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F.B. was charged with second-degree murder. F.B. hired a lawyer (not Christopher Assié or anyone from Neuberger & Partners LLP) at first. His lawyer applied for bail and it was denied on the basis that the judge agreed with the Crown that it was a “strong case” against him. His lawyer had applied for bail before getting all of the disclosure. After losing the bail hearing, F.B. hired Christopher Assié. The first step was to review the bail judge’s decision and to acquire all of the disclosure. Christopher Assié appealed the bail decision to the Court of Appeal and was successful. The Court of Appeal overturned the decision denying F.B. bail. F.B.’s previous counsel’s tactical error in not waiting for all of the disclosure cost F.B. several additional months in jail before the decision could be overturned.