The present lock down in Ontario, people staying home, and the cancellation of many activities is the primary reason that criminal charges in Ontario are down by over 60% in many jurisdictions. With people constantly in their homes there's one type of criminal offence...
La défense du consentement implicite dans le contexte d’une relation conjugale
by Jacob Legault | Mar 8, 2019 | Domestic Offences
L'infraction de voies de fait est définie de manière large et peut englober toutes sortes de contacts ayant lieu dans une relation conjugale. Ceci inclut toute situation dans laquelle une personne, sans le consentement de l'autre personne, applique intentionnellement...
The Defence of Implied Consent to Domestic Assault
by Ian Carter | Dec 10, 2018 | Domestic Offences
The offence of assault is widely defined and can capture all kinds of contact that occur in a domestic relationship. It includes any circumstance where a person, without the consent of the other person, applies force intentionally to that person, directly or...
Disclosure: What does that even mean?
by Michelle O'Doherty | Sep 8, 2017 | Trials
You are charged with a criminal offence, such as a domestic assault. You are released from the police station, given a date to appear in court and told that if you fail to appear in court, you could be subject to a bench warrant. But really what you are not told is...
What is Disclosure?
by Kirstin Macrae | Mar 13, 2017 | Domestic Offences
You have been charged with a domestic assault and your lawyer says "Let's make an appointment to review the disclosure". You are wondering what you are going to be reviewing. Disclosure is all the relevant evidence, on your case, that the Crown has in their...
My spouse doesn’t want to press charges for domestic assault
by Ian Carter | Nov 21, 2016 | Criminal Harassment, Domestic Assault, Peace Bond
My spouse doesn't want to press charges so will they be dropped? When it comes to domestic violence related charges (assault, assault with a weapon, aggravated assault, criminal harassment, uttering threats, mischief, unlawfully being in a dwelling house) this is one...
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