Criminal
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July 17, 2024
Judicial justice appointed to B.C. court
The provincial government of British Columbia announced on July 16 the appointment of John Douglas Jevning as judicial justice in the Provincial Court.
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July 17, 2024
Have Criminal Code changes made prostitution safer?
During a visit to a penitentiary in the Netherlands, the warden of the institution advised it was the only prison in the country holding sex offenders. “How many are there?” I asked. The answer I received was 13. Of course, Amsterdam has the famous “red-light district.”
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July 16, 2024
Auto theft trend report finds car theft has decreased 17 per cent in 2024 so far
Équité Association, a national nonprofit supporting property and casualty insurers, has released its auto theft trend report for the first half of 2024, finding a 17 per cent decrease in auto thefts as compared to the same period last year.
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July 16, 2024
Pasteurized judges | Norman Douglas
I am guilty as charged. I have no excuses. I throw myself on the mercy of this readership.
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July 16, 2024
Successful appeal focuses on trial judge’s charge to jury
Justice David Aston convicted A.B. of one count of sexual assault on Sept. 24, 2021. He was acquitted of four other charges of sexual assault and choking. A.B. appealed his conviction to the Ontario Court of Appeal mainly on the grounds that Justice Aston erred in his charge to the jury. A.B. claimed the errors were so significant that a new trial ought to be ordered (R. v. A.B., 2024 ONCA 446).
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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.