Criminal Defense
Following the amendment of the dangerous and long-term offender provisions of Part XXIV of the Criminal Code 14 years ago – whic…Read more
British Columbia criminal lawyer Gary Botting ’s client was acquitted of charges laid in connection with a sexual attack on thre…Read more
A British Columbia teen originally charged with first-degree murder in the death of his mother — and facing life imprisonment wi…Read more
It is time for a realistic review of the court system in British Columbia, as low sheriffs’ salaries are just the “tip of the …Read more
The federal government’s plan to introduce legislation limiting how long prison inmates can remain in solitary confinement is we…Read more
Following long trial delays, a Vancouver judge has taken the unusual step of ordering a judicial stay for a man who was convicted …Read more
The B.C. Supreme Court has stayed charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault and robbery against a client of British Columbia…Read more
Extradition
B.C. criminal lawyer Gary Botting focused almost exclusively on extradition matters throughout 2021, particularly the efforts of H…Read more
“Canada’s laws on extradition are in need of reform.” That is the understatement of the year emanating from the Halifax Coll…Read more
That is the understatement of the year emanating from the Halifax Colloquium of Extradition Law Reform last month. The report, aut…Read more
CTV National News and even the New York Times got it wrong: Peter Nygard did not consent to extradition when he appeared in court …Read more
When he first arrived in Canada in 1954, Helmut Oberlander undoubtedly presented to immigration officials as a respectable young U…Read more
More than 15 million people around the world had signed a Global Times petition to free Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou by the time …Read more
The stairway to extradition in the case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has been unnecessarily long and convoluted because the fo…Read more
Canada should suspend extraditions to France under their bilateral extradition treaty in light of abuses of process and misreprese…Read more
He’s doing it again! In the Hassan Diab extradition case, as in the ongoing Meng Wanzhou proceedings, Minister of Justice David …Read more
Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou appeared in court this week to try to vary her bail conditions. In my opinion, they should be varied…Read more
In appearing to entertain a proposal for her to return to China in exchange for an admission of wrongdoing, the United States coul…Read more
A Reuters story recently reported links in Brazil between Huawei and Skycom that the news agency suggests could support the U.S. c…Read more
Much has been made of the open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from the “Notable 19” suggesting what amounts to a pris…Read more
Canada’s justice minister has overturned an extradition order against a woman accused of abducting her children after British Co…Read more
It’s always wise to fight an extradition order because you never know what legal hornet’s nest you may be flying into in a for…Read more
The attempted extradition of Chinese corporate executive Meng Wanzhou by the United States is entirely political. …Read more
By Dr. Gary Botting for AdvocateDaily.com . The SNC-Lavalin controversy arose from a simple but fundamental misunderstanding on t…Read more
VANCOUVER — The defence team for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has filed a notice of civil claim alleging "serious violations'' …Read more
By Dr. Gary Botting for AdvocateDai...…Read more
Counsel for embattled Chinese tech executive Meng Wanzhou will rely heavily on constitutional and treaty arguments in a fight agai…Read more
The U.S. Department of Justice is foolhardy to persist in asking Canada to extradite detained Chinese executive Meng Wanzhou, says…Read more
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has reaffirmed Canada's commitment to the rule of law following Donald Trump's declaratio…Read more
The case of a Canadian telemarketer jailed in California exposes the "cruel misuse of family ties" in the extradition process of h…Read more
Canada needs to revamp its attitude toward extradition following a series of recent controversies, British Columbia criminal lawye…Read more
Canada’s Extradition Act is so stacked in favour of prosecutors in the requesting country that an accused person has little hope…Read more
By Gary Botting . Federal Green Party leader Elizabeth May has hopped on board a proposal for a commission of inquiry into the ex…Read more
OTTAWA — Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould has asked for an independent review of an extradition that resulted in an Ottawa …Read more
British Columbia criminal and extradition lawyer Gary Botting applauds Ottawa's decision to review the Extradition Act and calls f…Read more
In the wake of the Hassan Diab case, there should be a moratorium on all extraditions from Canada until the Extradition Act is rev…Read more
Canada lags far behind other free and democratic countries in protecting its citizens from extradition, British Columbia criminal …Read more
