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After a trial in 2026, Frank Stronach was found guilty of two sexual offence charges for incidents that had occurred some 40 years earlier. Following the conviction, but before sentencing, one of the complainants had a civil lawyer write to Mr. Stronach’s criminal lawyer to threaten a civil claim for damages of almost $1 million

Several recent trial decisions have awarded higher than usual non-pecuniary awards for sexual abuse, marking a possible trend toward increased compensation in this area.

An Act to amend the Criminal Code Bill-C-274 (the Bill) entered first reading in the House of Commons on May 11, 2021.

Because sexual assault is a recognized wrong in many areas of our substantive law, it is quite common for a civil lawsuit to run in parallel with a criminal proceeding arising from the same alleged wrongdoing.

Last August, as part of a rebrand, Cogeco renamed its Internet packages "UltraFibre" and implemented a new homepage for its website...

A car is not inherently dangerous, but in the hands of someone who is impaired, it is a lethal weapon.

Following are the summaries for this week's civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario

Justice Weiler rejected an accused’s argument that he had an automatic right to state-funded counsel for a first appeal in a criminal case.

Victims of a sexual assault often say they feel as though their bodies and sense of personal safety have been violated.

On September 19, 2019, Bill C-75, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, SC 2019, c 25 [Bill C-75],...

Sexual assault is a traumatic event; one that can strip away one's trust in the legal system.

Sexual violence of any kind is an affront to a person's dignity, security and bodily autonomy.

Workplace safety has taken on a whole new legal risk with the Westray Bill, now in place for 15 years.

Understanding how criminal law can influence family law decisions is essential when you're involved in both types of proceedings.

On November 4, 2025, the Government of Canada tabled the 2025 federal budget (Budget 2025). Budget 2025 underscores the Canadian government's focus on modernizing financial sector regulation...

It's no secret that perceptions and laws regarding cannabis have changed significantly in recent years, with medicinal and adult use becoming legal in some form ...

E.F. was a 58 year old woman who applied to the Alberta Court of the Queen's Bench in April of 2016 seeking judicial authorization