A substantial proportion of professional liability claims against criminal defence counsel are based on allegations of «ineffective assistance». (practicepro.ca)
Mr. Clark as criminal defence counsel secured verdicts of not guilty on false allegations of sexual assault, touching for a sexual purpose the body of a person under the age of fourteen years, inviting a person under the age of fourteen years to touching for a sexual purpose, and being a person in position of authority / trust touching for a sexual purpose the body of a person under the age of fourteen years. (gtclaw.ca)
Civil defence counsel then brought a motion to the civil court to, in essence, have their conduct in sharing the plaintiff's productions with criminal defence counsel vindicated by way of a declaration that the deemed undertaking rule had not been breached, or alternatively, did not apply at all in the circumstances. (advocatedaily.com)