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New: Judge slams veteran prosecutor for angrily telling Toronto cop ‘we protect our own.’ Dangerous driving case tossed thestar.com/news/gta/judge… via @torontostar

cbc.ca/news/canada/lo… Comments by Ms. Lalonde are not only unfounded, but highly ignorant in face of the current law and procedure re: sexual assault cases. It also ignores certain known realities, such as that people can and do regret their acts after heavy drinking.

INES GAVRAN x CTV NEWS CHANNEL INTERVIEW - Jury Discharged in Junior Hockey Trial. @CTVToronto

@RHDefence @Lawsome_ As a woman, a criminal defence lawyer, and in Ryan’s defence, he is absolutely right. It is a myth to assume that women only engage in certain type of sexual behaviour or sexual activity.

@Lawsome_ You can’t generalize about what is reasonable and normal in order to meet the standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. It’s stereotypical reasoning. People are into different things when it comes to sex.

The defence in the hockey sex assault trial can only dance around the fact that for any reasonable normal human, the sexual accounter they all claim was consensual is not at all a normal thing and the idea these men did nothing to obtain EM's consent is in fact very plausible.

@adamweisberg Clearly he is eating well 😂

@Ines_Gavran And, this was a tad terrifying. The rat was huge.

I witnessed a giant rat fighting a fat yellow squirrel outside of the 361 University Ave Courthouse. I tried to tell other people around me and nobody cared and/or dismissed me as crazy.

@adamweisberg living in the moment, I see!

@Ines_Gavran Not from your generation. My first instinct when witnessing a fight isn’t to pull out my phone.

@adamweisberg @orlando_lsm 100%.

Some of the brightest and best people I know have struggled with depression and anxiety. Offering MAID in 2027 to people with only mental health issues is going way too far… ⁦listen to ⁦@orlando_lsm⁩ news.sky.com/story/canadas-…

@CBCNews There are only two reasons for which the Crown will withdraw charges: 1) it is not in public interest to prosecute and 2) there is no reasonable prospect of conviction.

Civility and mutual respect are cornerstone values of the Canadian bench and bar.   The Criminal Lawyers’ Association is shocked by the recent events in Red Deer, Alberta, where a member of the local defence bar was jailed for comments made in court, after Justice Gordon Yake of the Alberta Court of Justice ordered the court sheriff to “take him away”. The president of the Edmonton Criminal Trial Lawyers’ Association has described Justice Yake’s conduct as “injudicious”. Having reviewed the transcript of those proceedings, we completely agree.  The extraordinary judicial power to detain a member of the bar in custody for their conduct in the courtroom should only be used in the most egregious of circumstances - which this clearly was not. Indeed, as Justice Yake himself acknowledged, a Judge must seek to diffuse tense moments in a trial, and not do anything to elevate tensions further, and that, on reflection, he should have handled the situation differently and not raised the possibility of jailing counsel in this case.  As defence lawyers, courtrooms are our workplace. A hostile court system is a hostile work environment. At a time when we are acutely concerned about the retention of counsel in the system - particularly of women, racialized lawyers and aboriginal lawyers - inappropriate use of a Judge’s powers over counsel who appear in their court has a profound, nation-wide effect on the relationship between the bench and the defence bar. Lawyers should not be afraid that an exchange with a Judge in court could land them in a jail cell, without any due process.   We urge all members of the bench and bar to use this event as a moment of reflection on the indispensable role of defence counsel in the court system, and to move forward in the spirit of civility and mutual respect that represent the core values and true spirit of the Canadian legal profession.

@Mayssia Well said!! I absolutely agree

Social media is filled with people displaying their traumas!!! Whether it is LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook or Instagram it is everywhere and omg it is really unnecessary. What I have realized though is the amount of people who love to hear about it. It’s not my style ! Just saying!

@RHDefence What a great client. And has a great fashion sense. Congrats!

Check out this gift I received from a former client charged with first-degree murder, who has now been cleared and moved on to a better phase of life. Most clients want nothing to do with their defence lawyer once their ordeal is over. Very few take the time to show gratitude. I am excited to show it off at my next trial. Thank you for making my day!

@robinparker_law @SewrattanLaw Chris needs to be protected at all cost! 🙌🏻 Learned so much from all his tweets.

@SHUKAIRYLAW @Hussein__Aly Ditto, and a fantastic cool guy, too.

@Ines_Gavran @Hussein__Aly He is! Fantastic lawyer!!!

Congratulations @Hussein__Aly !

@Mayssia That’s the mindset. No one said it was easy but it’s definitely worthwhile !

@Ines_Gavran Thank you! It has been a lot of hard work, sweat and tears! There is a lot more left to do! This is just the beginning!

ME Law’s office is opening in Vancouver! Can’t wait to share our Van location. It has been a year of scaling & really testing our limits. We r still moving forward, regardless of some of the setbacks we faced & we can’t wait to end the year strong! In Van we are ME Law PLC !

@adamweisberg Too bad because hundreds of clients are awaiting to get services of a great lawyer* ! 🙃 *for an easy payment and your credit card #

@Ines_Gavran Might be an overstatement.

Call from Texas area code: "Hi, I'm looking for an excellent criminal lawyer and your name came up. Do you have capacity for several new clients weekly?" - Does this marketing pitch ever work? I just hang up immediately as the whole call starts out shady.

@SewrattanLaw @ONCA_en "when done properly, stacking will generally reduce trial delays". I had 2 cases postponed, within 2 weeks of each other, 1 in custody, because TJ was triple booked.

R. v. S.A., 2024 ONCA 737: Bad s. 11(b) decision where the @ONCA_en endorses the practice of stacking trials and faults the trial judge for staying a case partly because unfilled judicial vacancies caused the trial to be adjourned coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/ite…