PRACTICE AREA: Criminal

Legal Wit — Facing Down the Lions

The two large stone lions that stand separating the Granville Mall from Duke Street in Halifax were saved by the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design from the demolition of Halifax's Old Customs House in 1958.

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This post summarizes the Supreme Court of Canada decision in R. v. Fearon, which dealt with the issue of whether police can perform warrantless searches of smartphones incident to arrest.

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Proficiency in English

R. v. Wangchuk | 2012 CarswellOnt 7110 (Ont. C.J.) | Brown J.

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Between Jian Ghomeshi and Bill Cosby, sexual assault is very much in the news lately. This blog post clearly explains the law of sexual assault in Canada.

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This blog post summarizes a recent Alberta Court of Queen's Bench case that examined whether police may search smartphone data incident to arrest.

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This post summarizes a recent Ontario Court of Appeal case that examined whether an e-Bike is a motor vehicle for the purpose of a driving prohibition.

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This blog post discusses a recent Supreme Court of Canada case that allowed wiretap evidence gathered by the police to be used in a civil proceeding.

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Word of the Week - Edit

R. v. Arviko | 2013 CarswellOnt 11629 (Ont. S.C.J.) | Clark J.

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R. v. Campbell | 2013 CarswellBC 630 | British Columbia Court of Appeal

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Legal Wit — Passed Out, Read Him His Rights Anyway

It was thus at 7:10 PM that [the police constable] endeavored to inform [the defendant] about his right to counsel pursuant to section 10 of the Charter.

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R. v. MacIsaac | 2013 CarswellOnt 18918 | Ontario Court of Justice

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R. v. Sawchuk | 2014 CarswellSask 536 | Saskatchewan Court of Appeal

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