If you have asked to be a surety for a friend of loved one who is detained in custody (in jail) following an arrest, you should be asking the following questions:

• What is a surety?
• What are a

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The criminal defence lawyers at Auger Hollingsworth can assist our clients in jail to get released on bail. This is one of the most crucial parts of your defense strategy.

If the Crown Consents to Release You:
Often the…

Remand court in Ontario  is where dates for various criminal court proceedings are set.  They take place in front of a Justice of the Peace, rather than a Judge. They are generally very short – your remand may last only…

First-time convicted impaired drivers who used to face a license suspension of 12 months, may soon be back on the road in three months.  However, to be eligible for the shortened suspension, they must first plead guilty.

They must also…

Ottawa criminal lawyers at Auger Hollingsworth oppose the federal Conservative government’s tabling of a crime bill aimed at stiffening penalties for those convicted of white-collar crimes.

The bill, which is called “Standing Up for Victims of White-Collar Crime Act” and…

If you are in Ottawa, Eastern Ontario or elsewhere in Canada, you should beware that people often think, incorrectly, that criminal findings of guilt before adulthood have no impact once a person becomes an adult. A young person’s record does…

Most Ottawa residents know what Canada’s Charter of Rights of Freedoms is, but if you are ever placed under arrest, you might not know how it helps you. You are entitled to very important rights under the Charter; they are…