Atherton Nicholson
52 King St B2Y2R5 Dartmouth, NS, Canada

The Ontario Court of Appeal has struck down the section of the Criminal Code banning conditional sentences for certain offences, finding that they were discriminatory on the basis of race. https://www.cbc.ca//gladue-sentence-unconstitutional-1.566

Keep up to date on what's happening with the courts during the pandemic. Jury trials are suspended until at least September but some non-criminal matters are able to be heard virtually. https://www.courts.ns.ca/index.htm

As a result of the provincial state of emergency and the global pandemic, our office is closed to the public. If your matter is urgent, please contact us by phone and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Please be patient though, as we are largely working from home. Stay healthy!

Supreme Court of Canada - right to be free from arbitrary detention. Police trespassed into a backyard to detain and question him. They had no legal authorization to do so and evidence found was excluded. https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc/scc-csc//item/17804/index.do