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Client found not guilty of 3 counts of Forcible Confinement, 1 count of Assault, 1 count of Assault with a weapon, 1 count of Assault Bodily Harm and 1 count of Intimidation by threats following a two-day trial in the Ontario Court of Justice, Toronto.  Neuberger & Partners LLP were retained to defend J.B.  Between the dates of January 1, 2006, and July 26, 2023, J.B. and L.D. resided in various residences within the GTA. Throughout the duration of their relationship, it was alleged that J.B. would assault L.D. on a weekly basis whenever they got into an argument. The complainant alleged that J.B. engaged in acts such as pulling her hair, twisting her arm and making gestures toward her with an open hand causing her to believe that he would assault her.  Between the dates of November 4, 2019, and July 26, 2023, L.D. claimed that J.B. escalated his controlling behavior after she gave birth to their child.  She testified at trial that he would not permit her to leave the apartment with the exception of medical appointments.  According to L.D. when she would make any attempts to leave the apartment, either by her self or with their child,  J.B. would stand between her and the front door of the apartment, wrap one arm around her in an embrace and squeeze her to the point it would cause the her pain.  J.B. would also allegedly engage in extreme behaviors such as stabbing their child’s toys with scissors as a form of discipline whenever their child would misbehave and throwing objects throughout their apartment.  Both L.D. and J.B. testified at trial.  L.D. was cross-examined at length by Michael Bury.  It became clear that her version events made no sense as she had several family members in the GTA had she chosen to move out as well as a relative who was a family lawyer who could have assisted her with any custody issues as her greatest fear was that she would somehow lose access to their child. J.B. testified in a straightforward manner and his evidence was left unchallenged by the Crown.  Ultimately, the trial judge had serious concerns about L.D.’s credibility as she repeatedly attempted to “bad mouth” J.B. throughout the trial in response to simple questions asked by the Defence in cross-examination.  As a result, J.B. was found not guilty on all domestic abuse allegations.