On October 17, 2018, Paul Bernardo, a dangerous offender serving a life sentence, was denied parole. Listen to Simon Borys give an interview commenting on Paul Bernardo's parole hearing: (starting at the 50 minute mark). Past performance is not indicative of future results, and outcomes will vary according to the facts of individual cases. This site is intended for information purposes only. None of the information on this site should be...
On November 14, 2018, Simon Borys intervened, on behalf of the Canadian Prison Law Association, in the case of Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, et al v Tusif Ur Rehman Chhina. Mr. Chhina was in immigration detention pending deportation for 10 months. He sought a writ of habeas corpus on the basis of his lengthy and indeterminate detention. The Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta declined to exercise its jurisdiction to hear...
After a bail hearing spanning three days, Justice of the Peace Kreling of the Ontario Court of Justice decided to release a youth charged with terrorism offences. The youth, represented by Borys Law and Sean Ellacott, was released to the care of two responsible persons. Simon Borys, who has been leading the defence, commented to CBC: "I understand the concern that people may have given the nature of the allegations — all I can say is that we...
This week Borys Law received an Order signed by Her Excellency, the Governor General of Canada, granting the Royal Prerogative of Mercy, pardoning a client for 33 offences. This relates to a case Simon Borys argued before the Parole Board of Canada back in 2016. After the hearing, the Parole Board made its recommendation to the Minister of Public Safety, who then made the request to the Governor General to issue the Order. Statistics...
