Self-Defence When A Person Is A Victim Of An Unprovoked Assault

Bruce Engel of Engel and Associates criminal lawyers in Ottawa explains self-defence as it is described in Sections 34 of the Criminal Code when a person is the victim of an unprovoked assault. Though self-defence is defined more than once in the Criminal Code, the application of the definitions is very complicated and something that [...]

Breach Of Trust In Relation To Professional Colleges and Regulators

Edward Prutschi, Criminal Lawyer with Adler Bytensky Prutschi Shikhman of Toronto, discusses breach of trust in relation to professional colleges and regulators. Another aspect to the breach of trust scenario is the resulting disciplinary action imposed by the colleges and regulatory committees that oversee various professionals, such as lawyers, accountants, investment advisors, teachers, and so [...]

What It Means to Have A Police Record

Dennis Reeve, criminal lawyer with the Newmarket firm of Hobson, Reeve, explains what it means to have a police record. Every time the police have contact with you they keep their own record of it, and every time the police arrest a person and lay a charge, they keep a national record of it. They [...]

Difficulty in Charges Being Dropped in Breach of Trust Cases

Edward Prutschi, Criminal Lawyer with Adler Bytensky Prutschi Shikhman of Toronto, discusses the difficulty of trying to get a criminal charge dropped if the complainant wants to change his or her decision. Let’s take an example of a company accusing an employee of fraud and breach of trust. If the company is considering laying a [...]

Your Rights Under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Dennis Reeve, criminal lawyer with the Newmarket firm of Hobson, Reeve, explains your rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was formed as part of our constitutional repatriation in 1982. It is a supreme document in the sense that all authority given to the government must [...]

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