British Columbia extradition lawyer Dr. Gary Botting has applied to the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) for leave to appeal the extr…Read more
British Columbia extradition lawyer Dr. Gary Botting is seeking leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) an extraditio…Read more
British Columbia extradition lawyer Dr. Gary Botting has proposed to an international think tank at the University of Oxford that …Read more
British Columbia lawyer and legal scholar Dr. Gary Botting has been invited to participate in an international forum on extraditio…Read more
Dangerous Offender Law
Alberta’s rodeo cowboys love living dangerously. Their fans turn out in droves to watch them conquer the beasts bred to buck, ga…Read more
Foreign nationals convicted of serious offences are receiving unfair treatment by the Parole Board of Canada, British Columbia cri…Read more
An Iranian immigrant denied parole may be the victim of a racist system, British Columbia criminal lawyer Gary Botting tells Advoc…Read more
Canada’s dangerous offender laws will be scrutinized in a forthcoming textbook co-authored by British Columbia criminal lawyer D…Read more
A recent Supreme Court of Canada decision will have widespread ramifications for dangerous offender cases, requiring judges to imp…Read more
British Columbia criminal lawyer Dr. Gary Botting has been approved by Nova Scotia Legal Aid to represent at the Supreme Court of …Read more
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has overturned a dangerous offender designation for the first person to receive the classific…Read more
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has granted British Columbia criminal lawyers Gary Botting and Eric Purtzki leave to appeal the …Read more
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has overturned the B.C. Supreme Court’s declaration in R. v. Boutilier that the dangerous o…Read more
British Columbia lawyer and legal scholar Dr. Gary Botting says the Crown’s application to have a man designated a dangerous off…Read more
British Columbia lawyer and legal scholar Dr. Gary Botting will appear before that province's Court of Appeal next month to affirm…Read more
Gary Himself
Nearing his 76th birthday in a profession that acknowledges the value of age and experience, British Columbia criminal lawyer Dr. …Read more
A case involving two teens who are pleading to stop their mother’s extradition to England for allegedly abducting them underscor…Read more
While an increase in funding for the justice sector in the recent British Columbia budget is good news, Vancouver criminal and app…Read more
British Columbia criminal lawyer Dr. Gary Botting tells The Lawyer’s Daily that new rules introduced in that province to counter…Read more
In the long run, education can prove to be more important than experience for lawyers, as it may make all the difference in terms …Read more
Well-known British Columbia extradition and dangerous offender lawyer Dr. Gary Botting is also gaining a reputation as a novelist.…Read more
One of Canada’s foremost authorities on extradition has been awarded the 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award by his alma mater, Tren…Read more
Uncategorized
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) recently published an alarming headline: “B.C. murder cases in jeopardy as accused k…Read more
As the extradition hearing against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou drags on, B.C. criminal lawyer Gary Botting knows all too well wh…Read more
“Wrongful convictions occur in every country in the world. Canada, despite its claim to be a just society, is no exception” - …Read more
The B.C. Court of Appeal recently overturned the dangerous offender designation of Jatin (Jay) Patel and ordered a new hearing. Th…Read more
Reports that the U.S. Justice Department has reached out to Meng Wanzhou’s lawyers about a deal to allow the Chinese telecom exe…Read more
The British Columbia Court of Appeal recently ordered a new trial for one of my appellant clients convicted of sexual assault, in …Read more
The Canadian government should revisit a 160-year-old court decision and reflect on whether it is in Canada’s interest to procee…Read more
Lawyers representing dangerous offender defendants face a difficult decision about whether to advise their clients to talk to the …Read more
The last decision to be handed down by the British Columbia Court of Appeal before it suspended operations on March 18 due to the …Read more
Fresh indictments against Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei should not be a factor in deciding if the company’s top financ…Read more
Travelling anywhere in the world has become more dangerous in recent years, as high-profile arrests in Cuba and Canada show, says …Read more
Lawyers should maintain good relations with colleagues but not at the expense of strong courtroom advocacy, says British Columbia …Read more
By Gary Botting . On a pedestal in the foyer of the Vancouver Law Courts at 800 Smithe St. , confronting the statue of blind just…Read more
By Gary Botting . Having worked as a professor of English literature and drama for 20 years before attending law school, I naivel…Read more
