Mr. Adler was interviewed live during a televised broadcast for his expert opinion on the legal court case of Canadian Vice-Admiral Mark Norman. Mr. Adler's interview begins at 8:43 in the video recording.
Leo Adler interviewed by CNBC as legal expert in Huawai CFO Meng Wangzhou affair
Mr. Adler was asked by CNBC in the United States for his expert opinion concerning the legal extradition proceedings of Huawai CFO Meng Wangzhou.
A history of false criminal confessions
Accusations of police pressure and “coercive” means of getting a confession from a suspect is something you typically see on television shows. However, as life inspires art, there are very real cases of this type of behaviour in the Canadian criminal justice system.
According to an article posted earlier this year by the CBC, there have been numerous cases throughout Canadian history where a suspect has made an involuntary confession to a crime due to pressure from police.
What You Need To Know About Professional Misconduct
If you are facing a misconduct allegation as a teacher, your reputation, future employability and livelihood may be on the line. Cases of misconduct aren’t handled exactly like regular civil cases. One of the main differences is that the cases are usually heard in front of the accountable governing body. For teachers in Ontario, that body is known as the Ontario College of Teachers.
If an allegation contains a criminal element, like fraud or assault, then the accused may also face criminal charges outside of the college of teachers. But the general procedure to handle matters internally – meaning outside of the courts – is through a disciplinary hearing by the college of teachers.
The National for December 11, 2018
Leo Adler on the news covering the Huawei extradition:https://www.cbc.ca/news/the-national-for-december-11-2018-1.4942282
Huawei extradition: Legal Realities v Political Niceties
The recent detention of Meng Wanzhou - CFO of China's Huawei Technologies - has unleashed a political storm centred around the issue of extradition.
Superficially, the arrest was mundane and ordinary.
Understandably, due to the proximity of Canada and the US, and the strong intertwining and easy access of its citizens, these two nations also have a very active extradition relationship. Thus, when requests for extradition are made, they are usually agreed-to without much questioning. Therefore, on the surface, despite the notoriety and stature of Ms. Meng, the request was one that Canada was almost certain to accede to.
Professional Misconduct For Nurses: What You Need To Know
Nursing, as is the case with several other professions, is self-regulated. In other words, nurses have the authority to govern themselves and to regulate their practice to protect the public interest. So, what happens if you’re a nurse facing allegations of professional misconduct?
Leo Adler speaking at the IBA Conference in Rome
TED ANDREWS AND I
In 1970 I came to Toronto from Montreal to attend Osgoode Hall Law School. The exigencies of moving here and paying for the courses required that I work.
One of the first jobs that I acquired that Fall was with the firm of Jackson Smith & Associates, originally known as David Jackson & Associates ("Jackson").
I had initially applied for work as a door-to-door canvasser (who would you vote for, etc.) but when my employer found out that I had some public relations experience, I was retained to do a report for the (then) Minister of the Solicitor General of Canada and the Foundation for Human Development, entitled "The Police Function in our Changing Society".
Eventually that led to several other assignments.
Acquittals in deaths of Indigenous victims
Nobody deserves to die - even when they are committing a crime.
Normally those who do the killing are subjected to prosecution and if convicted, held to account.
Nevertheless, since Biblical times, it has been recognized that there are exceptions and justifications for certain killings.
Canada's Criminal Code reflects such defences - and it is up to a jury to decide whether or not the accused has successfully invoked any of them.
What seems to be overwhelmingly misunderstood is the role that a jury plays in a homicide trial. Canadians seem to believe that what they see on American television shows is reflective of the Canadian justice system.
It is not.
