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Merry Christmas my lawyer friends. Now is the time of year where you have to remember to enter all your LSO CPD into the new Law Society of Ontario LSO Connects portal. It will take an extra couple minutes to figure out the new "user-friendly" portal.

The Criminal Lawyers’ Association intervened today before the Supreme Court of Canada  in HMK v. Paul Eric Wilson. This appeal raises the question of whether a person at the scene of an overdose can be arrested for simple possession (and subsequently searched incident to arrest) notwithstanding that s. 4.1(2)

Announcing the 2025 Criminal Lawyers’ Association Women in Criminal Law Conference – Trial and error: Building advocacy skills in the courtroom Saturday, May 3, 8 to 4:45 p.m. – Taboo Muskoka Resort & Golf, 1209 Muskoka Beach Rd, Gravenhurst, ON Registration and Sponsorship details available by

Don’t miss this deal… ⁦Criminal Lawyers’ Association⁩ members only $200 for a full day of cross examination skills learning with Larry Pozner. Sign up now for April 5! criminallawyers.wildapricot.org/joinus

It was such a privilege to attend this great event this weekend and to present some of the awards. Congratulations to all the winners and participants (and their coaches) and an enormous thank you to our organizing committee and volunteers, and to the judges from across the

Congratulations to now Justice Dirk Derstine of ⁦@DerstinePartner⁩! canada.ca/en/department-…

.@claontario shares the concerns voiced by others and continues to closely monitor the response of the LSO. We expect the investigation is being pursued with vigour by the elected benchers, some of whom are our members and have our complete confidence.

Pozner on Cross: The Chapter Method - The in person component is almost sold out. ….. April 5! ⁦Criminal Lawyers’ Association⁩ criminallawyers.ca/events/pozner-…

OCA with an important evidence law reminder that counsel often overlook - when statements of witnesses are tendered under s.715.1, hearsay portions contained therein are inadmissible (see paras. 17-18). coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/ite…

CPD and Agenda Confirmed: 2025 Criminal Lawyers’ Association Women in Criminal Law Conference – Trial and error: Building advocacy skills in the courtroom 5 minutes EDI 30 minutes professionalism Substantive Hours: 2 hours and 55 minutes Learn more by going to criminallawyers.ca/events/2025-cl…

Not sure if there’s anything else worth watching tonight, so please tune in (or, if you choose to watch the game, then you should record this or catch the 11pm rebroadcast).

I strongly agree that restorative justice is a better alternative in many cases, and that the current MAG policy of prohibiting restorative justice off-ramps should be immediately discontinued. And I would argue that the criminal justice system regularly fails both complainants

At this afternoon’s Call to the Bar ceremony in Toronto, a degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) was conferred upon The Honourable Aston Hall, a true champion for diversity – advancing justice and equality not only through his work as a lawyer and judge but also through

Crown's decision to refuse to consent to trial by judge alone in murder prosecution not "core prosecutorial discretion" & can be reviewed by Court. Charter also providing basis to review decision: R. v. Varennes - SCC Cases

This is so incredibly absurd and infuriating. Lack of beds are a problem, sure. But the bigger problem is that there isn't enough staff to cover the current capacity, leading to constant lockdowns and atrocious, inhumane conditions. More beds will just make it worse.

Considering the fact that only approx 14 percent of those detained in Ontario’s correctional facilities have been found guilty, perhaps “offender” isn’t the right term here. Giving people timely and reasonable bail hearings will do 10x more to protect the public.

On behalf of the CLA Women’s Committee, here is our answer to Ms. Mallick’s question published Friday in the Toronto Star: criminallawyers.ca/why-women-lawy…

Why women lawyers represent men accused of sexual crimes By the Criminal Lawyers’ Association Women’s Committee In response to the Hockey Canada verdicts, a familiar misogynistic refrain popped up again: why would a woman defend a man accused of sexual assault? Where are their

Announcing the Criminal Lawyers’ Association 2025 Ricky Goldman Mensch Outstanding Member Award Winner: Glenn Sandberg This award recognizes great legal citizenship. Someone that treats colleagues with respect and good humour. Who always has an encouraging word and a twinkle in their eye. This