Rosen: overhauling jury selection system ‘misguided’
It would be foolish to overhaul jury selection laws in response to the high-profile acquittals of two white men in the deaths of indigenous individuals... Read more
It would be foolish to overhaul jury selection laws in response to the high-profile acquittals of two white men in the deaths of indigenous individuals... Read more
Lawyers should think carefully before seeking bail for their clients pending appeal because there's a higher threshold to be granted release at that point, says Toronto... Read more
An Ontario Court of Appeal (OCA) decision that ordered a new trial in a "he-said, she said" date-rape case is a thorough judgment that sets out the difficulty that... Read more
Before a British-Canadian man accused of joining ISIS in Syria is allowed to re-enter the country, a thorough investigation of his activities must be carried out by Canadian... Read more
The recent debate in Parliament between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Andrew Scheer, the Conservative leader... Read more
Toronto criminal lawyer Lindsay Daviau says she's cautiously optimistic that a new bail directive will speed up the system... Read more
For criminal lawyers, being accused of ineffective assistance by a former client can have devastating consequences and should be taken... Read more
The use of informants makes it impossible for defence counsel to get all the facts in a case, but the use of amicus curiae could go... Read more
With investigations into the sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein happening in several jurisdictions with multiple complainants... Read more
The bail decision in the case of an Ontario neurosurgeon accused in killing his wife points to some of the misconceptions around bail in murder cases in Canada... Read more