Disclosure in a Montreal criminal case, on which Frank was lead defence counsel, reveals a police practice of using of IMSI catchers to obtain information about suspects’ cellphones. The [...]
The battle between the US Government and Apple about whether the Government can force Apple to create a “backdoor” to the iPhone is on pause for the time being, since the FBI announced it [...]
A landmark police surveillance case ended in Montreal this week. Police had used an IMSI catcher — a secretive device that imitates a cellphone tower and can obtain data from a [...]
In some cases, errors on the part of the trial judge require a defendant to be tried three or more times for the same offence. Frank discusses the fairness issues that arise in such cases in The [...]
Oscar Pistorius’ murder trial was closely followed around the world. It was a compelling story: the disabled man turned celebrated athlete was accused of deliberately killing his girlfriend. He [...]
Like many legal questions, the answer is ‘it depends’. It depends on the type of crime, whether you’ve been convicted or merely charged, and where you live. First, it’s important to draw a [...]
In R. v. MacIsaac, the trial judge convicted the defendant of aggravated assault after he collided with the complainant during the course of a recreational hockey game. The trial [...]
This week the Ontario Court of Appeal held that condo residents have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the “common areas” of their buildings, such as stairways, hallways and storage locker [...]
What happens when the RCMP outsources part of its investigation to the World Bank, but the World Bank refuses to disclose any of its investigative file to the accused? The Supreme Court will [...]
One of the most important sports insights in recent times is that talent scouting is more science than art. Traditional “go with your gut” scouts had no shortage of confidence in their abilities, [...]
