criminal defence lawyer @danielbrownlaw | he/him | 🏳️‍🌈

Toronto, Ontario
Joined December 2011
Come work with us!! We’re looking to hire an associate who is a 0-7 year call. We do amazing work, have incredible people, and ⁦@DanielBrownLaw⁩ makes a mean cappuccino. Feel free to DM me directly with any questions about the position. danielbrownlaw.ca/legal-comm…
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Register today for the CLA Recent Call Conference! You'll get CPD hours, a post-event social, and insights into important & practical topics in criminal law, like the lifecycle of an appeal (moderated by yours truly + co-organized by @bashchung) Agenda: shorturl.at/0No2t
.@claontario, the 10th Annual Recent Call Conference, Oct 19. Less than 4 weeks away Have you registered? Go to: tinyurl.com/ycy9pfms See you soon!
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R. v. A.B. - released today. This case was @robertnanni first appeal at the ONCA and the Court allowed the appeal after a long reserve! Good review of recklessness, wilful blindness, and appropriate jury instructions for mens rea for a sexual assault trial coadecisions.ontariocourts.c…
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GIVEAWAY 🗣️ Our third edition of Prosecuting and Defending Sexual Offence Cases from @EmondPublishing is now out! Want to win a FREE copy? Just RT this tweet. A winner will be picked on May 27, 2024. Good luck! To learn more about the text, visit u.emond.ca/soc3
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Here’s my take on the Zameer case. Despite reaching the correct result, this case is a black eye for the criminal justice system.
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Congratulations to @Nader_Hasan_law and @alexheine93 for successfully defending the presumption of innocence in the Zameer case. This case was a tragedy, but anyone with knowledge of the evidence knows this wasn’t a murder.
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I’ve been subscribed to the Hearsay newsletter by @DylanJGibbs for a few weeks now, and I’ve been loving it! High quality, easy to digest legal news, delivered straight to your inbox. I highly recommend checking it out and subscribing here: hearsaydaily.ca/subscribe?re…
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I'm seeing a lot of this going around. It's important to be accurate. The Supreme Court said that a judge's reference to "a woman" was unfortunate because the judge wasn't referring to a point about women generally, but rather to the specific woman who testified. That's it.
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that it is "problematic" to refer to a female victim of sexual assault as a "woman," saying that people should say "person with a vagina" instead.
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Robert Nanni retweeted
Very proud to argue a monster appeal with this group of killers. @kearalundrigan @Halfyard_Law @robertnanni @jessicazita
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A fantastic way to start of the week! We're honoured to be recognized alongside so many fantastic criminal defence firms across Canada. canadianlawyermag.com/rankin…
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Do you or someone you know in law school want the opportunity to clerk at the Court of Appeal for Ontario? Applications for the 2025-26 year are open now & will be accepted until January 22, 2024 at 5 p.m. Details here: bit.ly/3thVbKh
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“You’re a lawyer right? So hypothetically….”
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I’ve been subscribed to the Hearsay newsletter by @DylanJGibbs for a few weeks now, and I’ve been loving it! High quality, easy to digest legal news, delivered straight to your inbox. I highly recommend checking it out and subscribing here: hearsaydaily.ca/subscribe?re…
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Myself and our newest associate @robertnanni argued an appeal at the Court of Appeal for Ontario today. Robert's first! Privileged to work with a number of former ONCA clerks at Daniel Brown Law LLP!
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Robert Nanni retweeted
the worst part of my day is the part directly following me finishing all of my little New York Times games on my phone
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📢Calling all law students and graduates! Are you ready to work with some of Canada’s top legal minds? Apply now to join the Supreme Court of Canada 2025-2026 Law Clerk Program: scc-csc.ca/empl/lc-aj-eng.as…
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In my latest op-ed, I explain how the chronic underfunding of Ontario’s legal aid plan (@LegalAidOntario), aging court infrastructure, and staffing shortages are just some of the many reasons why our justice system is in crisis. thestar.com/opinion/contribu…
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