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Category: Criminal Law

Judicial Pre-Trials in Canada: Purpose, Procedure, and Potential Outcomes

May 9, 2025
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The Consequences of Being a “Party to an Offence”

October 27, 2023
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Supreme Court of Canada Orders Stay of Proceedings Following Crown’s Delay

May 31, 2023
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The Banning of Conversion Therapy in Canada

June 28, 2022
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Court of Appeal Considers Defence of Necessity to Impaired Driving Conviction

June 15, 2022
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Is Being “Too Impaired” a Legal Defence to Assault?

May 20, 2022
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Application Fee for Record Suspensions to be Reduced January 1, 2022

January 3, 2022
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What Constitutes Self-Defence? The Supreme Court Weighs in with a Broad Interpretation

October 21, 2021
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How Can Extradition Be Challenged in Canada?

October 6, 2021
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Court of Appeal: FaceTime Call Qualifies as a “Visual Recording”

April 22, 2021
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