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Dino Bottos Featured in Canadian Lawyer

Dino Bottos, an Edmonton-based criminal defence lawyer, says that a lack of appreciation of the Charter may be in part because it has been in place for less than four decades.
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Police Officer’s Comments Undermine Trust

Police must remain objective and impartial. They must be open to innocent explanations in regards to a particular suspect. An officer who begins from the presumption that a criminal suspect is a “maggot” may have lost objectivity.
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“Barton is Profoundly Bad Law, Supreme Court Tested”

Writing in the Law Times on the recent Supreme Court of Canada hearing for R v Barton, Matthew Gourlay of Henein Hutchison LLP says the following: "Overturning the Court of Appeal and reinstating Barton’s acquittal would be politically unpopular. This will be a crucial test of the Supreme Court’s institutional integrity — one that we should all hope it does not fail to meet."
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Austin Corbett Discusses Youth Sentencing on CBC Radio

On July 18, Austin Corbett appeared on CBC Radio's Edmonton AM.  He discussed the recent case of youth vandalism in the west end.
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First-Degree Murder Charges Stayed

Bottos Law Group is pleased to report that the first-degree murder charges against Mr. Philip Vanderwell were stayed by the Crown Prosecutors office, as there was "no reasonable likelihood of conviction" as reported in the Edmonton Journal on July 30, 2018.  Mr. Vanderwell was represented by  Dino Bottos.

Supreme Court of Canada Releases Decision in R v Suter

The Supreme Court of Canada today released their decision in R v Suter.
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Bottos Law Group Files Supreme Court of Canada Factum in R v Barton

Bottos Law Group today filed the Defence/Appellant Factum in the Supreme Court of Canada Appeal of R v Barton.

Dino Bottos & Peter Sankoff Nominated for Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers Award

Bottos Law Group is proud to announce that Dino Bottos and associate counsel Peter Sankoff have been nominated for the Canadian Lawyer Magazine's Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers.

Marie Henein: Reflections on Justice and Leadership

Bottos Law Group was proud to play an integral role by sponsoring Marie Henein's speech for the Edmonton Public Library Forward Thinking Speakers Series.
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Bottos Law Group Congratulates Gale Cup Winners

Bottos Law Group wishes to extend its congratulations to the University of Alberta, Faculty of Law's Gale Cup moot team, which recently won the 2018 Gale Cup mooting competition in Toronto.

Christina Longridge Found Not-Criminally-Responsible

Supreme Court of Canada

R v Suter – Bottos Law Group at the Supreme Court of Canada

On Oct. 11, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada heard the appeal of R v Suter.  Present were several members of the firm.