When you are charged with a criminal offence, the police have the discretion to keep you in custody an have you brought before a Justice for a bail hearing. If this happens to you, it is vital that you obtain effective legal counsel to help secure your release with the least restrictive conditions possible. If bail is denied, it can mean spending months in jail waiting for your trial date to arrive.

Assaults involve the intentional application of force against another person against their will. There are a number of aggravating factors that can increase the severity of your sentence if you are found guilty this offence, including:  whether the victim was a domestic partner, if a weapon was used, if the assault was sexual in nature, and if serious injuries were sustained. 

It is a crime to operate or to be in care or control of a motor vehicle if you are impaired by drugs or alcohol, or if your blood alcohol concentration is above 0.80mg/ml. The consequences of conviction are serious, and include minimum fines, driving prohibitions, significant increases in insurance premiums, and even jail. The defence of these charges and the evidence presented in these cases require a specialized approach. It is therefore imperative that you retain a defence lawyer who is experienced in this area of law.

Drug offences are listed under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, and include the possession, trafficking, importing/exporting, and production of scheduled substances. Factors that affect the gravity of the offence and the severity of the potential sentence include the type and quantity of the drug or substance in question. Successful drug defence lawyers know how to challenge the admissibility of the evidence in these cases, and how to raise a reasonable doubt on the critical issues of knowledge and control.