Criminal
-
May 16, 2024
Appeal raises question: How much do appeals based on technicalities advance law?
We are increasingly seeing appeals that rely on technical legal breaches rather than a client’s factual innocence to overturn convictions. We read of charges being stayed due to prosecution delays and necessary evidence being ruled inadmissible due to Charter infractions. Could it be that an accused’s defence counsel sees advancing the law by presenting cases that call for new interpretations of rights as being just as important as protecting the innocent from wrongful conviction? A case from Renfrew County in Eastern Ontario is an example.
-
May 15, 2024
OSC, police announce arrest of Whitby ‘crypto king’ in alleged, multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has announced the arrest of a self-described “crypto king” from Whitby, Ont., and his business partner over allegations they ran a $40 million Ponzi scheme.
-
May 15, 2024
FINTRAC: Cryptocurrency ATMs increasingly used for money laundering
Virtual currency automated teller machines (ATMs) are increasingly being used for money laundering, with the Greater Toronto Area, Greater Montreal and Metro Vancouver emerging as hotspots for suspicious transactions, according to Canada’s financial intelligence unit.
-
May 15, 2024
130-year-old Kingston firm welcomes new associate
After graduating from Dalhousie’s Schulich School of Law and articling in Nova Scotia, Sean Davidson is returning to his hometown of Kingston, Ont., to join Cunningham Swan Carty Little & Bonham LLP as an associate on the firm’s general litigation team.
-
May 15, 2024
Manitoba Court of Appeal addresses reasonable inferences in murder decision
The courts have grappled with how to treat circumstantial evidence for years, and the problem of what constitutes reasonable inferences still arises. This is evident in the Manitoba Court of Appeal decision of R. v. O’Hanley, 2024 MBCA 29.
-
May 15, 2024
Globalization of human rights and its universal standard | Tega Adjara
In an increasingly interconnected world, the globalization of human rights standards has become a pivotal force in shaping the global community. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and international bodies, such as the European Commission of Human Rights and the Canadian Human Rights Commission play significant roles in advocating for and upholding universal standards of human rights across the globe. This essay explores how these organizations advocate for women’s rights, protester rights and other human rights issues, transcending geographical boundaries and challenging the influence of national governments and legislators.
-
May 14, 2024
Patrick Critton applies for parole, part two | Michael Crowley
As previously noted, I grew up in central New York and attended Syracuse University during the 1960s. At that time, campuses were places of dissent about the war in Vietnam and the growth of civil rights. So, to some degree, I was fully aware of the political winds that had also captured plane hijacker Patrick Critton.
-
May 15, 2024
‘Conduct’ in U.S. pivotal in upholding of Nygard extradition: legal mind
Manitoba’s highest court has confirmed that alleged criminal “conduct” in a foreign land sits at the heart of weighing the issue of “double criminality” in extradition cases, says a legal mind following the failed attempt by a fallen fashion mogul to keep from being sent to the United States to face sex-crime and racketeering charges.
-
May 14, 2024
Court upholds nondisclosure of sensitive information in Saudi $5B civil action
The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a finding that a defendant in a $5 billion civil action was not required to disclose to the plaintiffs a redacted version of a document created to inform the Attorney General of Canada (AGC) about potential disclosure of information that could harm national security or international relations.
-
May 14, 2024
Ontario proposes possible licence suspensions for convicted auto thieves
The Ontario government is proposing legislation that would slap some convicted auto thieves with long-term or lifetime licence suspensions in a bid to stem a rising tide of stolen cars in the province.