Tuesday, December 07, 2021 @ 3:46 PM
The federal government has reintroduced legislation that would repeal a number of firearm-, tobacco- and drug-related mandatory minimum penalties (MMPs), allow more use of conditional sentences and create diversion measures for simple possession of drugs. ... [read more]
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Tuesday, December 07, 2021 @ 11:13 AM
While there are many uniformities and common themes between Canada’s law societies and their rules for marketing and advertising, some differ in what they stress to members. ... [read more]
Tuesday, December 07, 2021 @ 9:29 AM
Restorative justice, the importance of elders and the effects of colonization were unifying themes for speakers at the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice (CIAJ) 45th Annual Conference on Indigenous Peoples and the Law, held virtually and in person in Vancouver. ... [read more]
Monday, December 06, 2021 @ 2:10 PM
The B.C. Court of Appeal has overturned a lower court decision which gave a conditional sentence order (CSO) to a woman accused of defrauding her employer, saying the sentencing judge gave too much credence to the argument her opioid use and supposed mental health issues contributed to her conduct. ... [read more]
Monday, December 06, 2021 @ 12:36 PM
A man convicted on five counts of trafficking in cannabis by the provincial court of British Columbia in 2018 successfully acted as his own attorney and was unanimously granted a conditional discharge by the Court of Appeal for British Columbia in R. v. Woolsey 2021 BCCA 439. ... [read more]
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