Ontario Provincial Police attended at a Shoppers Drug Mart in Rockland, Ontario on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 following complaints that a customer was trying to use a suspect credit card to make a purchase.

The customer had previously already left the Shoppers, but police located the vehicle at Wal-Mart on…

Reports in mid-August suggest that the government is planning to toughen white-collar crime laws.  Apparently, this move is in response to the concerns arising from recent high-profile fraud schemes that left many with significant financial losses.

Possible measures include mandatory sentences for white-collar criminals…

Accused of a crime in Ontario?  Here is something the Ottawa Criminal Defence Lawyers at Auger Hollingsworth think you should know.

The laws for defining parties to an offence in Canada are outlined in Sections 21, 22 and 23 of the…

When criminal matters are being talked about in the media common points of discussion are often bail hearings, guilt or innocence, prison sentences and other possible consequences.  Very rarely do you hear about possible defences available to people who have committed…

The Canadian justice system is doing its part to keep up with the constantly changing technology world. The latest example – a judge recently decided to allow live blogging and Twitter updates from the Larry O’Brien trial.

Several media outlets…

Starting this fall it will be illegal to use hand-held cellphones and other electronic devices like BlackBerrys and global positioning systems while behind the wheel.

The Legislature unanimously passed the “distracted driving” law on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2009. However it…

We read an interesting blog post today from a Miami criminal defence lawyer , Brian Tannebaum, who writes about the client who knows he/ she is under investigation but is unsure whether or not to hire a criminal defence…