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May 27

The defence of honest but mistaken belief in sexual assault cases

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Last week, the Supreme Court of Canada rendered a decision in the case of R. v. Barton. This case garnered significant media attention since it went to trial in 2015. Mr. Barton was charged with first-degree murder in the death Read more

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Dec 20

Sexual assault laws and Bill C-51

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This week, my colleagues at Acumen Law have been writing extensively about the changes to the impaired driving laws in Canada. You should definitely take the time to learn about those if you haven’t yet. Today, however, I am going Read more

Aug 01

Study Permit Questionnaire

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Jun 06

Standard of Proof: The degree to which something must be proven

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In Canada, not all legal matters have to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt and it’s not just inside criminal courts where you have to apply a standard of proof test. Tribunals, civil proceedings and even governmental bodies like the Read more

Jun 06

Smartphones: how laws against using an electronic device behind the wheel are strictly upheld

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  Smartphones have taken over our lives. Our addiction to the devices means people are frequently caught using them while driving. Lawyer Paul Doroshenko takes a look at how laws against using electronic devices behind the wheel are upheld in Read more

Jun 06

The Necessity Defence: True friendship and the tale of the mountain man

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Acumen Law’s new and improved Justice Radio continues with this latest instalment on the necessity defence. Paul Doroshenko examines the legal defence by delving into some case law, including a man who had to drive his buddy to the hospital Read more

Jun 06

The Schryvers Test: How a routine speeding ticket changed law enforcement in BC

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The Schryvers Test is a checklist police officers in BC must ask you whenever they pull you over. But where does it come from? Paul Doroshenko explores the origins of this peculiar legal requirement which dates back to a single Read more

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