Final Appeal Denied For Former Judge

The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear an appeal of the murder conviction of Jacques Delisle, a former judge of the Quebec Court of Appeal. Delisle was convicted of shooting his disabled wife and claiming she had committed suicide. Responding to the...

Lethal Force In Defence Of Pets

Criminal lawyers are familiar with the principles governing the use of force in self defence but it would be interesting to see how the courts dealt with the situation described recently in the media where a dog owner stabbed to death a pit bull which had bitten his...

New Trial Ordered For Guy Turcotte

The Quebec Court of Appeal in Montreal has ordered a new trial for the cardiologist who was found not guilty by reason of mental disorder in the killing of his two children. The jury’s verdict, coupled with the fact that the doctor was released prior to the...

The War on Drugs in Boxing and UFC

Previous posts have underscored the futility of using the criminal law to control the use of recreational drugs and recently we have seen how drug use in the world of professional sports can be dealt with effectively without recourse to criminal proceedings....