Charter breach is a Charter breach, no matter when it happens
The court of appeal has ruled evidence collected against an accused should be excluded if the police breached their Charter rights — regardless of whether the breach occurred before or after the...
View ArticleNordeimer calls legal aid cutoffs unrealistic
An Ontario Superior Court judge has ordered a stay of criminal charges against an alleged drug supplier until he gets a government-funded defence lawyer. The accused, who makes between $14,000 and...
View ArticleAppeal court orders reassement of law firms' fees in personal injury case
An Ottawa man who battled two of his former law firms in court is celebrating the decision by the Ontario Court of Appeal to have his fee agreements with the firms reassessed. The ruling in Clatney v....
View ArticleCourt tosses claims by fired articling student
In a case that raises questions about the professional obligations of an articling employer, a law student is suing Legal Aid Ontario and the Law Society of Upper Canada after being terminated two...
View ArticleNo warrant needed for penile swab: SCC
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled today that police do not need a warrant to collect DNA from a male suspect’s genitals, potentially making it easier for authorities to secure sexual assault...
View ArticleAppeal court ruling clarifies law around self defence
A recent Court of Appeal decision clarifies the law around how the courts handle self-defence cases, say lawyers. The Ontario Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for Valter Cunha, who was convicted...
View ArticleRare case sees Toronto police suing Crown prosecutors
Three Toronto Police Service officers are suing the Attorney General of Ontario after they say accusations made by an armed robbery suspect he’d been beaten by police went unchallenged in court by the...
View ArticleLPP programs kick off for third year in pilot project
Ontario’s Law Practice Programs are kicking off for another year this week, marking the third year of the Law Society’s Pathways pilot project. Ryerson University’s LPP program kicked off yesterday...
View ArticleLAO to negotiate with staff lawyers’ union of choice
After years of resistance, Legal Aid Ontario has agreed to come to the bargaining table to negotiate with its staff lawyers’ chosen union, the Society of Energy Professionals. Legal aid lawyers, who...
View ArticleOntario tables act to keep up with today’s definition of family
Families in Ontario are getting a more inclusive legal definition. The provincial government introduced the All Parents Are Equal Act on Sept. 29, a bill aimed at updating parentage law so all parents’...
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