Criminal
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August 26, 2025
SENTENCING - Sexual offences - Sexual interference - Sexual exploitation - Disorderly houses, and gaming and betting
Leave to appeal by Moazami from global sentence of 23 years and application to adduce fresh evidence. The offences pertained to sexual and prostitution-related offences against different complainants.
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August 26, 2025
View from inside prison: The daily struggle
I wrote a lot of letters while in prison. Letters and phone calls (which can only be outgoing) were a lifeline for me, reminding me there was another life I would be going back to.
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August 26, 2025
B.C. court cuts Moazami sentence in storied sex trafficking case
Between 2012 and 2022, there were 3,996 police-reported incidents of human trafficking, with incidents increasing nearly every year except 2018 and 2022, according to a federal government website. Such statistics are shocking and attract public attention.
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August 25, 2025
B.C. to put kids first, support victims of violence via proposed changes to Family Law Act
British Columbia is looking to change its family law legislation in a bid to increase support for victims of domestic violence and enhance parenting arrangements in the name of putting kids first.
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August 25, 2025
Increased judicial intervention to correct unfairness at key tribunals
Ontario’s administrative tribunals are facing increased scrutiny by the courts for unfairness in dismissing claims brought by tenants, landlords, employees, car accident victims and people who believe they have experienced discrimination or are seeking disability benefits.
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August 25, 2025
Appeal court confirms conviction in failed crossbow hit case
An Ontario Superior Court judge, Justice Jennifer Woollcombe, sentenced Roger Jaggernauth, then 53, to 16 years in prison in October 2023. Following a judge-alone trial, Jaggernauth was convicted of orchestrating a failed “contract hit” on his ex-common-law partner, Marlene Pimenta.
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August 22, 2025
Yukon court gets new judge
Yukon’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General Tracy-Anne McPhee announced that Yesterday David James Christie has been appointed a judge of the Territorial Court of Yukon.
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August 22, 2025
How a $1,000 compromise can cost your firm millions
Financially motivated cybercrime continues to surge, and Canada has emerged as a prime target on the global stage. The country consistently ranks among the most attacked nations, second only to the United States for ransomware incidents. For the Canadian legal industry, which holds vast amounts of sensitive client data, this trend presents a growing risk.
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August 22, 2025
Why Kawartha police were correct
The Kawartha Lakes Police Service faced criticism for charging a 44-year-old man in Lindsay, Ont., with inflicting life-threatening injuries on an alleged intruder in his apartment. The intruder is also charged. Some criticism comes from Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who appears to support a “castle doctrine” allowing homeowners to use reasonable, including potentially deadly, force to defend themselves when their home is invaded.
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August 22, 2025
APPEALS - Grounds - Unreasonable verdict
Appeal by Chiarelli who was found guilty by a jury of possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. The issue at trial was whether Chiarelli was in possession of the cocaine.