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July

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Criminal Consequences Of School Yard Bullying

The key lesson for young people is, if you are the victim of bullying, don’t take it into your own hands to get revenge.

You can defend yourself, but you cannot attack the bully when you are unprovoked or not in danger. Bullying is very tough to deal with and you have to go to the authorities to document it. You need to contact your parents, contact the principal or your teacher. Schools have zero tolerance of bullying and most have strategies and experts in place to help deal with the issue. Continue reading →

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June

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What A Young Person Should Do To Avoid Becoming Involved In A Drug Or Weapons Charge At School

All young people going back to school have to be very careful about exposing themselves to certain charges and one charge is being in possession of an illegal substance or weapon at school.

Students may think that they have complete privacy in their locker but that’s not necessarily the case. Their lockers are deemed to be school property, and if the authorities believe they have grounds to search, then the school principal or the authorities can go in and search someone’s locker. Generally, in order to search there have to be some grounds, but random searches by police and principals have been allowed. Continue reading →

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May

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Definition and Explanation of the Crimes of Fraud and False Pretences

Bruce Engel of Engel and Associates, criminal lawyers in Ottawa, defines and explains the crimes of fraud and false pretences.

To commit fraud means to deprive somebody of something by deceit or a falsehood and to induce a state of mind through a specific course of action. Fraud uses deception to deprive people of things that should be theirs; theft means simply taking something from someone. In the classic example of theft, you have a jar of pennies in your possession and you put it down and go to the washroom. While you’re in the washroom, I take the jar and run away. Continue reading →

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April

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Self-Defence When A Person Is A Victim Of An Unprovoked Assault

Bruce Engel of Engel and Associates criminal lawyers in Ottawa explains self-defence as it is described in Sections 34 of the Criminal Code when a person is the victim of an unprovoked assault. Though self-defence is defined more than once in the Criminal Code, the application of the definitions is very complicated and something that lawyers, prosecutors and judges spend hours trying to unravel. My general advice to my clients is that one is entitled to defend oneself in a number of situations without being penalized by the law, and I go through those various scenarios with my clients. Continue reading →

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March

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Why You Need A Lawyer’s Advice When Accused Of Fraud

Bruce Engel of Engel and Associates criminal lawyers in Ottawa explains why it’s important to get a lawyer’s advice when you think you may be accused of fraud.

More often than not, a fraud charge will sneak up on you. For instance, you can be engaged in fraud by depriving your employer, and you may get a call from corporate security. He has a question about a transaction that could be in the context of just a general audit. Continue reading →

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