NrLawyers Blog - Domestic Violence

January 6th, 2015

Individuals accused of domestic violence in Ontario often encounter obstacles to being released on bail. This can limit not...

November 4th, 2014

A criminal charge that sometimes comes up in connection with domestic disputes is criminal harassment. In Ontario, a...

October 12th, 2014

In recent years, Peel Regional Police have taken a "zero tolerance" approach to domestic violence, and Ontario has a...

October 7th, 2014

When a person is accused of a violent crime, the general public tends to assume that the person is guilty before the case...

August 25th, 2014

"We can't arrest our way out of a problem." Those are words from the Sudbury police chief, speaking about the problem of...

August 21st, 2014

In complex cases involving allegations of violent crime, a multidisciplinary approach to criminal defence is often...

July 3rd, 2014

We don't always make the best decisions. It is just part of human nature to make mistakes or to not do what makes the most...

December 31st, 2013

It must have been shocking for neighbors to learn that a 15-year-old Mississauga girl was charged with second-degree...

November 25th, 2013

There are very few criminal charges that have the same kind of punishment as those associated with domestic...