Keeping Up Is Hard to Do:
A Trial Judge’s Reading Blog

WM MORRISONS PLC, R. v [2024] EWCA CRIM 627, MAY 22, 2024. FACTS:  The accused company was convicted of several occupational health and safety act offences. The offences involved the

R. v. Brown, 2024 ONCA 453, June 7, 2024, at paragraph 80: A strongly worded reprimand by this court of the disregard shown by the Toronto Police Service for Mr.

CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORP. v. NAMED PERSON, 2024 SCC 21, JUNE 7, 2024. FACTS: The respondent, “named person” was an informant. He was tried and convicted in what the Quebec court

R. v. A.B., 2024 ONCA 446, June 5, 2024, at paragraphs 33 to 36: The mens rea element of sexual assault requires the Crown to prove beyond a reasonable doubt

R. v. AD, 2024 ABCA 178, May 28, 2024, at paragraphs 23 and 24: A goal of criminal law is to protect vulnerable victims, including those who are Indigenous and

R. v. Layman, 2024 NLCA 16, May 23, 2024. FACTS: The accused was acquitted of the offence of sexual assault. The evidence presented at the trial was summarized by the

R. v. LOZADA, 2024 SCC 18, MAY 17, 2024. FACTS: The two accused were convicted of the offence of manslaughter.  The Supreme Court described the circumstances involved in the following

On May 15, 2024, the Sentencing Council for England and Wales published a consultation paper entitled Non-fatal strangulation and suffocation offences. The Sentencing Council is seeking “views from as many

In its report, Reforming Sentence Deferrals in Victoria, May 2024, the Sentencing Advisory Council examined “sentence deferrals” in Victoria since various legislative changes to the order were made in 2012.