More on jury background checks
Ontario reveals juries given secret background checks
Criminal Law
Driving While Under the Influence of Texting
The use of cell phones while driving has become increasingly controversial, with some studies suggesting that the practice costs thousands of lives by slowing the reaction time of drivers. As many Canadians have already heard,…
A basic right
Allan Rouben explains what trial within reasonable time is and a June 2009 SCC decision in R. v. Godin.
More on Legal Aid Boycott
Legal aid boycott grows over paltry paycheques Here is our previous post on the boycott.
Major criminal law Charter cases to be released Friday: Grant, Suberu, Harrison
I have huge news for anyone interested in criminal law (and indeed, many accused persons). After years of anticipation, the Supreme Court of Canada is finally set to release some of the most important criminal…
Racism not an issue in Courtenay, mayor says (post sponsored by advicescene.com)
Serial bum pinching and statutory interpretation
Judge ignores legislation, gives bum pincher light sentence (post sponsored by advicescene.com)
More on the BC polygamy case
Polygamy prosecutor points to marijuana ruling (post sponsored by advicescene.com)
When lawyers go on strike
Can lawyers go on strike? You’d think no, not if they have their own practices. But effectively that’s what many defence lawyers in Ontario are up to these days. Maybe they don’t make as many…
The privacy of police officers on the witness stand
If a police officer is a witness in court, can the defence lawyer bring up his disciplinary record? Police forces across the country don’t like this idea at all, fearing that the cop’s integrity will…
A Blackmore case update
We wrote about polygamy before here on Law is Cool. One of the highest-profile modern Canadian cases is the prosecution of Winston Blackmore in B.C. Here is one of the recent updates on this matter. (post…
Jury vetting alleged in Toronto
Background checks on potential jurors in Windsor and Barrie made headlines a few weeks ago. I wrote about them but focused mostly on privacy issues. Now a defence lawyer questions jury selection in a Toronto murder…