Scrutiny heightens on NCR findings
Two high-profile criminal proceedings in Toronto have again put a spotlight on the issue of defendants who are found not criminally responsible as a result of mental illness and what needs to be shown before this finding is accepted. Read more (Law Times)
Neuberger urges police discretion in period of marijuana transition.
Police should use discretion with members of the public as they become accustomed to new laws surrounding marijuana possession, Toronto criminal lawyer Joseph Neuberger writes in The Lawyer’s Daily.
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Will cannabis criminal records be expunged after legalization?
Before Oct. 16, 2018, an adult possessing 30 grams of cannabis is breaking the law. If convicted of possession, that person will have a criminal record. On and after Oct. 17, 2018, possessing that cannabis will be perfectly legal. But a person’s criminal record for possessing cannabis will remain. Read more (AdvocateDaily)
Billiards event chalks up record sum to feed the hungry
The annual Billiards with the Bar charity event celebrated its fifth anniversary in style, pocketing a record sum to feed the hungry, former Toronto Lawyers Association (TLA) president Joseph Neuberger tells AdvocateDaily.com. Read more (AdvocateDaily)
Stay serves setback to cops who delay right to counsel: Neuberger
Police who delay an arrested person’s right to counsel have suffered another setback in Ontario Superior Court after Toronto criminal lawyer Joseph Neuberger recently won a stay of charges against a man caught with a backpack full of stolen opioids. Read More (AdvocateDaily)
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Stay serves setback to cops who delay right to counsel: Neuberger
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Fifth Billiards with the Bar fundraiser: Lawyers Feed the Hungry marks 20 years
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What to expect if police suspect you are driving on drugs
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Expansion of ‘rape shield’ law will lead to wrongful convictions: Neuberger
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A 13-year-old cannot be tried as an adult for murder
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What are your rights when you are detained or arrested
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Shifting cases from Superior Court just ‘optics’: Neuberger
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Time for police to stop automatically believing victims: Neuberger
National Post
Christie Blatchford: Unlike Canada, U.K. has learned sex assault ‘victims’ aren’t always victims
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Preparation is key to cross-examination
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Justice system designed to release offenders back into society
National Post
Christie Blatchford: What if they modernize the sexual assault laws and nobody cares?
Bill C-51, Amendments to the Criminal Code
Our jails are about to fill up with innocent men and, except for one lone lawyer, the guardians of our legal system are silent.
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Sex assault proposed changes go too far: Neuberger
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False domestic abuse allegations cause long-standing trauma
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Judge’s comments must not impact right to fair trial
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Setting laws for driving under the influence of pot will be tough
AdvocateDaily
Preliminary hearing vital component of justice system
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Neuberger to co-host live radio call-in show on legal issues
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Quantum of damages at issue in civil suit against Muzzo
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Man sentenced to house arrest for domestic assault
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Judge correct in striking down mandatory minimum: Neuberger
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Planned speech by Ghomeshi’s lawyer to four universities sparks debate
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Weapons case highlights issues around young offenders
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Billiards with the Bar supports a food program for the needy
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Cognitive functioning key in ‘incapacity to consent’ cases: Neuberger
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Judicial Council facing difficult decision about judge
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Pot dispensaries the product of government missed messaging
Omny
Joseph Neuberger: Marijuana Dispensaries “Don’t underestimate the government’s desire to get tax”
The John Oakley Show
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Smich Testifies – The trial of Dellen Millard and Mark Smich continued this week with Smich testifying on his own behalf. To break down what happened CHCH welcomed criminal defence lawyer Stacey Nichols.
