Tag: evidence
Tag: evidence
DISCLOSURE VS. PRIVILEGED INFORMATION IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
The Crown counsel (prosecutor) has limited discretion to withhold disclosure where disclosure would reveal information protected by privilege. Such exceptions are solicitor-client privilege, police informer privilege, and the privilege...
OBTAINING DISCLOSURE WHEN CHARGED WITH A CRIMINAL OFFENCE
A constitutional right to disclosure is part of one's right to provide a full answer and defence, guaranteed by section 7 of the Canadian Charter of...
SOME THINGS TO NOTE WHEN CONSIDERING GOING TO TRIAL
Once all the evidence needed for the trial is ready, there remains a number of preliminary matters for consideration immediately before (or at the start of) trial. Generally,...
PREPARING FOR TRIAL
Collecting evidence is the first step in preparing for the trial of an action. Testimony of witnesses, admissions, and documents are the components of evidence. A...
TESTIMONY & BEING EXAMINED IN A DISCOVERY
At the outset, it is necessary to note that in Ontario there is no discovery in applications. In Ontario discoveries occur in actions; a two-part process, beginning...
HOW TO PLEAD YOUR CASE
It is an action or application that illustrates the position and/or intention of a party to the proceeding, along with its status. It is a document to start ...
WHERE TO SUE AND WHICH COURT?
Litigation may be defined as the conduct of a lawsuit in a court of law; and to do that it is necessary to be aware of...
