Blog: Crime Essentials

Drive Disqualified vs. Drive Under Suspension

Drive Disqualified vs. Drive Under Suspension

Driving While Disqualified (“drive disqualified”) and Driving While Under Suspension (“drive suspended”) are closely related. Drive disqualified is more serious as it’s a criminal charge while drive suspended is a provincial offence (under the Highway Traffic Act in Ontario and similar legislation in READ MORE

Dangerous Driving vs. Careless Driving

Dangerous Driving vs. Careless Driving

Dangerous Driving The Criminal Code offence of dangerous driving is made out where viewed objectively, your driving is dangerous to the public, having regard to all the circumstances, including the nature, condition and use of the place where the driving occurs and the READ MORE

Assault

Assault

Definition Application of force An assault is the intentional application of force, directly or indirectly, to another person without that person’s consent. Threat to apply force An assault may also take the form of an attempt or threat, by an act or gesture, READ MORE

Uttering Threats

Uttering Threats

Threaten death or bodily harm Under the Criminal Code, it is an offence to knowingly utter or convey a threat to cause death or bodily harm to any person. It is also an offence to threaten to burn, destroy or damage property or READ MORE

Liquor Licence Act

Liquor Licence Act

Huge fines Fines of up to $500,000 can be levied against a corporation for breach of the following offences: sale or supply of liquor to a person who is, or appears to be, under the age of 19 knowingly allowing a person who READ MORE