Sentences with phrase «crown counsel»

Until the appointment of a leading academic in the 1980's, the lead editors came from the ranks of crown counsel.

After Montreal police demanded M.C. travel from Vancouver to Montreal to turn himself in on an allegation of sexual assault, Mr. Duncan successfully negotiated with Crown Counsel in Montreal to obtain bail WITHOUT BEING ARRESTED and with MINIMAL CONDITIONS.

R. v. Stinchcombe, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 326 There is no traditional litigation privilege over Crown witness statements made during interviews with Crown counsel in preparation for trial.

Janelle Anderson works as Crown Counsel with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice in the Innovation and Legislation Division.

Mr. Duncan persuaded Crown counsel not to seek a jail sentence, but could not persuade the Crown to support a «conditional discharge», in which the Client could plead guilty but not receive a criminal record.

Crown counsel agreed with Mr. Neuberger and the charge was withdrawn.

The essence of a dock statement, its very character, is that it is unsworn and not subject to examination whether the questions are asked by Crown counsel or the judge.

Since 2003, Mengering has served as Crown counsel for the Ministry of Justice and initially prosecuted cases in Fort Ware / TsayKeh, Mackenzie, Valemount and McBride.

We spent a large amount of time with Crown counsel who were largely responsive to our concerns.»

A wee caveat before I launch into the review: author Dan Scanlan has been my colleague in the Victoria Crown Counsel Office for the... [more]

Linda previously worked in private practice, as senior corporate counsel to NOVA Corporation in Calgary, and as Deputy Superintendent of Financial Institutions, and advised a wide variety of clients as Senior Crown Counsel and Executive Director of the Civil Law Division in Saskatchewan Justice.

Crown Counsel also agreed to take into account the provocative behaviour of the other person, not only on this occasion, but in the past.

A former Crown Counsel prosecutor in the areas of securities fraud and general commercial crime, he has notable expertise in civil jury trials.

Crown counsel asked that Jakins check out jail for 4 months, whilst defence asked for your conditional sentence, which means he could serve his time around the community delivered he abided by numerous ailments.

It also raises some questions about Crown counsel's approach to the Rules of Court.

In British Columbia the police recommend charges in their file which is forwarded to Crown counsel lawyers acting on behalf of the Justice Minister (A.K.A the Attorney General, A.K.A. Criminal Justice Branch, A.K.A CJB) of BC or to the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (A.K.A PPSC).

On Thursday, the retiring English Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, published final guidelines for crown counsel on the approach they should take in cases involving communications sent via social media.

This obligation is subject to the discretion of Crown counsel regarding the withholding of information and the timing of disclosure.

Similarly, the British Columbia Crown Counsel office has specialized fraud prosecutors in all major centres, as well as one centralized, province - wide group of prosecutors in downtown Vancouver, whose mandate includes going after and prosecuting more sophisticated forms of fraud.

He points out that under Canadian law, police must remain at arm's length from the prosecutorial system, merely providing Crown counsel with the facts.

Recipients: Alexandra Janse, Administrative Crown Counsel in BC, and Marcie Moriarty, Chief Prevention and Enforcement Officer for the BC SPCA

[1] Crown counsel also have a constitutional role to provide objective advice and legal interpretation to the State consistent with the rule of law.

The Crown: Crown counsel reviewing files can flag a file for possible transfer to DVTO from Territorial Court

A wee caveat before I launch into the review: author Dan Scanlan has been my colleague in the Victoria Crown Counsel Office for the last year.

Following a preliminary inquiry, crown counsel came to an agreement with defence counsel that Ms. Nixon would enter a guilty plea to the vastly reduced charge of careless driving under the Highway Traffic Act with all criminal charges being withdrawn.

She joined the Ministry of Justice in 1992 and served as Crown counsel until 2002, and then became a sole practitioner.