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Duffy verdict may impact cases against other senators
The Fifth Estate
The Trial of Jian Ghomeshi
CBC Radio
As It Happens
CTV
Jian Ghomeshi ‘rightly acquitted,’ legal team says
National Post
What Lies Ahead for Ghomeshi
AdvocateDaily
Charges stayed against Neuberger’s client
AdvocateDaily
Canada’s jury system a fundamental aspect of a democratic society
AdvocateDaily
Bill Cosby charged with sexually assaulting Ontario woman
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Building a defense may be difficult after long passage of time
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Just $5 per month donation helps feed Toronto’s needy
AdvocateDaily
Canada’s law around HIV and disclosure to sex partners
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Sexting teens could be breaking the law
AdvocateDaily
$12,700 raised for Toronto Lawyers Feed the Hungry
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Billiards with the Bar: Chalk one up against hunger
AdvocateDaily
Aboriginal offenders not well understood in criminal justice system
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ABS not the answer to improving access to justice
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Credibility vital for a law practice
AdvocateDaily
Former, current PMO staff speaking outside court is bad optics
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Neuberger on Nigel Wright’s testimony: Mike Duffy trial
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Bribery ‘one of the weaker allegations:’ Mike Duffy trial
September 18, 2015
The Lawyers Weekly
April 10, 2015
Mike Duffy trial: Day two focuses on Senate rules
March 5, 2015
Publicizing names of accused in possession cases is public shaming
February 25, 2015
Ontario encroaching on independent legal aid bar
February 18, 2015
TLA president calls for probe into lawyer’s arrest at Brampton courthouse
November 20, 2014
Crown withdraws charges against Neuberger’s client
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July 23, 2014
Effects of cocaine use on employment
July 7, 2014
Crown vindicated in extradition case
July 3, 2014
Neuberger’s cross-exam leads to not-guilty verdict
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June 11, 2014
Neuberger’s cross-exam key in not-guilty verdict
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May 29, 2014
Decision key in drug-impairment cases
May 16, 2014
Risky plan to ID sex offenders: Neuberger
May 6, 2014
Holding court in a strip mall ‘poor optics:’ Neuberger
April 30, 2014
SCC direction on ‘consent’ would be helpful: Neuberger
April 20, 2014
Marijuana manufacturer’s crop seized
April 3, 2014
Murder charge tossed out against man in 2012 Vaughn stabbing
March 31, 2014
Citizens can continue to grow marijuana if previously approved
March 26, 2014
Debate over synthetic drugs lands sellers in trouble
March 17, 2014
Wife’s claims don’t add up to sexual assault: Neuberger
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March 11, 2014
Risky plan to ID sex offenders: Neuberger
February 21, 2014
Toronto Lawyers Association President Comments on Issues for 2014 Toronto Lawyers
February 20, 2014
Joseph Neuberger hits the ground running as TLA President
January 9, 2014
Joseph Neuberger was on the Ezra Levant show, “Anti-Fracking Thugs”
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November 19, 2013
Police document baffles in attention to Mayor
November 18, 2013
Ezra Levant and Joseph Neuberger discuss the ongoing war against the mayor being waged by Council and the Police.
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November 5, 2013
Watch Joseph Neuberger interviewed on City TV News on Rob Ford
July 25, 2013
New marijuana regulations likely to improve product prices
June 10, 2013
Pharmacists given a reprieve as medical marijuana rules finalized
May 29, 2013
Jury convicts four inmates in Don Jail death
May 28, 2013
Neuberger walks client on don jail homicide
May 23, 2013
Jury deliberates in Don Jail death trial
May 16, 2013
Toronto Sun – Don Jail Murder Case
Defense lawyer Joseph Neuberger attacked the credibility of a key Crown witness who implicated five inmates accused in the Don Jail beating death of Kevon “Muscles” Phillip .
On March 27, 2013 Allan Manson of Neuberger Neuberger & Partners appeared in the Supreme Court of Canada to argue that the police should need a search warrant which names a computer if they intent to search a home for a computer and look through it.
R. v. Thanh Long Vu SCC Court File 34687
Charges withdrawn after lawyers cross examination
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Neuberger named Vice President of the Toronto Lawyers Association
Cops not guilty, but case may have future impact
Cop pair not guilty, lawyer still questions how police will react
Criminal Cross-examination College
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Six Nations Police Trial Takes a Toll
Six Nations Officers Found Not Guilty On All Counts
Were they Justified?
Officers’ Actions Justified in Assault Investigation
Six Nations Officers on Trial for Doing their Job
Khadr shouldn’t be set up to fail: Neuberger
Rafferty appealing murder conviction
We have to understand the limitations of DNA testing
Magnotta’s home: what’s next?
