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The issue of solitary confinement has been long-standing in Canada. Solitary confinement is meant to be ordered on a temporary basis, not on an indefinite one.

On December 9, 2014, Bill C-8, the Combating Counterfeit Products Act (the Act), received Royal Assent, becoming part of Canadian law.

Legislatures have relaxed the application of limitations defences to claims of sexual assault since the Supreme Court of Canada's landmark decision in the incest case, M. (K.) v. M. (H)., [1992] S.C.J. No. 85, in recognition of the unique nature of the wrongful conduct and the resulting harms that often delay victims from coming forward to claim compensation.

The Crown sought to have the respondent designated a dangerous offender under Part XXIV of the Criminal Code.

After the accused's guilty plea, the trial judge sentenced her to one year in prison, less 344 days of pre-sentence custody, and an additional twelve months conditional sentence.

On March 9, 2017, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals released its decision in Telamon Corporation v. Charter Oak Fire Insurance Company.

Many wrongful acts that people commit can be subject to both criminal and civil proceedings. For example, a drunk driver may hit someone and be charged criminally and the injured person...

Lower courts in both Canada and the US have been deeply divided on the application of their respective Supreme Courts’ precedents on whether the police need a warrant to search the contents of a smart/cell phone seized during a lawful arrest.

In May 2022, the Supreme Court of Canada ("SCC") released two concurrent judgments for two cases dealing with circumstances where the accused was relying on a defence of "automatism."

In February 2018, Dr. Joseph Copeland, an ER physician who treats children and vulnerable adults at two BC hospitals, attended a Vancouver police station to complete his...

As we have reported in prior blogs, the Government of Canada is moving forward with plans to lower the criminal interest rate to an annual percentage rate (APR) of 35 percent (the current criminal interest rate...

The new year will bring with it changes to the regulation of interest rates in Canada. Effective January 1, 2025, one such key change will be to the Criminal Code criminal interest rate.

Are you a Canadian citizen or permanent resident interested in working or immigrating to the U.S., but have a criminal conviction?

What options are available to an employer who, after signing a mutual release releasing an employee from liability, finds out that the employee embezzled a large amount of money?

Last year, we discussed on this blog, the case of an excavation contractor who was facing criminal negligence causing death and manslaughter charges ...

Picture this: one of your employees has been charged with a serious crime for something he allegedly did when he was off duty.

On April 14, 2015 the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in R v. Nur, 2015 SCC 15.