Criminal Law

If you miss your court date in a criminal proceeding in Brampton, you may experience significant negative repercussions. Perhaps you made an error in recording the date, misinterpreted whether your appearance would be in person or virtual, experienced an unforeseen crisis (e.g., medical emergency), transportation problem, etc. that did not enable you to attend your

Being stopped for stunt driving in Ontario can quickly become a stressful experience. Many think they’ll just get a speeding ticket but instead find out that their licence is going to be suspended and their car is going to be towed. For many drivers, this creates significant problems with travelling to work, medical appointments, or

Most people carry their phones wherever they go, such as when driving to work, visiting a friend, shopping at a grocery store, dining out, or returning home. As a result, cellphone location information can provide significant assistance to police during an investigation. Can police in Canada track the location of your phone without telling you?

When you have a criminal matter going through the Brampton courts, you may encounter various court forms and documents related to your case. The Ontario Court of Justice makes many commonly used criminal court forms available online. Nirwal Law’s Guide to Brampton Criminal Court Forms provides links to commonly used criminal court forms in Ontario,

If you have a criminal court hearing in Brampton, you can use Ontario’s Daily Court Lists online to get information on your next scheduled court appearance. The daily court listings allow you to verify when and where your matter is scheduled to be dealt with. The Ontario court system provides access to daily court listings

It is late at night. Your son was handcuffed in the parking lot of Shoppers World by Peel Regional Police. Or maybe your brother was arrested by Peel Regional Police in a basement apartment near Springdale. He is now in a cold jail cell at 22 Division. He will be attending a bail hearing in a few hours at 7755 Hurontario Street. You are afraid. Most likely you speak little to no English; therefore, Canadian Legal Jargon may sound like gibberish when your family’s future is hanging in the balance.

Within a span of 10-15 minutes, you can go from having a great time enjoying a night out at a bar located on queen street or having an argument with someone you love in your kitchen in Springdale to being handcuffed and sitting in the back of a peel regional police cruiser.
In Brampton, assault charges are handled rapidly. At the A. Grenville and William Davis Courthouse, located on Hurontario Street, the Crown office has a large number of assault files; Peel Region has a well-deserved (or undeserved) reputation for vigorously prosecuting cases of domestic and personal violence.

Some criminal cases go well beyond the defendant and impact how we investigate crimes, prosecute cases, develop new laws, and view our justice system. In Canada, there have been many notable crimes such as serial killers, murders of young women, gangland murders, mass murderers, bombings (the Air India case), and terrorist acts (e.g. the Quebec Mosque shooting). There have been some horrific crimes where investigators did not follow through appropriately; other crimes were so egregious they caused Parliament to re-evaluate sentencing options, how evidence is gathered and used in Court and what victim support services would be provided. Some cases are still debated to this day.

Hiring a criminal lawyer in Brampton after you have been arrested, has the potential to impact many aspects of your life (your eating habits, sleeping habits, etc.) and will determine how the next 6-24 months will play out. Don’t hire a criminal lawyer lightly; consider the factors listed below:

After being charged for a criminal offense, anyone charged will want to know, how much it is going to cost to hire a criminal defence lawyer. This is a very important and legitimate question. However, there is no definite answer to this question. The reason for that is that criminal lawyer fees in Ontario differ