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Legal Counsel: Frequently Asked Questions About the Law

Criminal Law

For the past 9 years, Ottawa lawyer Les Vandor has been dispensing legal advice to 400,000 listeners of CBC Radio’s Ontario Today program. His monthly, hour-long segment fields calls about wills, landlord-tenant issues, liability, property, and lawsuits. Les offers anecdotes and advice in a way that explains the law in a clear, accessible, and understandable way.

Les answers the most frequently asked questions about Canadian criminal law from real people. Legal Counsel proves that ordinary people can ask ordinary questions and get simple, straightforward answers. And these same people will now be able to ask better, more informed questions if they ever do start working with a lawyer.

Legal Counsel: Frequently Asked Questions About the Law: Criminal Law answers important questions such as:

  • Q: Do I have to say anything to the police when they interview me?
  • Q: I have a criminal record but want to get rid of it. Can I?
  • Q: Why are witnesses asked to leave the trial?
  • Q: What is extradition?
  • Q: Do the police have an obligation to warn me that anything I say may be used to charge me?
  • Q: Can I sue someone damaging my name and reputation?
  • Q: If I tape someone’s phone call, can I use it in a civil lawsuit?
  • Q: Can one person argue that he or she thought the other person was of legal age when they had sex?
  • Q: What if I own a slot machine and give away free games? Is that legal?
  • Q: Can I be forced to take a lie detector test?
  • Q: What is plea bargaining?
  • Q: Can I be charged in one province and have the trial in another?
  • Q: What does it mean when a court strikes out part of the Criminal Code?
  • If I’m found to be innocent, does the Crown have to pay for my legal fees?
Legal Counsel (Book 4)
Written by Les Vandor. Published by ECW Press, 2002.
   
Catalogue No. 1-55022-553-7
Price $17.95
Format Softcover
Pages 92
Language English only
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Also in the series:
Book One: An Introduction to the Legal System, Individual Rights, and Employment Rights
Book Two: Property Rights, Family and Divorce, and Company Rights
Book Three: Retirement, Representation, and Wills


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