Criminal
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July 15, 2024
Ontario AI legislation is in need of significant amendment, law commission says
Law reform advocates are calling on the Ontario government to amend its recently introduced legislation on cyber security and artificial intelligence (AI), saying it falls short of principles the province has already adopted when it comes to the use of such technology.
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July 15, 2024
Appeal Court orders Crown to pay insurer out of forfeited cyber fraud proceeds after Crown error
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ordered that an insurer be paid amounts paid out to a cyber fraud victim from crime proceeds forfeited to the Crown after the Crown failed to raise the insurer’s claim at a restitution hearing.
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July 15, 2024
Kruse Law Firm expands with new associate
Ryan Venables has joined the team at Kruse Law Firm as an associate whose practice will cover criminal defence and quasi-criminal defence.
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July 15, 2024
I stand behind my statements | John L. Hill
When Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Sept. 18, 2023, that the government of India condoned the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, it sparked a major diplomatic confrontation between the two countries.
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July 12, 2024
Self-defence, Crown’s right to appeal acquittal at heart of Supreme Court murder case
In deciding to restore a man’s acquittal in a murder case involving a claim of self-defence, the Supreme Court has found that while a chokehold could be seen as “inherently dangerous,” it is up to trial judges to determine an accused’s intent on a case-by-case basis.
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July 12, 2024
ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENCE — Mens rea
Appeal by Hodgson (H) from an order of the Court of Appeal allowing the Crown’s appeal of H’s acquittal of second-degree murder and directing a new trial on the basis that the trial judge erred in analyzing the mens rea for murder and in applying self-defence to manslaughter. While attending a house party, H used a chokehold to restrain a guest.
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July 12, 2024
SENTENCING — Offences relating to conveyances — Dangerous operation of motor vehicle causing death — Particular sanctions
Appeal by Bakko from four-year global sentence for causing death by impaired driving and dangerous driving causing death. On January 6, 2020, Bakko drove through an intersection onto a highway while impaired (blood alcohol content of 99 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood). She entered the highway slowly, stopping partially in the driving lane.
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July 12, 2024
Detention hearing of Inderjit Singh Reyat | Michael Crowley
I feel fortunate to be able to call John Hill, a regular contributor to Law360 Canada, a good friend. In fact, I have contributed a chapter to his most recent book, The Rest of the (True Crime) Story.
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July 11, 2024
Proposed OSC rule details new process for returning money to securities fraud victims
Canada’s largest provincial securities regulator is floating a proposed new process for returning money to investors affected by securities fraud, but one lawyer questions how effective it will be in aiding fraud victims.
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July 11, 2024
Unsolved murder: Perfect crime against perfect trustee
In the evening hours of April 1, 1991, on what otherwise may have been a relatively unassuming day in Düsseldorf, Germany, Detlev Karsten Rohwedder was murdered at his home in cold blood. The case remains unsolved and arguably ranks as Germany’s own version of the JFK assassination — a prominent member of the government establishment gone far too soon with seemingly no one to hold accountable.