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What Happens To The Plaintiff While A Case Goes To Appeal

Edward Prutschi explains what happens to the plaintiff while a case goes to appeal. Most appeals take at least a number of months, if not longer, before they actually get back in front of the appeal court. In typical circumstances, some sort of punishment is imposed, such as, a fine, a suspension of your driver’s […]

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Time Limits And First Steps In Proceeding With An Appeal

Edward Prutschi explains the time limits and first steps in proceeding with an appeal. In your typical appeal, you have 30 days from the time of final judgment, which means when sentencing is handed down, to file your Notice of Appeal. Sometimes that day is not the same day that the guilty verdict is handed […]

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The Typical Conditions Of Bail For A Domestic Assault

Though the accused may have a surety for bail, a domestic assault charge can result in unique issues at bail hearings. First of all, the accused is more likely to find that the Crown is opposed to release of the accused from custody. It is much more common to find Crown Attorneys denying consent releases […]

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The Timing Of Bail Hearings And Why It Is Important To Have Privately Retained Counsel

Often, officers will take the view that a person is releasable in theory, but they want more stringent conditions than would be imposed by an undertaking. They will have the person held for a Show Cause Hearing or, what is commonly called, a Bail Hearing. Under the criminal code, the police have to get a […]

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Toronto Child Porn Charges Dropped But The Damage Is Done

Toronto Child Porn Charges Dropped But The Damage Is Done Read how partner, Boris Bytensky, fought for 16 straight months to secure a withdrawal of all charges in a child pornography case. Even after winning the case, Mr. Bytensky and the team at Bytensky Prutschi Shikhman leveraged their extensive knowledge of Canadian media to counter […]

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Sonya Shikhman: It’s Self-Defence in Myles Hughes Case

Sonya Shikhman indicated that her client’s defence will stand on the testimony of three witnesses. Myles Hughes’ lawyer says her client used a gun to defend himself and several friends from violent intruders who invaded his home on March 2010. Those remarks incapsulated the stance of Hughes’ defence lawyer, Sonya Shikhman, during her opening address […]

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What Happens To The Plaintiff While A Case Goes To Appeal

Time Limits And First Steps In Proceeding With An Appeal

The Typical Conditions Of Bail For A Domestic Assault

The Timing Of Bail Hearings And Why It Is Important To Have Privately Retained Counsel

Toronto Child Porn Charges Dropped But The Damage Is Done

Sonya Shikhman: It’s Self-Defence in Myles Hughes Case

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