Sureties pledge to supervise those on bail, says Neuberger
SCC nominations leave gap
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Neuberger & Partners comments on Conrad Black case on Business News Network
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Youth DNA collection a burning issue
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Toronto Star reports on Hydro Usage case
Bizarre Murder Plot – Joseph Neuberger defends Dominatrix who allegedly plotted to kill her Millionaire client’s wife. Read articles below:
Hitman accused of vendetta in alleged plot
Alleged plot could have been fantasy, Court told
Murder plot just a “bizarre” fantasy: Lawyer
Defendant answered door in diaper, Court told
Man wore diaper while plotting hit: Witness
Murder plotted in diaper, Court told
Neuberger & Partners in the Supreme Court of Canada on a marijuana grow-op case
Navarette appeared in the Supreme Court of Canada on May 19, 2010 on behalf of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association to argue that the police should be required to get a search warrant before obtaining hydro information from a Digital Recording Ammeter, or Smart Meter in a ‘grow-op’ case.
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DNA Forensic Evidence
You’ll hear from top lawyers, judges and leading experts on the latest cutting-edge developments in both the law and the science of DNA.
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Expert Legal Commentary on Jaffer Plea Deal
Even the judge in former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer’s speeding, drunk driving and cocaine possession case called his plea deal to careless driving, with a $500 fine and no criminal record, “a break.”
Sensational Murder Conspiracy Trial
A wealthy Toronto businessman and his former mistress — both charged six years ago with conspiracy to kill his wife — had their day in court postponed when a judge declared a mistrial Friday.
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Store Owner Cleared of Sex Charge
A Peterborough convenience store owner was vindicated yesterday after the Crown withdrew a sexual assault charge against him midway through the complainant’s testimony. A visibly relieved…
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Five Youths Face Trial in Slaying
One teen discharged, another facing charge of first-degree murder in 2006 stabbing death…
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Commentary on Impaired Driver sentenced to Life
Joseph Neuberger agrees with the judge’s decision to not brand the accused as a Dangerous Offender.
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DNA Evidence can be faked
Neuberger & Partners is quoted in Law Times article by Robert Todd August 24, 2009 about Forensic DNA Evidence.
“Neuberger & Partners LLP, who has written a book on DNA evidence, says the test offered by Nucleix is important, and labs should use it.
But he says he doesn’t believe the finding raises the spectre of wrongful convictions. Contrary to claims from Nucleix, Neuberger & Partners says the scenario proposed by the company would require extremely sophisticated equipment and a “very talented” scientist.
“What it probably implies is that as the technology to replicate DNA becomes more readily accessible, then the idea that your DNA can be in a variety of locations is going to become more commonly accepted,” he says.
Neuberger & Partners suggests there are much easier ways to frame someone using DNA than the technique outlined by the Nucleix study.
“It’s a lot easier for someone to follow you around, grab a Coke can you’ve had, perform a bank robbery, and leave the can of Coke at the crime scene. Bingo, your DNA’s at the crime scene.”
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Man who killed two gets 9-year sentence
Newspaper publication in The Toronto Star by Dianne Wood, June 27, 2007.
“…”This was a group enterprise to commit a criminal act,” said Alexander’s lawyer, Joseph Neuberger. “What possesses these groups to feel so insulted to commit these types of acts? Violence begets violence.”…”
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$400G bust tossed – Man cleared of pot charges after illegal search
Newspaper publication in The Toronto Sun by Sam Pazzano, April 5, 2005.
“…”The message is police can’t have shortcuts, violate people’s rights by conducting illegal searches”, said Kim’s lawyer, Leora Shemesh.
“There is a running theme in Durham that every Asian person in this community has a grow-op. How many homes do police break into and find nothing?”…”
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Tough on wife-killers
Newspaper publication in The Toronto Sun by Paul Choi, May 16, 2005.
“Joseph Neuberger, a Toronto-based criminal defence lawyer, says the women’s rights movement has played a tremendous role in the crackdown on domestic abuse.
“I’d say more in the 1990s, the administration of justice has been better educated on issues of spouses and children.” Neuberger said.”
Warrant central to pot case
Newspaper publication in The Toronto Star by Tracy Huffman, March 24, 2005.
