Travelling and Mistake of Law
We live in a great time for international travel. With ever-increasing economic accommodation alternatives ranging from Airbnb to daily seat sales on flights, it has never been so easy to travel....
View ArticleWhen an Impaired Charge Can be Pardoned
Updated: 2022 Few Canadians would be surprised to find out that being charged with impaired driving is not only serious but can carry severe consequences. Despite this, impaired driving offences are...
View ArticleCivility vs. Advocacy – Case Comment on Groia v. LSUC (SCC)
On June 1, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada handed down a highly anticipated decision: Groia v Law Society of Upper Canada, 2018 SCC 27. Joe Groia, a commercial litigator practicing in Toronto, was...
View ArticleR. v. Barton: Business as Usual for Section 276 (Canada’s Rape-Shield Law)
In its recent decision in R. v. Barton, 2019 SCC 33, the Supreme Court of Canada heard the appeal of Bradley Barton, an individual who was charged with the first-degree murder of Cindy Gladue. Ms....
View ArticleR. v. Le: questions left unanswered about the right to be free from...
On May 31, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada handed down an important Charter decision: R. v. Le, 2019 SCC 34. In a 3-2 split decision, the majority of the Court allowed Mr. Le’s appeal and excluded...
View ArticleImpaired Driving Costs
If you have been charged, we recommend consulting with a lawyer immediately. Most Canadians understand the serious harm that drinking and driving has on our society. We all know the dangers associated...
View ArticleReasonable Suspicion Required: The SCC’s Approach to Entrapment in R v Ahmad
On May 29, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released its much-anticipated decision dealing with the law of entrapment in the cases of R v Ahmad and R v Williams heard together last fall. The...
View ArticleWhen Do Wiretaps Turn Into a Section 8 Violation?
What are your Section 8 rights? By: Andrew Jensen – Windsor Law 23 Section 8 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms provides everyone in Canada the protection against unreasonable search and seizure....
View ArticleSexual Assault: Consent and the Requirements of Appellate Review
By: Andrew Jensen – Windsor Law 23 R v G.F. 2021 Supreme Court of Canada In this case, two teenagers (“F” and “B”) were charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old female during a camping trip. The...
View ArticleR v A.E.: Does Surreptitious Videorecording of Sexual Activity Vitiate...
In December of 2016, the 17-year-old complainant was a troubled young woman who wrestled with anxiety, alcohol and thoughts of suicide. On December 28, 2016, the complainant went with the respondents...
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