduces a novel issue that will certainly foster great debate in criminal law circles: mandatory seizing of DNA upon arrest.

Senior defence counsel Paul Calarco continues his review of the appeal courts’ most interesting and relevant decisions for the month of March 2014.

Grace Hession David reviews the Nedelcu decision and the cases that have followed in its wake. Just how far can Crown Attorneys now go in their efforts to rely upon prior compelled evidence?