Supreme Court of Canada releases landmark decision on undercover investigations

Ted Marrocco — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 10:00:15 +0000

On April 18, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada released its judgment in R v Mills. In a plurality opinion, Justice Brown held that s. 8 of the Charter does not require undercover officers to get judicial authorization before posing as a child and texting with suspects online. The applicability of s. 8 of the Charter beyond this narrow context remains unclear. In a concurring opinion, Justice Karakatsanis held that s. 8 of the Charter is never engaged when an undercover police officer exchanges text messages with a suspect, but that opinion did not command a majority (or even a plurality) of the Court.

Our partner, Gerald Chan, represented the Criminal Lawyers’ Association in this appeal. He shared his thoughts on the Court’s decision with the Lawyer’s Daily.

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Gerald Chan to speak at Justice of the Peace Spring Conference

Ted Marrocco — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 19:55:17 +0000

Our partner Gerald Chan will be speaking at the Justice of the Peace Spring Conference on April 18, 2018. Gerald will be presenting on “Current Developments in Tech Device Searches” with Lisa Matthews, General Counsel of the Public Prosecution Service of Canada.

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Supreme Court of Canada releases landmark decision on undercover investigations

Gerald Chan to speak at Justice of the Peace Spring Conference