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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.
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
Alan D. Gold practises at Alan D. Gold Professional Corporation. His practice is restricted to criminal trial and appellate work. He has appeared as counsel before all levels of courts in Ontario, as well as in seven of the other provinces. He has argued hundreds of appeals as well as over 50 cases in the Supreme Court of Canada.
Mr. Gold is certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Criminal Litigation and was the first Chairman of the Criminal Litigation Specialty Committee, serving for five years. In 1993, in Washington, D.C., Mr. Gold was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers. He received the G. Arthur Martin Award for Contribution to Criminal Justice in November 1997. He is a past President of the Ontario Criminal Lawyers’ Association (1997 to 2001). Mr. Gold is a Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada, elected in May 2003 for a four-year term and reelected in May 2007 and May 2011. He was appointed by Convocation as Chair of the Hearing Panel on June 26, 2008 and served in that position until the appointment of a full-time Chair effective September 4, 2013. In June 2015, having served the three terms as a bencher that are allowed, he became an emeritus bencher.
Mr. Gold has written many articles and other publications on legal topics, has delivered speeches and presentations on a wide assortment of legal topics to lawyers, judges, law students and other audiences, and is frequently a media commentator. Since August 1996 he has written Alan D. Gold’s Criminal Law NetLetter, available on LexisNexis Quicklaw every Monday morning. His many articles and presentations are also available there.
Michael W. Lacy, B.A., LL.B., is an experienced trial and appellate lawyer practising primarily in the area of criminal law. He is a partner at Brauti Thorning LLP in the criminal law group. Mr. Lacy has appeared at all levels of trial courts in Ontario, on a variety of criminal law matters. He has also argued more than 150 cases at the Court of Appeal for Ontario and has appeared as counsel at the Supreme Court of Canada. He has also appeared in Courts or Tribunals in Alberta, Manitoba New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Quebec, and Saskatchewan. Mr. Lacy is currently a member of the pro bono Court of Appeal for Ontario duty counsel program, assisting self-represented appellants. He frequently participates in continuing legal education programs for defence lawyers, Crown counsel and police organizations particularly in the area of search and seizure and wiretaps. Mr. Lacy is a past editor of the Weekly Criminal Bulletin and co-authors The Practitioner’s Ontario Criminal Practice (with Alan Gold) and has co-authored other books in this series. He is consistently listed in the criminal lawyers’ category in The Best Lawyers in Canada and is a past President of the Criminal Lawyers’ Association (Ontario).