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Sexting Laws Canada Discussed by Sexting Lawyer | The Criminal Law Team

Sexting laws in Canada are developing and critical - the government’s response to sexting among teens is a reflection of how popular the practice is. Let’s examine the sexting laws in Canada in more detail, leveraging the experience of a

The Criminal Law Team December 8, 2023
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Exposing the Lying Witness: A Key Weapon in a Defence Lawyer’s Toolbox

Nearly five years after the polarizing and sensationalized trial of Jian Ghomeshi, a host of social and legal issues remain far from resolved. The 2016 acquittal of the previously well-loved broadcasting personality was the catalyst that led to recent substantial changes to the rules of evidence as they apply to

The Criminal Law Team February 1, 2021
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Mental Illness Is Not the Cause of Violent Crime in America

In the wake of the El Paso, Texas, Dayton, Ohio, and Gilroy, California, shootings in late July and early August, President Donald Trump returned to a talking point that has frustrated mental health professionals and criminal defence lawyers for years. In an address to the nation, he assigned blame for

The Criminal Law Team September 5, 2019
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Do I have to believe that you are innocent? What is the role of the criminal defence lawyer?

Criminal defence lawyer : I have been a criminal defence lawyer for over 30 years. The reality is that most of my clients were/are probably guilty. This fact has never prevented me from representing my clients and providing them with the best possible defence. Even if the client is guilty

The Criminal Law Team February 7, 2017
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Weapons Charges In Canada

What You Should Know The Canadian Criminal Code, under the category of Firearms and Other Weapons provides an extensive list of offenses that relate to the use of devices that can be possessed with the intent of inflicting harm on another human being. Restricted Handguns This of course includes a

The Criminal Law Team October 15, 2015
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Domestic Assault Charges Ontario

Can I Get Domestic Assault Charges Withdrawn in Ontario? What is Domestic Assault?   Domestic assault is one of the most commonly accused crimes in Toronto. Assault combines the threat of violence with the perceived capacity to inflict injury. By definition, this means harm to the victim is not required

The Criminal Law Team January 26, 2015
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And the Beat Goes On: Jian Ghomeshi

Trial before Trial and Other Matters of Media Madness So here it is, folks, barely a week or so into the Jian affair, and the knives, some blunt and others very pointed, have come out in full force. In Jian Ghomeshi, we have a very high-profile and well-loved entertainment personality

The Criminal Law Team November 9, 2014
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The Reid Technique of Police Interrogation: Jian Ghomeshi Scandal Part 2

If Jian Ghomeshi is ultimately arrested for one or more sexual assaults in relation to the allegations that have recently gone viral in the media, he will be advised by his lawyer to keep his mouth shut, or, in legal parlance, to exercise his ‘right to remain silent’. Our constitution

The Criminal Law Team November 8, 2014
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Jian Ghomeshi Scandal

Why he should have kept his mouth shut! As criminal defence lawyers, we are acutely aware of the constitutional right to remain silent, and the consequences of not exercising this important right. Even though this right exists, for the most part, in the context of criminal prosecutions, it provides helpful

The Criminal Law Team November 1, 2014
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What is wrong with the new prostitution law?

The Conservative government’s new prostitution law- which will criminalize the buying of sex -smacks of hypocrisy, mean conservatism, paternalism, and a continuation of Harper’s nonsensical “tough-on-crime” morality agenda.  This new law does nothing to protect the constitutional rights of persons who offer their bodies for money. Not only are these

The Criminal Law Team October 1, 2014
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