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R V. G.Y.L, [2009] O.J. NO. 3089 (SCJ – MCCOMBS) Para 11: “Paralegals are now governed by the Law Society. They are trained professionals subject to similar if not identical standards of ethics and civility as are lawyers and students-at-law. Properly regulated, they make a significant contribution to the administration of justice. Interpreting s. 650.01 in a way that prevents Read more...

R V. G.Y.L, [2009] O.J. NO. 3089 (SCJ – MCCOMBS) Para 11:     “Paralegals are now governed by the Law Society. They are trained professionals subject to similar if not identical standards of ethics and civility as are lawyers and students-at-law. Properly regulated, they make a significant contribution to the administration of justice. Interpreting s. 650.01 in a way that Read more...

R v Candir, 2009 ONCA 915 (Watt): [55] In cases like this, where the prosecutor alleges that the murder charged was motivated by the appellant’s anger in the deceased’s decision to end the relationship, the prosecutor is entitled to adduce evidence to prove the deceased’s contemporaneous mental or emotional state with respect to the accused, such as dislike, hatred or Read more...

R v Darwish, 2010 ONCA 124 (Doherty): [29] An accused does not have a freestanding constitutional right to an adequate investigation of the charges against him or her: R. v. Barnes, 2009 ONCA 432, at para. 1. Inadequacies in an investigation may lead to the ultimate failure of the prosecution, to a specific breach of a Charter right or to Read more...

R v Young – 2010 ONSC 4194 (Clark): [20] The word “substantial” is defined in the Concise Oxford Dictionary, [Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1964], in part, as follows: “having substance, actually existing, not illusory”. The word “likelihood” is defined in the same source, in part, as “being likely”. The word “likely” is defined, in part, as “such as might well Read more...