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HOW QUICKLY SEXUAL ASSAULT LAWS ARE CHANGING

Oct 27, 2021

Sexual assault laws are changing in Canada. Political movements like #MeToo and several high-profi...

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SUMMARY VS INDICTABLE AND HYBRID OFFENCES

Oct 27, 2021

Criminal offences in Canada can be classified as summary offences, indictable offences or hybrid...

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL COURT

Sep 30, 2021

For many members of the public, the legal system may seem monolithic. Popular culture doesn’t alwa...

WHAT IS CHILD ABANDONMENT IN LEGAL TERMS?

Sep 30, 2021

I. CRIMINAL CODE OF CANADA, SECTION 218 — ABANDONING CHILD: s. 218 of the code makes it an offen...

JURISDICTIONAL ERRORS AND CERTIORARI APPLICATIONS

Sep 30, 2021

The question that a preliminary inquiry judge is to ask under section 548(1) of the Criminal Code in...

HOW RELIABLE IS A BLOOD PATTERN ANALYSIS

Sep 30, 2021

Over the last 10 years, blood pattern analysis (BPA)’s foundation in physics and other fields of s...

WHAT IS A VETROVEC WARNING?

Sep 30, 2021

A Vetrovec warning is a warning provided to a jury about “relying on the informer’s unsupporte...

WHAT HAPPENS IF I FAIL TO COMPLY WITH BAIL?

Sep 30, 2021

1. SECTION 145(4) — FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH UNDERTAKING Failing to comply with bail conditions is ...

CONFLICT OF INTEREST: WHAT IS IT AND HOW TO AVOID IT

Sep 30, 2021

From lawyers to politicians, we expect a certain level of trustworthiness and service out of those t...