The defendant in a trial at common law has the right to make an unsworn statement from the dock before Crown counsel and defence counsel address the jury or «sum up» in a trial before a judge alone; and, before sentence is passed.

Crown counsel need to be reminded of the reasonable prospect of conviction and assume file ownership, or at least have knowledge of the issues before the trial date.

Having read the Crown's factum, portions of the trial transcript and having heard Crown counsel's arguments, we are satisfied that the trial judge's comments throughout the proceedings and in his reasons gave rise to doubts about the trial judge's understanding of the law governing sexual assaults and in particular, the meaning of consent and restrictions on evidence of the complainant's sexual activity imposed by section 276 of the Criminal Code.

Vancouver Criminal Lawyer Emmet J. Duncan negotiated with provincial crown counsel / prosecutor to secure the Crown's agreement to DROP THE ASSAULT charge and instead permit Client to enter into a short recognizance (peace bond) that requires Client to leave his mother's house if she requests it.

The appeal court also took issue with the way Crown counsel cross examined the accused, Bickramjit Dhaliwal, finding that he was improperly asked to explain the charges against him.

Days before trial, Crown counsel interviewed a witness and after discussions with Mr. Duncan, concluded that an acquittal (not guilty finding) was the most likely outcome of a trial.

While overzealous advocacy may be appropriate for criminal defense lawyers when opposing experienced crown counsel, it is less appropriate in civil and family matters when facing SRLs.

The original committee members were Archie Campbell, then Crown Counsel for Criminal Appeals and Special Prosecutions, [8] Douglas Drinkwalter, Crown Attorney for the Judicial District of Norfolk, and Justice Norman Nadeau of the Provincial Court (Criminal Division).

You can see that in the way that Crown counsel approach cases and in the new skepticism that judges bring to forensic evidence.

Prior to an appeal hearing last fall in R. v. Saeed, Alberta Crown counsel Melanie Hayes - Richard and Maureen McGuire attended an institute session in search of that all - important outside perspective.

Crown counsel announced Monday it will pursue criminal charges against Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May, Burnaby - South MP Kennedy Stewart and dozens of other anti-pipeline protesters.

«Crown counsel spoke in a loud voice, as though he wanted everyone in the courtroom to hear the conversation.

Crown counsel provincially wide average $ 141,500 and judges got $ 233,347 for 2013 with a 1.47 % increase thereafter.

Port Coquitlam Crown Counsel can be contacted, for specific electronic adjournment purposes only, at the following shared Email addresses:

Despite the trial judge's ruling that Vander Wier had brutally assaulted T and violated his Charter rights, Crown counsel invited Officer Vander Wier to sit at the counsel table as assisting officer.

Crown Counsel only lays charges if they believe they can prove that it is beyond a reasonable doubt that the person committed the crime.

Benton pointed out the LSS was not part of the commission, which was a joint initiative of the Canadian Bar Association B.C. branch, the Law Society of B.C., the Law Foundation of B.C., the B.C. Crown Counsel Association, the Vancouver Bar Association, and the Victoria Bar Association.

«In my judgment that level of proof simply is not clearly present in this case, despite Crown counsel's well - presented arguments in favour of that position.

Where Crown counsel receives a request for information not in their possession or the possession of the investigative agency, the defence should be advised that these records are in the possession of a third party in a timely manner in order that the defence may take such steps to obtain the information as they see fit.

[1] Crown counsel fairly concedes that the appellant did rely on s. 34 (1) of the Criminal Code.

Crown counsel discussed personal personality traits that, while allowing one to appear calm on the outside could disguise «deep uncontrolled rage».

If the dismissal of almost 50,000 criminal cases in 1991 did not cause the governments to prioritize the justice funding or spur Crown counsel to take proactive steps to give effect to the constitutional rights, we should hold little hope that a cynical judgment from the Supreme Court will change anything.

Crown counsel wanted to speak with the constable and both lawyers met with him in the hallway outside the courtroom.