by Andrew Barbacki | Jan 7, 2021 | Drug Offences
Criminal lawyers as well as the courts have always found the law of entrapment difficult to apply in real life situations. The doctrine as set out by the Supreme Court provides for two basic types of entrapment: (a) when the authorities provide a person with an...
by Andrew Barbacki | Jan 6, 2021 | Extradition, Extradition law
Montreal criminal lawyers with experience in extradition cases are scratching their heads after the decision of District Judge Vanessa Baraitser rejected the United States’ request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges over the...
by Andrew Barbacki | Jan 29, 2019 | Extradition
The extradition proceedings against Huawei executive Wanzhou Meng highlight the dual nature of extradition proceedings. Criminal lawyers in Montreal with experience in extradition cases are familiar with this aspect of the proceedings. The judicial phase is relatively...
by Andrew Barbacki | Dec 31, 2018 | general
Criminal lawyers in Montreal had to keep up with significant changes to the criminal law in 2018. Possession of marijuana was removed from the list of drug offences, although the illegal drug market continues to operate due to the shortage of legal supplies. It seems...
by Andrew Barbacki | Oct 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
Many questions arise from the federal legislation legalizing possession of marijuana. It is obvious in Montreal, as elsewhere, the government retailers do not have access to sufficient supplies in order to keep the stores stocked with cannabis products and it seems...