Keep Current. Stay Informed. Be At Your Best in The Courtroom.

With the ing of Bill C-75, which became law on July 21, 2019, then September 19, 2019 and finally December 18, 2019 there have been significant changes to the substantive criminal law, which also affect practices and procedures before trial courts. The COVID-19 pandemic also saw significant changes to criminal practice procedure some which have been adopted or adapted going forward.

Whether you are a defense lawyer, crown counsel, judge or paralegal, this annual annotated 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. 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, 5th Edition

Features relevant practice directions issued by courts

Highlights of the 2023 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

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