Category: Appeals

Supreme Court of Canada Establishes Threshold for Dismissing Applications for Stay of Proceedings

June 30, 2023
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Supreme Court of Canada Orders Stay of Proceedings Following Crown’s Delay

May 31, 2023
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Court of Appeal Finds Principle of Restraint Not Considered in Sentencing

November 11, 2022
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Supreme Court of Canada Lowers Evidentiary Standard for Proving Aiding and Abetting

February 11, 2022
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SCC Allows Appellate Courts to Set Starting Points for Sentencing

November 19, 2021
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Murder by Failing the Duty to Protect

September 17, 2021
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How Does an Assault Become an “Aggravated Assault”?

August 27, 2021
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Defining “Harassment” Under the Criminal Code

July 16, 2021
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The Complexities of Pleading Self-Defence

June 18, 2021
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Failure to Remain at the Scene: When an Accident is No Accident

June 4, 2021
Headlights on a car representing whether leaving the scene of an accident applies to a deliberate assault