Robert Morris Law

11/19/2024

Case analyzing if evidence is past discreditable conduct or is more relevant.

This appeal addresses whether evidence of past violence may be relevant to the offence of trafficking in persons in a criminal prosecution.

09/27/2024

An Dairy Queen in Embrun has been fined $40,000 in connection with a workplace accident involving a Blizzard mixing machine.

04/29/2024

A sad commentary on the lack of prosecutorial discretion.

12/11/2023

https://www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles/law/hot-topics-in-law/2023/a-vision-to-transform-criminal-justice

We need to heal trauma instead of only punishing crime, according to Benjamin Perrin, author of Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial

11/21/2022

R. v. Sharma: Majority found provisions do not have disproportionate impact on Indigenous offenders

10/29/2022

There were tears of joy and tears of sorrow in a Goderich, Ont. courtroom Friday morning, as Cam Doig was sentenced for historical s*xual offences.

07/17/2022

On July 6, 2022, I caught up with 8 of my former students over lunch and dinner! So nice to see Grace, Katie, Jack, Abigail, Hailey, Kyle, Marly and Sierra.

05/27/2022

The Supreme Court of Canada rules that stacking parole eligibility in murder cases is unconstitutional.

The nine Supreme Court judges unanimously agreed that the punishment is "degrading in nature and incompatible with human dignity."

05/27/2022

Family violence can have a big impact on determining the best interests of children in family law according to the Supreme Court of Canada.

Court addressed 'myths and stereotypes' common in family law cases involving violence: lawyer

05/26/2022

Virtual proceedings are great for administrative matters. I believe trials should be in person.

More than 1,000 lawyers in Ontario have signed a petition to make all court appearances 'presumptively virtual unless parties and their counsel agree otherwise.'