Common Assault Allegations

Our client's ability to come to Canada and obtain permanent resident status was put in serious jeopardy, however, when he was arrested and charged with assault.

The manager of the restaurant reported that Mr. C had made threatening remarks to fellow employees, expressing concerns about his own safety.

Our client, Mr. S, was facing several serious assault charges. The complainant, his spouse, alleged that Mr. S had assaulted her a number of times. Mr. S denied these allegations. These charges were particularly serious as they related to an intimate partner--if convicted, our client was facing likely jail time.

The goal was to get both accused acquitted of the charges of assault causing bodily harm. To do this, our lawyers aimed to establish that the accused had acted in self-defence against the actions of the complainant.

Based on the circumstances, the goal of the client was to have all of the criminal charges withdrawn. This would mean that these new charges would not appear on his criminal record.

Our goal here was to have our client released from jail pending his trial by establishing that neither of the grounds for pre-trial detention were met.

Ms. Q signed a peace bond for $1,000.00, payable only if she violated the law, possessed a weapon, was found at the grocery store the initial incident took place at, or contacted the couple involved in the fight. Her charges were dropped and she was free to put the unfortunate incident behind her.

Mr. F panicked and pulled his wife from the car before chasing down the moving vehicle, entering the car and turning off the engine.

It was alleged that Mr. C then grabbed . by the neck and shoved her outside and into the snowbank by placing her face first into the snowbank on the deck.