Although Ontario and Canada have strict laws against impaired driving and driving “over 80″, they could be much stricter.

An unlicensed impaired driver who killed four people in Sichuan province was handed a death sentence on July 24, 2009.  Sun Weiming, a…

A man approached another lawyer, who advised him to plead guilty to 4 serious sexual assault charges in exchange for a 3-year prison sentence. The defendant hired criminal defence lawyer Richard instead, who successfully persuaded the Crown to withdraw the…

Richard represented a man who had been involved in a bar fight where he killed another person. The defendant was under investigation for murder. Richard negotiated with the police and Crown attorneys, which resulted in no charges whatsoever being filed…

Richard represented a doctor at a coroner’s inquest relating to the care of a kidney dialysis patient who died. The specific complaints dealt with issues regarding transportation, hospital and resource distribution/allocation issues as well as the doctor’s care. After five…

The Canada Safety Council recently released a report saying the penalties under Canada’s .08 percent blood-alcohol concentration (BAC) laws are among the “toughest” in the world.

Due to this perceived toughness, some working in the alcohol industry, political sphere and…

Richard represented a doctor in a billing dispute with OHIP. OHIP took the position that the doctor was not permitted to bill OHIP for house calls. The Medical Review Committee agreed with Richard, resulting in OHIP repaying the doctor $40,000.…

Ottawa- A 19-year old has been charged after a reported assault ended with a police chase and car crash in Blackburn Hamlet on Thursday, May 28th, 2009.

Police responded to a report about an assault at around 10:25 p.m. A…

A 26-year-old Kitchener man is looking at numerous charges after leading police on a chase from Highway 401 onto city streets.

On Sunday, May 31st, 2009, Cambridge OPP spotted a black Jeep speeding and passing cars on the shoulder. The…

The crown is seeking a four-year prison term for a man who pleaded guilty on Thursday, May 28th, 2009 to impaired driving in the death of a Whitby teacher.

The man was drunk and speeding through Oshawa when he ran…

A 23-year-old man has been sentenced to two years in prison after taking the life of a 79-year-old man in June, 2008.

On the day of the incident, the driver had been drinking all night and morning and was well…