Criminal
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April 15, 2025
Court of Appeal rules government ban on peaceful assembly is unconstitutional
The recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision Hillier v. Ontario, 2025 ONCA 259 has wide-reaching implications on whether the government can implement an absolute ban on peaceful assembly in times of emergency such as during a pandemic.
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April 15, 2025
New CBA course aims to aid legal professionals in serving trans clients
During one of the most hostile periods in recent history for trans rights, the Canadian Bar Association has launched an online course to help legal professionals better serve trans people.
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April 15, 2025
APPEALS - Misapprehension of or failure to consider evidence - Substitution of verdict - Right of - By Crown
Appeal by Crown from the trial court's acquittal of the charge of transmission of sexually explicit material against the Respondent.
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April 15, 2025
Sex assault appeal focuses on definition of mens rea
The complainant testified that between April 1, 2017, and the Victoria Day holiday, the 15-year-old girl was invited to touch a part of a 57-year-old man’s body. Further, she stated, he exposed his genitalia to her and sent explicit nude photos of himself and other women by electronic messaging. Ultimately, the young woman claimed she was sexually assaulted.
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April 14, 2025
Schlifer Clinic announces awards for advocacy against gender-based violence
The Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic has announced that the 2025 Spirit of Barbra Schlifer Award will honour Marissa Kokkoros and Iman Mohamed.
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April 14, 2025
Being on bail
It seems to be a common belief in Canada that it’s too easy for people to get bail after being accused of a crime. And that being on bail is easy. I want to focus on what living on bail is like for most people.
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April 11, 2025
Housing boom could exacerbate tax fraud in construction industry, warns union
One of Canada’s largest construction unions is warning that a major push by governments to build more homes to address the housing affordability crisis could also raise the risk of increased tax fraud in the construction industry.
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April 11, 2025
Conditions in Ontario jails have now become an international embarrassment
Sharif Rahman was on life support in a London, Ont., hospital after he was attacked outside the Curry House restaurant in Owen Sound, Ont. Rahman was a 44-year-old man originally from Bangladesh. He studied economics before obtaining a master’s degree in international development at the University of Glasgow. He bought the Curry House in Owen Sound in 2015. He remained unresponsive, having suffered a brain injury in the Aug. 17, 2023, assault. He died in the hospital a week later.
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April 10, 2025
Successful murder appeal: Defence deprived of right to have alternative theories advanced
In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court of Canada confirmed an order for new first-degree murder trials for an Ontario woman and three others who were convicted in an attack on her parents.
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April 10, 2025
SCC upholds new trial for woman at centre of alleged plot to kill parents
In what is the latest chapter in a long and bizarre murder case, the Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a new trial for Jennifer Pan — an Ontario woman who had been convicted of first-degree murder for allegedly plotting to have her parents killed in a staged home invasion.