An assault charge is frightening for anyone. In families where English is a second language, where three generations share one home, and where a court date becomes community news, the pressure lands differently.
Yes, there have been rising domestic assault accusations across Canada. Determining what is behind the increase is not clear. It is likely the confluence of many factors that is behind the increase. In today’s blog article we are going to outline what we believe are the main factors behind the increase.
Recording incidents on your smartphone can affect a criminal case in many ways. There are, however, a number of considerations and complexities that must be explored before potentially using these recordings in court.
Bystanders and witnesses can have a strong influence on a case for one side or the other. In today’s blog article, we are going to look at the complexities of having multiple bystanders and/or witnesses to a crime.
If an assault happens in British Columbia—and there are many different types of assault—it does not matter if it happens at a bar or a party or in the street or at home. Assault is assault. So, when we talk about what your rights are, it depends on whether you are the victim of an assault or the person who perpetrated or is accused of perpetrating the assault. Let’s look at those two cases one by one.
First of all, under Canadian law, domestic assault is not in a special category. There are many types of assault, but domestic assault simply means one of the designated categories that already exist as it applies to family members. In other words, any type of assault may also be domestic assault.
