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Since I began practicing law 15 years ago I have been accepting Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) Certificates for many criminal and family cases. A topic I wanted to discuss is that there is a misconception that a lawyer who accepts legal aid will not work as hard for a client …
If you are prescribed medication you should always read the warnings labels and/or speak to your medical practitioner before you operate a motor vehicle as the medication could impair you. Even if the medication is prescribed you could still be charged and found guilty of impaired driving if the medication …
If you find yourself charged with a criminal offence in Brampton I would highly recommend that you seek the advice and counsel of a criminal defence lawyer. Usually, a criminal defence lawyer will provide an initial free consultation for 30 to 45 minutes. While you are not officially a client …
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As of October 17, 2018 adults will be able to possess up to 30 grams of legal cannabis, dried or its equivalent form in public, nationwide. Adults can also share up to 30 grams with other adults. Adults will also be able to grow from licensed seed or seedlings, up …
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These offences are related but different. They all involve DUI related charges – driving under the influence. The charge of “Over 80” simply means that you are charged with having .08 m/g of alcohol in 100 m/l of blood in your body while driving, which is a criminal offence in …
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In Canada the defence known as “self defence” is available to those charged with a criminal charge such as assault, assault bodily harm and other forms of assaults and related offences under the Criminal Code of Canada. Use of force can be permitted in certain circumstances. You can also use …
The offence of Fraud over $5000.00 is a serious one. While people generally think of this offence as a white collar non violent offence, it is actually more serious in terms of the punishments than many violent criminal offences in the Canadian Criminal Code. The maximum sentence (punishment) for Fraud …
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Most cases in criminal law involve witnesses. A witness can be a police officer or an ordinary citizen. Witnesses are crucial for both the defence and the Crown Attorney as they repeat what they saw during the event or incident in question. When someone tells their story about what they …
Client’s often come to see me who are involved in a children’s aid society case in Toronto or elsewhere in Ontario. In some of these cases my clients are facing an underlying criminal charge of some type of assault against a domestic partner or worse, their child. The clients will …
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I had an adult male client recently who was charged at the Brampton courthouse with threatening his wife. The threat was made in the heat of the moment during a verbal argument over whose turn it was to do the dishes. My client then allegedly picked up a dull butter …
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