Under Bill C-22, police could ask a phone or internet company, without going to a judge, only one thing: whether it provides service to a particular person, account or number.
With extensive criminal defence experience in the Greater Toronto Area, the Mass Tsang legal team will tell you that the police can make mistakes and sometimes prove negligent in en…
In this blog posting, Mass Tsang’s Greater Toronto Area criminal defence team will review Latin-originated legal term “subpoena.” You’ve undoubtedly heard the term referenced in TV…
If you hold an Ontario driver’s licence and are charged with impaired driving in another province — or, in some cases, outside Canada — the criminal case is only half the problem. Y…
According to the latest Statistics Canada data, Canadian police charged 3,339 motorists with driving under the influence (DUI) of drugs in 2022. Of this number, Ontario police were …
Criminal harassment in Canada, often referred to as stalking, is a criminal offence under the Criminal Code of Canada. It involves repeated or threatening behaviour that causes a pe…
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently released draft rulemaking that might require auto manufacturers to install advanced impaired driving prevent…
In Canadian criminal law, the Crown must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. That standard is one of the strongest protections an accused person has. It does not mean the defence…
You might be surprised to learn that Toronto is the safest city for driving in Ontario. At least, according to research conducted by insurance comparison site MyChoice, which analyz…
If you’ve been seeing red ribbons on car aerials on Toronto streets or have noticed them on people’s lapels and initially thought they might be poppies, you might think they’re cele…
If you’re facing criminal charges in an Ontario court, and the Crown offers you “diversion,” you might need to thank Canada’s restorative justice approach. Wait a minute, you think.…
York Regional Police recently solved a 51-year-old cold case of a teenage girl who went missing in Toronto and was later found dead of blunt force trauma to the head in King Townshi…
When clients charged with fraud consult with the skilled criminal defence lawyers of the Greater Toronto Area’s Mass Tsang LLP, one of the first questions they ask is, “Can we get t…
