Submissions to the Minister of Justice

Greg DelBigio frequently defends clients facing extradition proceedings including representing clients in relation to:

Provisional arrest warrants
Arrest or summons issued in connection with court orders of committal.
Detainment after provisional arrest
Judicial interim release (bail)
Extradition hearings
Appeals against orders of committal
Judicial review of Ministerial decisions under Section 40 of the Extradition Act (including extradition orders)
Stays of proceedings pending appeals

Recent News

19 Nov 2012

In July 2012, Mr. DelBigio joined leading tax firm Thorsteinssons LLP as Counsel in that firm’s tax litigation group. Mr. DelBigio will be offering clients his significant expertise in cases involving tax evasion, search and seizure and constitutional defences. Mr. DelBigio will continue to service ongoing clients and offer criminal defence services for other criminal.

17 Jun 2010

As recently reported by the Canadian Bar Association, the Air India Inquiry final report, released on June 17, made a number of recommendations that were consistent with proposals made by the CBA in its intervention at the Inquiry. The report singled out the CBA’s submissions on the relationship between intelligence and evidence and the challenges.

2 May 2010

“Court can order lawyers to work for free,”* April 9, 2010, Lawyers Weekly. View the article. In this case a criminal defence lawyer (Cunningham) was employed by Yukon Legal Aid to represent an accused charged with sexual offences against a young child. The accused failed to update his financial information as required by Legal Aid.