The Ontario Court of Appeal last week (July 9, 2015) released a decision in Healthy Body Service Inc. ats 1261679 Ontario Ltd., 2015 ONCA 516, on the law involving what is often referred to as ‘knowing receipt’ or ‘dishonest receipt’. The tort of knowing receipt is of...

To some people, the concept of privatized policing is offensive as they believe that the service of “policing” should be restricted to those who can be held accountable for their actions in the public realm – whether through a federal, provincial or municipal police...

At Investigation Counsel PC, we receive inquiries about the procedure involved and the standard of proof required for a Court declare a fraudster in contempt. The issue of contempt has received judicial attention in some recent notable decisions, which has prompted...

At Investigation Counsel, in addition to assisting fraud victims in their recovery efforts and in preparing criminal complaints, we often represent those who wish to be whistleblowers for civil actions or confidential informants for criminal complaints. We have...

Our firm receives frequent requests from fraud victims for general information about the fraud recovery litigation process. One of the questions often posed is whether what occurred was legally a fraud or something that may be better characterized as negligence, a...

Part of Investigation Counsel’s fraud practice includes the drafting and preparation of a formal police complaints on behalf of its clients. A question that occurs at the initial stage of our intake process is whether the person making the complaint to the police is...