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

In Brooker v R. [2024] EWCA Crim 103, February 13, 2024, the Court of Appeal for England and Wales made the following comments concerning the

R. v. N.C.B., 2024 NSCA 22, FEBRUARY 28, 2024. FACTS: The accused was charged with the offence of sexual assault. The indictment alleged that the

The Sentencing Advisory Council for Victoria, has released a Consultation Paper, Sentencing Occupational Health and Safety Offences in Victoria (February, 2024).   In its report

CUSHEN, R. v [2024] EWCA CRIM 38, JANUARY 16, 2024. FACTS: The accused pleaded guilty to the offence of breaching a “restraining order” that had

TF, R. v [2024] NICA 13, February 16, 2024, at paragraph 14: The sentencing principles in this area have not really changed since the Court

R. v. PELLETIER, 2024 SKCA 12, FEBRUARY 12, 2024. FACTS: The accused was convicted of the offence of aggravated assault.  At the trial, the complainant

R. v. ELSON, 2024 NLCA 6, FEBRUARY 12, 2024. FACTS:  The accused was convicted of the offence of sexual assault and sentenced to a period

R. v. SANDHU, 2024 BCCA 34, FEBRUARY 6, 2024. FACTS:  The accused was convicted by a jury of the offence of sexual assault.  The primary

R. v. Whiston, 2024 ONCA 79, February 2, 2024, at paragraphs 3 to 5: We accept the appellant’s point that there should not be multiple