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Ontario's highest court has tossed one of two appeals requested by Ian Bush, who murdered three people in 2007 and was finally identified with he tried to murder a Second World War veteran in 2014.
Ruling opens door for parties to use more common sense in closing agreements, says lawyer
Higher percentage contingency fee on accident benefit claim was triggered by minor mediation matter
Article content Despite admitting he swallowed drugs to smuggle them back into prison, an Ontario man was acquitted of trafficking charges because he said a fearsome inmate called Big Newf made him do it. Prosecutors warn his defence now “reads like a recipe for other inmates” to avoid legal consequences for their crimes because, court heard, “jails are inherently violent places.” The unusual defence, accepted Friday by the Court of Appeal for Ontario, paints a grim picture of life behind bars and the inability of authorities to protect those who are locked inside what are supposed to...