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Criminal defence
Complex prosecutions, Charter issues, warrant challenges, DUI, drug-possession and domestic-assault allegations.
↗AP-02Appeals
Appellate advocacy grounded in the record, the applicable standard of review and available remedies.
↗AL-03Animal law
Analysis of B.C. animal-law decisions, BCSPCA proceedings and related review or appeal issues.
↗LA-04Legal analysis
Detailed writing on advocacy, competence, appeals, animal law and significant decisions.
↗Recent legal analysis
R. v. Abernethy 2025 BCPC 201
Neglect, Sentience, and Sentence: R. v. Abernethy and the Structure
Allen v British Columbia (Attorney General), 2026 BCSC 599
Allen v. British Columbia (Attorney General): A Procedure Case Every
The State Bars’ Amicus Brief, Re: Executive Orders
When Government Punishes the Lawyer: What This State-Bar Brief Teaches
R v Kanwal, 2026 ABKB 152
Appealing R v Kanwal: the real defence ground is the
A.K. v. BCSPCA
When Good Intentions Are Not Enough: A.K. v. BCSPCA and