If you miss a criminal court date appearance in Ontario court there may be serious consequences, including the Justice of the Peace ordering that a bench warrant be executed by the police for your arrest. You may be subsequently charged with another criminal offence...
Stathi Balopoulos appeared on Global News at 6 on May 8, 2023 to discuss issues relating to his client’s frustrations in dealing with the Audi Mississauga dealership who had kept his client’s vehicle for months in relation to a recall fix. Initially, the...
A Conditional Sentence Order is sometimes called “house arrest”, and it is primarily used where the court is satisfied that the service of the sentence in the community would not endanger the safety of the community and would be consistent with the...
A Conditional Discharge is not considered a conviction, but rather a discharge with conditions. Some conditions may include community service hours, reporting to probation, a no-contact order, etc. The Criminal Records Act states that except in exceptional...
There are various consequences that arises in the immigration context when an individual is convicted of a crime. The affects of immigration for a permanent resident is different than that of a refugee. Where the conviction was a Summary offence, on a single offence,...
Proving the authenticity of data beyond the mere printout of a captured image should be a piece of disclosure requested by defence counsel at all times. Meta-data is the information that provides data about a captured photo image or a video or even a text message. ...
