The Increase in Severity of Sentencing for Fraud Convictions

Bruce Engel of Engel and Associates criminal lawyers in Ottawa explains the increase in the severity of sentencing for fraud convictions. Penalties for convictions for fraud are increasing in severity, especially if there are aggravating factors such as breach of trust or any kind of coercion. If the victims are particularly vulnerable such as the [...]

How An Experienced Lawyer Deals With Criminal Charges Under The Youth Criminal Justice Act

Edward Prutschi, Criminal Lawyer with Adler Bytensky Prutschi Shikhman of Toronto, explains how his firm deals with criminal charges under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. My starting point is to take a look at whether or not the Crown can actually prove the charge or whether not the person is actually guilty of having done [...]

Defending A Fraud Charge And The Advantage Of A Plea Bargain

Bruce Engel of Engel and Associates criminal lawyers in Ottawa explains the challenge of defending a fraud charge and the advantage of a plea bargain. Unlike an assault charge file or impaired driving charge file that may take me a few hours to review, a fraud file is usually made up of banker’s boxes full [...]

The Role Of The Crown Attorney

Dennis Reeve, criminal lawyer with the Newmarket firm of Hobson & Reeve, explains the role of the Crown Attorney. The Prosecutor, in Canada, is called a Crown Attorney. The job of a Crown Attorney is to prosecute the criminal charges laid by police officers. This is an adversarial process. The Crown tries to prove you [...]

The Process Of A Charge For A Criminal Offence In Canada

Dennis Reeve, criminal lawyer with the Newmarket firm of Hobson & Reeve, explains the process of a charge for a criminal offence. Amongst other responsibilities, police officers detect and investigate criminal acts. As a result of an investigation if a police officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a crime has been committed they have [...]

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