Megan Schwartzentruber Quoted in TheStar – Profound Unfairness Criminal Background Checks
Megan Schwartzentruber was quoted in The Toronto Star “The Supreme Court declined to take on this Toronto man’s legal battle. Why the result is ‘profound unfairness’ on criminal background checks.” Megan argued “There’s a profound unfairness in this idea that there’s some information that is being used against you, and you don’t know what that[…]
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Nov 17, 2025
Jonathan Shime quoted in The Global and Mail – DIY Sexual Assault Forensic Test Kits
Toronto Criminal Defence Lawyer, Jonathon A. Shime quoted in The Globe and Mail recently on the matter of making DIY forensic test kits more accessible for victims of sexual assault. Overview: Shortly after Jacqueline Villeneuve-Ahmed launched her advocacy group, She Matters, she received a call from a doctor friend who was working a rotation in a[…]
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Nov 11, 2025
Megan Schwartzentruber Speaking at Ontario Bar Association – Aboriginal Law and Indigenous Clients
Megan Schwartzentruber spoke this morning at the Ontario Bar Association’s Program entitled “Key Foundations of Aboriginal Law and Working with Indigenous Clients.” It was organized by the Aboriginal Law / Young Lawyers Division of the OBA and Megan’s topic was about Intersections between Aboriginal Law with Criminal Law. This program provided an introductory overview of some[…]
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Apr 27, 2023
Wayne Cunningham obtains excellent outcome at the Ontario Court of Appeal on matter involving HIV-related non-disclosure
Toronto Criminal Defence Lawyer, Wayne Cunningham has obtained an excellent outcome at the Ontario Court of Appeal on the issue of HIV-related non-disclosure. Read the full article on the Law Times website, titled “OCA expands grounds for reversal of HIV-related non-disclosure sexual assault convictions” Mr. Cunningham is a Partner with Cooper, Sandler, Shime & Schwartzentruber LLP[…]
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Oct 28, 2022
Jonathan Shime argues and wins precedent-setting case at the Ontario Court of Appeal – Yosif Al-Hasnawi shooting death
Toronto Criminal Defence Lawyer, Jonathon A. Shime has won a precedent-setting decision at the Ontario Court of Appeal in the shooting death of Yosif Al-Hasnawi. Read full story on The Globe and Mail website. Also an alternative article is available on The Law Times website. Mr. Shime is a Senior Partner with Cooper, Sandler, Shime & Schwartzentruber LLP and has appeared[…]
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Oct 5, 2022
Liability of Officers & Directors
Paper Presented At Federation of Law Societies National Criminal Law Program St. John’s Nfld., July, 2010, Section 0.1 Author: Mark J. Sandler Organizations, and most significantly corporations, act or omit to act through their officers, directors, agents and employees. Not surprisingly, jurisprudence exists on when such organizations bear criminal or regulatory liability under either the Criminal Code or other[…]
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Jun 22, 2010