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The Supreme Court of Canada recently released its decision in R v Marakah upholding the right of Mr. Marakah to challenge the admissibility of text messages which he sent to a third party and which were unlawfully obtained by police from the third party’s cellphone. The Court held that Mr. Marakah retained a reasonable expectation[…]

Megan Schwartzentruber, senior associate at Cooper, Sandler, Shime & Bergman LLP, appeared on CTV News on April 15, 2016 to discuss the Supreme Court of Canada’s recent decisions in relation to the constitutionality of mandatory minimum sentences for drug offences (R. v. Lloyd, 2016 SCC 13) and the availability of enhanced credit for pre-sentence custody[…]

On March 12, 2016, University of Toronto Faculty of Law students Samuel Greene and Malini Vijaykumar finished in second place at the prestigious Sopinka Cup National Trial Advocacy Competition in Ottawa, Ontario. Mr. Greene and Ms. Vijaykumar were coached by Jonathan Shime and Megan Schwartzentruber of Cooper, Sandler, Shime & Bergman LLP. Before competing at[…]

Jonathan Shime and Megan Schwartzentruber of Cooper, Sandler, Shime & Bergman LLP recently participated in the 2016 Flip Your Wig for Justice campaign. The campaign, which began in 2013, seeks to raise awareness about access to justice issues in Ontario. Jonathan and Megan are committed social justice advocates and the firm congratulates them, and all[…]

Cooper, Sandler, Shime & Bergman LLP wishes to congratulate associate Amanda Ross on joining the Recent Call Committee of the Criminal Lawyers’ Association for the 2015-2017 term.

Cooper, Sandler, Shime & Bergman LLP wishes to congratulate Megan Schwartzentruber, senior associate, on joining the Women’s Committee of the Criminal Lawyers’ Association for the 2015-2017 term.

Amanda Ross, an associate at Cooper, Sandler, Shime & Bergman LLP, spoke to the Law Times regarding the constitutionality of The Truth in Sentencing Act, following a successful constitutional challenge to s. 719(3.1) of the Criminal Code.

Cooper, Sandler, Shime & Bergman LLP wishes to congratulate its senior partner, Mark Sandler, on receiving the G. Arthur Martin Criminal Justice Medal for his outstanding contributions to criminal justice on October 31, 2015.

The firm is proud to recognize its senior partner, Mark Sandler, who will be this year’s recipient of the G. Arthur Martin Criminal Justice Medal for his outstanding contributions to criminal justice. G. Arthur Martin was regarded as Canada’s greatest criminal advocate before he became a leading jurist with the Ontario Court of Appeal. The[…]

Scott Bergman, partner at Cooper, Sandler, Shime & Bergman LLP, co-authored submissions on behalf of the Canadian Bar Association regarding Bill S-7: Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act.

Megan Schwartzentruber, an associate at Cooper, Sandler, Shime & Bergman LLP, was quoted in the May 1, 2015 issue of The Lawyers Weekly on the topic of the public safety exception to solicitor-client privilege.

Cooper, Sandler, Shime & Bergman LLP wishes to congratulate the University of Toronto for winning the 2015 Arnup Cup trial moot. The Arnup Cup is an annual trial advocacy competition for Ontario law schools, organized by The Advocates’ Society. The Cup bears the name of the Honourable John D. Arnup, O.C., Q.C., who for many[…]

Megan Schwartzentruber assisted in the drafting of the Criminal Lawyers’ Association’s written submissions to the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services in relation to proposed legislative changes in the area of police record checks.

Scott Bergman, partner at Cooper, Sandler, Shime & Bergman LLP, will be lecturing at the upcoming Toronto Police Service Financial Crimes Unit 2015 International Financial Crimes Investigators Conference.

Scott Bergman, partner at Cooper, Sandler, Shime & Bergman LLP, is scheduled to lecture at the Law Society of Upper Canada’s continuing professional development seminar, “The Complete Guide to Search Warrants” on February 28, 2015.

Cooper, Sandler, Shime & Bergman LLP would like to congratulate partner Scott Bergman on his reappointment to Legal Aid Ontario’s Criminal Law Advisory Committee.

Cooper, Sandler, Shime & Bergman LLP wishes to congratulate Ferhan Javed on his recent appointment as a judge to the Ontario Court of Justice – Brampton. Justice Javed articled with the firm in 2001-2002 and maintained an exceptional criminal practice in Ontario. He will be an excellent addition to the bench.

Jonathan Shime and Amanda Ross of Cooper, Sandler, Shime & Bergman LLP will be appearing at the Supreme Court of Canada on December 8, 2014 as counsel for the interveners, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, the HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario, and the Coalition des organismes communautaires québécois de lute contre le SIDA in the case R.[…]

On October 14, 2014, Jonathan Shime lectured at the Ontarior Court of Justice Regional Seminar for judges on the topic of sexual assault.

Scott Bergman, partner at Cooper, Sandler, Shime & Bergman LLP, appeared on CTV News to discuss some of the legal issues that the ongoing Luka Magnotta murder trial will face. You can watch Scott’s appearance here: http://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=453230.