Facing a criminal investigation or prosecution can be stressful and overwhelming. Our highly experienced criminal defence lawyers bring significant expertise to each case.
We counsel both clients and corporations in criminal law matters at all levels of the judicial system – from the Supreme Court of Canada to the British Columbia Provincial Court – with a substantial body of work at the appellate level.
Services
- Impaired driving & other motor vehicle criminal code offences.
- Homicide.
- Sexual offences.
- Assault.
- Negligence.
- Misdemeanors.
- Quasi-criminal regulatory offences in the securities and financial services industries.
- White collar crime.
- Income tax evasion.
- Fraud.
Recent Cases
- Leading the charge assessment regarding the Special Prosecution of two leaders of a polygamous sect in British Columbia.
- Counsel in several successful appeals from first degree murder convictions.
- Co-Counsel for one of two accused on the Air India case.
- Counsel in the Supreme Court of Canada in R. v. Nagra, a notable case involving passport fraud and allegations of Sikh terrorism.
- Counsel on major multi-count cases involving allegations of historical sexual abuse in residential schools.
- Co-Counsel for one of the defendants in the Nanaimo Commonwealth or “Bingogate” case.
- Counsel for the accused in the Supreme Court of Canada case regarding a section of the British Columbia Motor Vehicle Act that contravened the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.