Civil Suit Filed in Darren Mork False Arrest Case

Millars Law is actively pursuing a civil suit on behalf of Darren Mork against Hamilton police officer, Robert Hansen, for what was deemed by an Ontario judge as a form of “vigilante justice.” Four years ago, Hansen set about framing Darren Mork by planting a gun in his home after making a false statement claiming […]

The Challenges with Impaired by Drug Prosecutions

By Nick Cake, Associate Lawyer at Millars Law As the laws surrounding the use of marijuana evolve so has law enforcements response to drug impaired driving.  I have seen an increase lately in the number of impaired by drug investigations.  Just like alcohol impaired investigations, an officer investigating a drug impaired driving matter has the […]

Millars Law Fights Discrimination Against Medical Marijuana Users

  In light of recent cases of discrimination against Medical Marijuana patients, Millars Law offers representation to all Ontario Medical Marijuana patients who risk the loss or suspension of their Driver’s License and/or work related discrimination. Last week, Millars Law took on the case of Sam Slaughter, a young taxi driver licensed to use Medical […]

Insights Into High Profile Media Cases

By Phillip Millar Recently, I worked on a case involving two individuals featured on popular reality shows, Grandbenders and The Bachelorette respectively. Unsurprisingly, the media actively cared about these reality television stars and once again I got an insider’s look at how the “celebrification” of a case can have a serious impact on its outcome. […]

The Night a Lawyer Was Illegally Arrested

Can you imagine being arrested for no reason and placed in handcuffs? “Impossible,” you might say, or “Unlikely at best.”  I, as a former Assistant Crown Attorney and defence lawyer thought it would never happen to me. It turns out I was sadly mistaken. If it could happen to me, imagine what could happen to […]

What to Do at a Ride Program

By Phillip Millar Disclaimer: Drinking and Driving is a scourge on our society.  People who put themselves behind the wheel when they are drunk pose a tremendous danger to other citizens and need to be punished. What to Do at a RIDE Program You worked late on a new project or on the late shift, you had […]

On the Fence of Justice

By Phillip Millar It may be called the Justice System, but often the result is not justice, the result is a verdict. But before one ever gets to a verdict the ‘Justice’ System often sees a man convicted before he gets a day in trial. Although our society embraces the concept of Innocence Until Proven […]