Criminal
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June 28, 2024
Veteran Toronto lawyer starts term as LSO treasurer
The Law Society of Ontario’s (LSO) new treasurer praised his predecessor, spoke of past accomplishments and talked about “ceremony, fellowship and policy.” The LSO’s June 28 Convocation featured remarks by newly elected treasurer Peter Wardle, a Toronto-based commercial litigation and professional liability lawyer who will serve in the role for the 2024-25 term.
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June 28, 2024
Crime school | John L. Hill
Two seemingly unrelated news stories that should concern us broke in the past week. The first story concerned the 124 people arrested by Ontario’s carjacking task force. Police say many were out on bail and rereleased after their latest arrest.
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June 27, 2024
Canada sanctions ‘extremist settler violence’ against Palestinians
Canada has imposed sanctions on seven Israelis and five entities in Israel “in response to the grave breach of international peace and security posed by their violent and destabilizing actions against Palestinian civilians and their property in the West Bank.”
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June 27, 2024
Celebrating 20 Years of the Sudbury Mock Trial Competition | Trevor Kestle
Mock trial competitions are not merely contests of legal knowledge. They are arenas where young minds sharpen their advocacy, deepen their understanding of justice and kindle a lifelong passion for the rule of law.
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June 27, 2024
‘Piecemeal’ assessment of evidence results in successful appeal
It is unusual to see a trial judge’s decision overturned in a brief nine-paragraph judgment that, in essence, accuses the judge of improperly assessing the evidence.
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June 26, 2024
B.C. lawyer earns prestigious award for commitment to Indigenous justice
The British Columbia branch of the Canadian Bar Association recently awarded Linda D. Locke with the Georges A. Goyer, QC Memorial Award for Distinguished Service for her work providing legal assistance to predominantly Indigenous clients.
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June 26, 2024
25 new judges, part three | Norman Douglas
Once the trial begins, there is no rule that prohibits you from asking the Crown to make an opening statement as they do in jury trials.
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June 26, 2024
Importance of social media governance in age of AI | Connie L. Braun and Juliana Saxberg
We are in an era where tweets and other social media messaging very quickly shape public opinion. Hashtags spark movements, campaigns and protests.
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June 25, 2024
FINTRAC launches online reporting forms for electronic funds transfers and casino disbursements
The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) has implemented new electronic funds transfer and casino disbursement report forms in its effort to combat activities such as money laundering and terrorist financing.
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June 25, 2024
Canada sanctions Hamas ‘financiers’ in response to Hamas’s Oct. 7 terror attacks in Israel
Declaring “we stand with the Israeli people and call for the immediate release of all hostages,” Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced dealings and entry bans of nine “financiers” of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad and two Hamas-affiliated financial exchange companies, “effective immediately.”