by admin | Feb 28, 2017 | Criminal Law
Does a person have a reasonable expectation of privacy in a police mugshot? The issue facing the court in the case of The Queen v. Strickland, 2017 BCPC 1 In this case, the accused was charged with falsely impersonating a peace officer. The accused had been identified...
by admin | Feb 12, 2017 | Criminal Law
Parliamentary Committee Lists Recommendations To Help Reform Federal Privacy Act The Parliament of Canada Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics recently released the results of its look into the Privacy Act. The Privacy Act regulates the...
by admin | Feb 7, 2017 | Criminal Law
Do We Have a Reasonable Expectation of Privacy When We Send Text Messages? The Supreme Court of Canada will soon hear a case that will decide the issue of whether a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy in text messages they send to someone else. When a...
by admin | Feb 4, 2017 | Criminal Law
Senate Meets To Address Marijuana Legalization Concerns According to Honourable Senator Carignan, P.C “the legalization of marijuana is the biggest public policy issue,” Canada will face and believes that it will encourage significant repercussions for...
by admin | Jan 27, 2017 | Аttorneys
Appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada On January 18, 2017 Mr. van der Walle and his co-counsel Mr. Micah Rankin and Mr. Jeremy Jensen (pictured above) appeared in the Supreme Court of Canada to argue the case of The Queen v. Clark. Mr. van der Walle had won the...
