The Practitioner's Ontario Criminal Practice, 2025 Edition + E-Book

This biennial publication is a necessary reference for understanding and working within the rules of practice that govern criminal proceedings at all three levels of court in Ontario: Ontario Court of Justice, Superior Court of Justice and Ontario Court of Appeal.

Publication Language: English

Published: December 31, 2024

Publisher: LexisNexis Canada

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Preorder ISBN: 9780433533344

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Keep Current. Stay Informed. Be At Your Best in The Courtroom.
Staying on top of substantive changes to the law is challenging, but a necessary part of being a criminal practitioner. It is equally necessary to be aware of amendments to rules of practice.

Whether you are a defense lawyer, crown counsel, judge or paralegal, this annual annotated publication is a necessary reference for criminal proceedings at all three levels of court in Ontario: Ontario Court of Justice, Superior Court of Justice and Ontario Court of Appeal. The perfect companion to the Gold Code, this book provides the information on criminal practice which isn't found in any annotated Criminal Code.

Features and Benefits

  • Provides annotation of most recent case law from court decisions in relation to the rules of practice of the three levels of court in Ontario
  • Written in an easy-to-follow format, following Alan Gold's five practitioner-centric principles:
      1) Analysis, not just annotations
      2) Syntheses, not just summaries
      3) Case commentaries, not just summaries
      4) The point of the cases, not just the cases on point
      5) "Cases of note" rather than "cases of not"
  • Helpful table of concordance illustrates the differences between the old and current Criminal Appeal Rules
  • Offers a one-stop reference guide providing relevant Criminal Code provisions and commentary from The Practitioner's Criminal Code
  • Includes cross-references to relevant precedents from The Practitioner's Criminal Precedents, 7th Edition
  • Features relevant practice directions issued by courts

Highlights of the 2025 Edition

  • The new Criminal Appeal Rules effective November 1, 2021
  • Practice directions using remote appearance technology for some court appearances

Who Will Benefit?

  • Criminal defense lawyers – When conducting criminal defense in compliance with the procedural requirements of the court
  • Crown counsel – When conducting prosecution in compliance with the procedural requirements of the court
  • Judges – When applying and interpreting the applicable court rules
  • Licensed paralegals – Who need to know how to properly defend traffic court charges under the Provincial Offences Act, and minor criminal charges in compliance with the applicable court rules
  • Paralegal students – Who need to understand the interplay of the criminal rules of the different levels of courts in Ontario

Court of Appeal for Ontario
Concordance
Overview
Criminal Appeal Rules (Annotated)
Forms
Rules of the Court of Appeal in Appeals under the Provincial Offences Act (O. Reg. 721/94)
Practice Directions
Administrative Advisories

Superior Court of Justice
Introduction
Criminal Proceedings Rules for the Superior Court of Justice (Annotated)
Forms
Practice Directions

Ontario Court of Justice
Overview
Criminal Rules of the Ontario Court of Justice (Annotated)
Forms
Practice Directions

Related Legislation
Provincial Offences Act
Ontario Review Board Overview
Ontario Review Board Rules of Procedure

Appendix: Directory of Web Addresses
Index

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