If you have been charged with a criminal offence in Ontario, one of the most important things you can do to help your case is to hire a good criminal defence lawyer to represent you. It can be difficult to know…
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While pleading guilty may seem like the best option and the one that will get your criminal case over with the quickest, it is not necessarily the best choice. If you are facing criminal charges, you should not plead guilty…
When a Judge orders an individual to appear in Court at a specific date and time, that individual is legally bound to appear. An individual who intentionally misses their criminal Court date can be charged with a criminal offence. However, the onus…
Last week the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) rolled out a new tracking tool that will make it more difficult for those facing Ontario lottery fraud charges to defend themselves.
If you have been convicted of a criminal offence in Canada, you may be eligible for an eventual pardon. A pardon is a seal on your existing criminal record – a process during which all of your previous charges and convictions are removed from the federal database of active criminal files.
There are serious consequences for both those who commit insider trading, and those who provide the tips. If convicted, “tippers” face up to five years in prison. Insider traders themselves could spend up to ten years in prison.
Being charged with an Ontario driving offence is serious and can cause a lot of stress. You’re probably overwhelmed by the prospect of searching for a lawyer, and more importantly, finding the best one to take on your case.
The problem, for many people facing impaired driving charges, is that they don’t know how to find the best criminal lawyer for their specific case.
As a lawyer who often defends individuals charged with fraud and similar financial offences in Ontario, I took a special interest in the recent opening of the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) in North Bay, Ontario.
Some of the individuals who come into my office seeking legal counsel are facing charges for fraud, which is a serious Ontario criminal offence. “Fraud” can be defined as gaining money unlawfully through deception.
