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2017 ONCJ 433 Court of Justice, West J. June 16, 2017 Securities regulation Offences Accused charged with trading in securities without registration, issuing securities without filing prospectus and representing that securities would be listed on exchange with intention of effecting trade Accused developing website for new company which stated that company would be listed on exchange in future Website making it clear that company was not currently listed and that ther...e were no shares available for purchase Unregistered sales representatives defrauding private investors by selling them nonexistent shares in company Evidence not establishing any connection between accused and sales representatives or investors or that website was created for purpose of exciting reader to purchase shares Creation of website not constituting act in furtherance of trade Accused not trading in or issuing security and not making representation with intention of effecting trade Charges dismissed. See more

Court of Appeal for Ontario, Pardu, Huscroft and Fairburn JJ.A. December 4, 2017 Criminal law Evidence Hearsay Accused convicted of possession of prescription drugs for purpose of trafficking Search warrant of accuseds phone resulting in finding incoming and outgoing texts Outgoing texts admissible under party admission exception to hearsay rule Probative value of outgoing texts very low without context of incoming texts Trial judge not erring in admitting mult...iple incoming text messages to accuseds cellphone requesting drugs under principled exception to hearsay rule Trial judge erring in admitting all incoming text messages under documents in possession rule Accused adopting only one series of text messages by responding to request for drugs Mere arrival of text messages on accuseds phone not constituting adoption Trial judge properly instructing jury on use to be made of text messages. See more