Pender Litigation

As a lawyer, Marie Henein is often asked, "How can you as a woman defend someone who's charged with sexual assault?" She replies: "The same way that a man defends someone who is charged with sexual assault." Catch the full interview with @mattgallowaycbc cbc.ca/1.6191174

Happy anniversary, Miche! Over the past 29 years, I've loved watching the world get to know you not just as a daughter of the South Side, but as a mother, lawyer, executive, author, First Lady, and my best friend. I can’t imagine life without you.

Released today (finally) on the BCSC website (3 years post-verdict): 2nd Degree Murder Acquittal: R. v. Himpfen: #_Toc83731172" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/sc/18/…

We are closed today to honour survivors, their ancestors and families, and take the time to reflect on the history of residential schools and the Indian Act, and how the impacts still resonate today #TruthAndReconciliation #EveryChildMatters

Congrats to our own @KevinWestell for being recognized by @BestLawyers this year!

Tough case. Hard fought and a just result. Congrats to this client who was believed by the Court, and can now move on after 2+ years #lawtwitter #criminallaw #justice

Nice work @KevinWestell and his team: bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/sc/21/…

R. v. James, 2021 BCSC 1408: Count quashed pre-trial as being prejudicial and duplicative. In essence, allowing the count to proceed would cause too much complexity and confusion for no real gain. This is consistent with the recent trend to discourage overcrowded indictments.

Talk me out of criminal defence. Why does it seem like all the cool kids do criminal defence?

This is now just two days away and it's going to be great. We've expanded the "seating" so you are welcome to join us if you want to hear about advocacy from three amazing judges.

The revival of the Law Reform Commission is money well spent in Freeland’s budget canadianlawyermag.com/news/opinion/t…

Ontario v. Clark, 2021 SCC 18: "One of the critical dimensions of a prosecutor’s independence that is protected by immunity is, in fact, independence from the police" (para 41). A critical reminder about the special barrier that must exist between the Crown and police.

After a brief hiatus to get this organized we are doing a bit of a Criminal Law 101 series. Today's entry deals with Impaired Driving Laws in BC. penderlitigation.com/law-101/impair… via @penderlit

As I told @CdnPressNews, I feel more dignified when people in law use my actual name - not a shortened "whitened" version or a generic term like "counsel". The pronunciation of names is so imp for inclusivity. I'd be happy to teach you how to say mine. bit.ly/3cwSJ7w

@PenderLit’s own @KevinWestell is attending the @CACP_ACCP’s National Criminal Justice Symposium on behalf of the @CBA_News National Criminal Justice Section.

There are changes to the Law Society Rules on qualification to act as a principal to articled students and on the joint submission process for discipline violations. See highlights of amendments here: ow.ly/vCMx50DVomw

The Yebes test: One man’s 37-year journey from wrongful conviction to exoneration /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

B.C. Appeal Court suggests onus on Crown to prove defence delays thelawyersdaily.ca/criminal/artic…