The short answer is yes. Usually, its a parent, sibling or partner that was assaulted and later presents themselves as a surety or just wants to resume contact. What you need to check to see if there are any court orders prohibiting the offender from contact. Sometimes those are stand alone court... View More

Why not refer the matter to the police? They investigate these types of crimes every day and understand the rules of evidence and the quality of evidence that is needed.

The short answer is 'yes'. The police will take statements and affidavits from the bank employees, video... View More

Canada has a wide range of sentencing options that are dependant on the offence, allegations and circumstances of the offender. For example, a simple assault sentence could range from a fine to probation, to jail or even a finding of guilt and no criminal conviction. If you had a specific offence... View More

You can get sued for breach of contract. The only times I've seen people criminally charged is when there was some associated fraud, such as using a fake name, providing false information on the loan agreement, or obviously fraud related to obtaining the loan.

Depends on your employer and how they decided to handle the matter.

You might want to consider, without admitting to theft, offering to pay back any shortages as a result of your mistakes. IF your employer is made whole and suffered no loses it could save money in legal fees and a criminal... View More

If you have a conviction on your record that you're not aware of, OR that you know is false, then you need to move to get it removed. First, speak to the Clerk at the courthouse where the conviction is registered to get a copy of the conviction and then contact the associated police service... View More

Need way more information to understand your particular scenario, but when the police conduct an investigation they are not required to take statements from every witness or every person involved. They just need to reasonably believe a crime has taken place and have reasonable belief that a... View More

You need to worry only when/if you claim it as your own work; if you take credit for the work; or if you are posting the image for commercial gain. Take the photo, post it, give credit and never ask for compensation.

Police are simply doing their job and conducting an investigation. They are allowed to ask family members about your whereabouts. I think its unfortunate that decided to attend your brother's workplace, it shows either bad judgment or deliberate desire to put pressure on you by embarassing... View More

That's unfortunate. What exactly is your question? You should consider posting a question under the Employment Law section asking if that is enough cause for an employer to terminate your employment? Or, if maybe there may be grounds for a civil action against your employer?

Speaking as a defense attorney, this is frustrating for us. We leave voice messages and send emails hoping to engage with the DA to keep out client's matters moving, but sometimes they don't want to engage. Either they are too busy or avoiding us until they get a handle on the case.... View More

Read the application carefully, some ask for convictions while others ask for arrests. Convictions will certainly appear on the FBI employment background check, but only some arrests for the past 7 years will. Also, some type of tickets and citations will also appear. These... View More

You can sue for your "losses" and more if you can prove that they were negligent.

Technically yes. She stole your property - that's a crime. If she sold your property that's also a crime. You can sue your mother in small claims court or report the incident to police and have her charged.

Yes. Report the incident to the police. The police will investigate and will make the determination to file charges or not. Make the report. Even if they don't lay charges there will be a record with police that he was investigated that may be relevent some day.

Depends on the circumstances and facts surrounding the allegations. How bad was the assault? Was it on going? Were there long-lasting injuries? Were the kids present? Was a weapon used? Were alcohol or drugs a factor?

Yes. Often people that are under orders not to have contacts with a specific person are in the same courtroom. The only caveat is that you are required to be there. You can't just be there because you want to be.

Please understand that I don't know the hiring standards of the police service you would like to apply to, but generally speaking a conviction and record for disobeying court orders would likely not make you the most ideal candidate. Be prepared to provide an explanation that makes sense if... View More

Will you be needed as a witness? The evidence from Municipal By-law Officers is usually enough to secure convictions, but the circumstances may require the victims to testify and provide evidence. It would also prevent a situation were the accused blames the victim for the entire incident.

Not knowing all the details, but as long as it's his words, his evidence, it doesn't matter if he wrote it or dictated it to someone. Often police officers will take the statement, write as they are speaking with the witness and then have the witness sign the statement.