Two Hours a Budget: Why Legal-Aid Case Management never got the software everyone else did
It is not unusual to hear counsel with twenty years in criminal practice describe spending upward of two hours preparing a single case management assessment form, and describe that as efficient. They are not wrong about the second part. Given the tools available, two hours is a reasonable result. However, that is the part worth examining.
Vrbanic, Jacques-Taylor, and Bill C-14: Two 2026 developments that pull in the same direction
Two things happened to Ontario criminal practice within seven weeks of each other in 2026, and they are usually written about separately. On May 29, the Supreme Court released companion judgments in R. v. Vrbanic, 2026 SCC 19 and R. v. Jacques-Taylor, 2026 SCC 20, declining to disturb the Jordan ceilings while reworking the tests […]
Reverse Onus, the Ladder Principle, and the Suspended Deposit Rules: Ontario Bail After August 2026
Two separate sets of amendments changed bail practice in Ontario this summer, roughly a month apart, from two different levels of government. They are frequently discussed together, they operate differently, and as of yesterday only one of them is in force.