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When you or a loved one has been arrested and charged with a criminal offence, your first contact with the court system will likely be at a bail hearing. Section…

When someone does not get bail when they are charged with a crime, they are ordered by the judge to be detained in custody. For every day spent in pre-trial…

Recently, the vigilante group, Creep Catchers has gained a lot of media contreversy and speculation among many. Creep Catchers pose as a minor online, setting up a phony dating profile…

When a person is accused of an indictable offence, they can request that that the court hold a “preliminary inquiry” into the charge. The accused must attend the preliminary inquiry…

Often times, a person will face charges based on what the police find at their house when they execute a search warrant. A search warrant is a legal document issued…

Plea agreements between the defence and Crown are common place and happen all the time. This is when an accused person agrees to waive their right to a trial and…

When a person is accused of a crime they are entitled to full disclosure of the case against them. What does this mean? It means that you are entitled to…

Typically a person who is accused of a crime is entitled to know the names of everyone who provides evidence against them in a criminal proceedings and they are usually…

A person accused of a crime is entitled to virtually automatic disclosure of all the information in possession of the Crown and the police that were created as a result…

On January 18, 2017 Mr. van der Walle and his co-counsel Mr. Micah Rankin and Mr. Jeremy Jensen (pictured above) appeared in the Supreme Court of Canada to argue the…