It was reported today that jury in the trial of the five Canadian Junior hockey players (Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube, Cal Foote, Michael McLeod and Carter Hart) was discharged and…

The trial of the five Canadian Junior Hockey Players is, not surprisingly, attracting a lot of attention.

In the opinion of this Calgary criminal lawyer, conflict of interest is a key issue to the 2025 election.

This post is inspired by a series of CBC stories concerning tenant abuses in Ontario. Please understand, I am a criminal defence lawyer and roadside sanctions lawyer only.

Canada has now been snapped into election season.

About a week after Justice Brian Stevenson adjourned court for his final time (after 50 years on the bench), I was saddened to learn about the passing of Judge Gary…

As reported by the Calgary Herald, on December 11th, 2024, Justice Brian Stevenson said goodbye to his seat at the Judge’s Dias – a chair that he occupied for five-decades.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE HOLIDAY SEASONWork in the criminal justice system both speeds up and slows down in the month of December.   December is a short month.

The truth about SafeRoads is that to ensure its legitimacy as an administrative law process, fact finding must honour the truth.

It is important for defence counsel and his or her client to have a good working relationship.   A good relationship is based on both respect and trust.

I am sure most are of the opinion that corporations must shoulder corporate responsibility for their products and services.

According to Forbes, “Burger King has been told it must defend itself in court against claims its signature Whopper burgers are too small…”.

The National Post reported that at least six high level judges may have paid to meet Justin Trudeau or the Deputy Prime Minister before their judicial appointments.

I write this as a notice to all person’s searching online for a lawyer.

As some folks are experiencing, I no longer accept telephone calls from “blocked”, “unknown” or “no caller id” numbers.

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Orange Shirt DayOn June 3rd, 2021 the Parliament of Canada responded to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s call to action…

THE PURPOSE OF LAWYER ADVERTISING If you are reading this post, there is a reasonable likelihood that you are researching criminal lawyers in Alberta for hire.

saferoads closed for the holidays No new business, only open for three weeks, could could close for an extended holiday -- that is, unless it's funded by the taxpayer.

safe roads alberta There is a new Sheriff in town; its name: “SafeRoads Alberta”.

no visible trauma In July 2020 the CBC aired a documentary titled “Above the Law” by filmmakers Marc Serpa Francoeur and Robinder Uppal of Lost Time Media.   https://calgary-law.

lucky to be alive This video from which this still was captured is hard to watch; really hard to watch.   https://www. cbc. ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-police-alex-dunn-assault-trial-video-1.

Did they sell us a Rusted Ol'Jalopy? On August 1st, 2019 I responded to a CBC article titled “Hundreds of Calgarians charged with crimes walk free due to a lack of…

Illustrating Legal Concepts Although the story of a man who faked his own death in a court case from Nassau County, New York, is not Canadian criminal law report, it is…

ABOVE THE LAW? I have watched with interest the many videos of police encounters with the public over the last month.