by Andrew Barbacki | Jan 18, 2015 | general
The office of the Director of Criminal Prosecutions recently announced no charges will be laid against the provincial police officer whose car was travelling at 122 km per hour in a 50 km per hour residential zone in a suburb of Montreal before hitting a car turning...
by Andrew Barbacki | May 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
Criminal lawyers at the Montreal courthouse were expressing mixed opinions recently about the likely outcome of the case of Guercy Edmond, the cab driver who ran over an intoxicated and truculent passenger while or shortly after being attacked by the victim and his...
by Andrew Barbacki | Dec 17, 2011 | general
To most criminal lawyers the only surprising thing about the dispute over Arturo Gatti’s estate is probably the fact it ever got to court in the first place. After all, the contested will was witnessed by a notary who attested to its validity during the trial...
by Andrew Barbacki | Mar 8, 2011 | offences, prostitution
Apparently the Supreme Court has confirmed a Quebec Court of Appeal judgment holding that payment for nude contact dances constitutes prostitution. Consequently, bars where such activities occur fall under the Criminal Code definition of a “common bawdy...
