The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms forms part of the Canadian Constitution and protects individuals against unjustified state interference. A recent report published by researchers from the University of…
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Legal Distinction, Misclassification, and the Consequences of Criminalization Public and legal discourse in Canada increasingly treats sexual harassment and sexual assault as interchangeable concepts, sometimes incorrectly. While this misclassification may…
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Legal Distinction, Misclassification, and the Consequences of Criminalization Public and legal discourse in Canada increasingly treats sexual harassment and sexual assault as interchangeable concepts, sometimes incorrectly. While this misclassification may…
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The Federal Government introduced Bill C-14 on October 23, 2025, titled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the National Defence Act (bail and…
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Canadian law has recognized that offences involving media depicting minors in a sexual nature constitute a unique and grave social harm. Much of this harm is attributable to the rise…
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Artificial intelligence has been creeping into almost every profession, including law. In Canada, a few recent cases show what happens when lawyers or self-represented individuals rely on AI to make…
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In recent years, online communities like the “Are We Dating the Same Guy?” Facebook groups and the new Tea app have exploded in popularity. Both spaces allow women to share…
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At Roulston Urquhart, we’ve represented many young people and noticed a common misunderstanding: that youth criminal records in Canada automatically disappear when a person turns 18. This is not true...
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Last week in Lindsay, Ontario, reports came out of an intruder who broke into a man’s apartment in the early hours of the morning...
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Sexual assault allegations have been on the rise since the #MeToo movement gained global attention and online virality in 2017...
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