Do I Need to Go to Court While the Corona Virus is Active?
COVID-19 and the Ontario Court of Justice and Superior Court of Justice Criminal courts in Ontario are delaying all appearances in order to prevent further [...]
What happens if I’m caught driving more than 50 km/h over the speed limit?
What are the expected outcomes? The worst-case scenario is being found guilty — the presumed minimum fine is $2,505.00 (after various costs are added), and [...]
Why Is a Jury Trial so Much Longer Than a Trial Without a Jury?
This question comes to me from overseas this week. A client of mine is under investigation for a crime and is currently overseas. The police [...]
Is It a Criminal Offence to Leave the Scene of a Fender Bender?
I was involved in a fender bender, where I hit another car at a stop light. I was on my way to the airport and [...]
Toronto Police Conduct Too Many Strip Searches, Report Says
A recent report has found that Toronto police conduct more strip searches than any other police force in Ontario, and Gerry McNeilly, Independent Police Review [...]
How can a defence lawyer prove that racial profiling occurred during a traffic stop?
It’s very difficult to do, and is almost always proven through circumstantial evidence, as opposed to direct evidence. Direct evidence is evidence which, if believed, [...]
New Drinking and Driving Laws in Canada
This article is the first in a series of articles expected out in the next few months from David Anber’s Law Office. For years we [...]
Can the Police Publish The Name of a Drunk Driver Online?
Recently, the York Regional Police Force started publishing online the names of people charged with impaired driving. The intention is obvious: to shame people accused [...]
Is it a criminal offence to drive while your license is suspended?
A question which I often get asked is whether or not driving with a suspended licence is a criminal offence. Before I can answer this, [...]
Do All Police Cars Have Dash Cams?
Lately, I have been frequently asked by clients if they can see the video footage from the dash-mounted cameras (aka dash-cams or dashboard cameras) in [...]