Criminal Defence Law Blog
A senior Ontario judge found guilty of judicial misconduct for raping a woman and breaking her wrist has escaped punishment by retiring from the bench. Ontario Court Justice Paul Currie, 71, retired as of Friday, just days before he was set to face a penalty hearing, according to the Ontario Judicial Council, which investigates and disciplines provincially-appointed …
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Regarding the police assault upon a lawyer,“In a statement on behalf of the Durham Regional Police Association (DRPA) on Friday morning, president Andrew Tummonds said members requested the matter be referred to the province’s police watchdog. The police association statement critiques a few select members of the local bar that it says partook in “opportunistic …
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A former York Region lawyer “maintained an elaborate web of lies for years” as he gave his clients fake judicial orders and continued taking their money even though he was no longer working on their cases, a judge has found.Ontario Court Justice Sandra Bacchus convicted Adam White of fraud and uttering forged documents in December …
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The largest youth jail in Ontario is routinely strip searching children: ‘A systemic violation’ The largest youth detention centre in Ontario is still routinely strip searching boys in their custody, the Star has learned. Jan. 28, 2026 By Jennifer PagliaroCrime Reporter The largest youth detention centre in Ontario is still routinely strip searching boys in their …
January 26, 2026 PRESS RELEASE Re: INCIDENT AT OSHAWA COURTHOUSE My client, Sudine Riley, finished a trial in the Ontario Court of Justice late in the day on Friday January 23, 2026, and was catching up on her legal work in an interview room outside of the courtroom. Uniformed officers challenged her presence in the …
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DURHAM REGIONAL POLICE ASSAULT LAWYER AT THE OSHAWA COURTHOUSE Lawyer alleges Durham police slammed her head into table, physically dragged her to cells inside Oshawa courthouseSudine Riley “committed no offence other than being a Black woman practising law,” reads a statement from her lawyer.Jan. 26, 2026 “The allegations arising from this matter are being taken …
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Ontario’s latest bail review plan a political stunt that will be ineffective and come at a high cost to taxpayers Adam Weisberg & Tonya Kent The Ontario government never seems to tire of pumping out proposed legislation that is long on crowd-pleasing optics and short on common sense. The province’s latest half-baked e ort in …
Arson case tossed after Crown outs confidential informant. Toronto judge calls prosecution ‘amongst the worst I have ever encountered’“Inadvertently revealing confidential source information is one of the most serious errors Crown counsel can make,” Ontario Court Justice Brock Jones wrote.Dec. 3, 20253 min read “The Crown, and the Crown alone, bears responsibility for this prosecution …