“Police say they entered grow op only to subdue vicious dogs. But lack of warrant jeopardizes evidence against the accused….His lawyer, Leora Shemesh, is arguing that his Charter rights were breached when police entered the home.”
Lax sentences blamed for proliferation of grow-ops
Newspaper publication in The National Post by Nicholas Köhler, March 5, 2005.
“But lawyer Joseph Neuberger, whose Toronto firm, Neuberger & Partners ….says stiffer sentences are not the solution. “I don’t think people who are criminal are deterred by criminal penalties”, he said.”
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Mobster gets boot – Appeals could delay extradition
Newspaper publication in The Toronto Sun by Sam Pazzano, November 27, 2004.
“Caruana’s lawyers Joseph Neuberger and Partners argued their 58-year-old client was deprived of a fair trial with a lawyer when Sicilian courts tried him in absentia….Neuberger said he’ll be filing a challenge at the Court of Appeal and also making written submissions to Justice Minister Irwin Cotler to stave off his client’s extradition.”
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Potheads told to butt out
Newspaper publication in The Toronto Sun by Sam Pazzano, October 8, 2003.
“In a landmark decision released yesterday, the Court of Appeal ended a two-year period where it was legal to possess personal amounts of weed….”It was legal to smoke yesterday and today it isn’t. But it was a decision that tried to make everyone happy,” Shemesh said. “Rules were relaxed so that licensed producers may make money for their work and before they couldn’t.””
Wary judge denies bail to Mafia kingpin
Newspaper publication in The National Post by Lee Lamothe, July 4, 2003.
“After a failed attempt yesterday at having a publication ban on the hearing, Caruana’s lawyers, Joseph Neuberger and Partners, attempted to have him released on bail, offering unusually strict conditions. Mr. Neuberger said the defence was conducting its own investigation into the Italian allegations and said the much-reported assets held by Caruana “almost rises to the level of folklore””.
Mafia boss loses
Newspaper publication in The Toronto Sun by Philip Lee-Shanok, July 4, 2003.
“Caruana’s lawyers, Joseph Neuberger and Partners, argued that $100,000 bail against the family’s $450,000 home in Woodbridge and strict reporting conditions would be enough to keep him around for his extradition hearing”.
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Medicinal Pot Law Takes Hit
Newspaper publication in The Toronto Sun by Sam Pazzano, January 10th, 2003.
“Marijuana could be legal for everyone in Canada within six months unless Ottawa fixes its medicinal marijuana regulations or provides a legal source and supply to sick people, said one of the lawyers involved in the landmark Superior Court decisions yesterday”.
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Pot regulations violate Charter: Ontario court
Newspaper publication in the Globe and Mail by Jan Gadd, January 10th, 2003.
“Canada’s marijuana laws took another blow yesterday when the Ontario Superior Court ruled that Ottawa’s regulations for medical users are unconstitutional because patients have no access to a legal supply of the drug”.
Crown, defence battle on DNA
Newspaper publication in The Toronto Sun by Gretchen Drummie, September 20th, 2000.
“Defence lawyer Joseph Neuberger, however, assailed the DNA evidence. He said the test results are flawed…Without the DNA the Crown has no case….If you accept our argument with respect to the flaws and the frequency calculations, then there is no case”.
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Killer’s lawyer slams Record story
Newspaper publication in the Kitchener-Waterloo Record by C. Prate, March 10th, 1999.
“The allegation in the article…in my opinion is without merit and not supported by my assessment of the evidence. It is reckless in the face of the evidence presented (at the inquest and criminal investigation).”
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‘Voices’ plagued killer mom: Pal
Newspaper publication in the Toronto Sun by Zen Ruryk, April 9th, 1996.
In outlining his client’s case, defence lawyer Joseph Neuberger has told jurors that Mathison was so distressed at the time that she did not have the ability to form the intent necessary to commit murder .
Accused feared jailed husband
Newspaper publication in The Guardian by Pam Douglas, April 9th, 1996.
Mathison was afraid her husband, Bob, was going to reach out beyond his jail cell to harm her, and her fears that someone was going to kill her became all-consuming, Neuberger said in his opening address to the jury Thursday.
