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REVERSE DISCLOSURE IN SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES – More Charter challenges, more appeals, more uncertainty, more delays. We’ll be litigating this one for years.

Posted bywpengine 28 August 2019

Saskatchewan judge Bruce Henning found the reforms force defence lawyers to disclose too much of their evidence to the complainant ahead of time

Source: Citing Ghomeshi, judge deems Liberal reforms in sex assault trials unconstitutional

Posted bywpengine28 August 2019Posted inUncategorized

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JURY SELECTION – The jury selection process will be again in a state of flux as Parliament, as of September 19th, will require Judges to become involved in the jury selection process without any form of guidance as to how they are to ensure a fair and impartial jury. The result will be more challenges for cause which will slow down and complicate trials and more appeals asserting improper jury selection.
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