Case Comment – Gomboc Decision, 2010 SCC 55
Here is a link to my website for a case comment on the Gomboc that will be published in an upcoming issue of RegQuest. Enjoy the reading.
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Careless Driver Convicted After Boasting Online: Issues Surrounding Internet Statement Evidence
News Article: Careless Driver Convicted After Boasting Online, issues surrounding electronic “statement evidence” and the anonymity of the internet.
Does A Police Officer Have To Show Up For Court?
One common police myth involves the question “Does a police officer have to show up for court?” In this post, Simon Says: Yes, they do!
World Institute for Research and Publication (WIRP) Presentations
I presented a couple papers this morning at the Annual Meeting of the World Institute for Research and Publication – Law. You can read more about the conference over at Slaw. The presentations, with audio…
Is Signalling Always Required on Roads in Ontario?
From my blog: Simon Says. Category: Police Myths Prompted by one of the comments to my blog post, Is is legal to pass on a solid yellow line?, I will be writing today about whether…
Does a police officer have to show you the number on the Radar?
From my blog: Simon Says. Category: Police Myths. Another question I was asked frequently during my time as a police officer is, “Does the officer have to show you the number on the Radar they…
Former NHL’er Ramage Has Appeal
Former St. Louis Blue and Toronto Maple Leaf has had his second day in court. Â This time to appeal a conviction that led to a four year sentence for Impaired Driving Causing Death in connection…
Don’t Smile when Depressed and Dancing with Strippers
Nathalie Blanchard of Bromont, Quebec, has been on sick leave for a year and a half for long-term chronic depression. The 29-year-old woman had her benefits cut by IBM after she posted pictures on Facebook…
Facebook status update corroborates alibi
Popular social networking sites such as Facebook have been the focus of legal attention for issues of privacy, and for their increasing use as evidence against parties in legal matters. Many criminal defendants and parties…
Secret evidence
Lifting the cover on Canada’s spy files Michelle Shephard writes for the Toronto Star: But beyond answering questions that have lingered for years about Khadr’s case, John’s testimony was a remarkable example of how the…
Reputation Management Law is the Next Big Thing
Tony Wilson, of Boughton in Vancouver, wrote in this week’s issue of Lawyer’s Weekly, Reputation matters… But it’s not just companies and trade-mark owners who have reputations to protect. We all do, and these days,…
National security invoked to block testimony
Ottawa seeks to gag Afghan prisoner probe witnesses Federal lawyers are trying to block government witnesses from testifying before a military watchdog investigating the treatment of Taliban prisoners in Afghanistan, The Canadian Press has learned.