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Criminal Law

Defence and litigation across criminal matters: Charter rights, bail, trial, appeals.

In short

A criminal charge reaches into work, travel and family life long before there is a trial date. The first days matter most: what you say, what you hand over, how bail is argued. We take the file from the moment of the charge, build the defence around the disclosure, and tell you plainly where you stand at every step.

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Scope of work

What we take on inside criminal law, and what each piece of it involves.

  • Charter rights defence

    Where the police crossed a line, we say so on the record and ask the court to exclude what came of it.

  • Bail hearings

    A prepared plan for release, argued at the bail hearing.

  • Crown disclosure review

    We read the Crown's file line by line, because close cases turn on what is missing from it.

  • Trial representation

    Every file is built as though it will be tried. Being ready is what gives a negotiation its weight.

  • Early intervention

    Coming in at the charge stage shapes the file before the Crown's account of it hardens.

  • Appeals

    Review and appeal work where the result at trial does not hold up.

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