Alleged Real Estate Fraudster With “Charges Old Enough to Drive” Still Has Not Stood Trial and Continues to Do Business

In 2002, the Vancouver police, with the help of the RCMP, “mounted what was described as the largest commercial crime investigation in the department’s history,” writes Dan Fumano for the Vancouver Sun. In 2008, criminal charges were laid against alleged real estate fraudster Tarsem Gill and Martin Wirick, Gill’s lawyer. Wirick cooperated with the investigation. He pleaded guilty in 2009 and he was disbarred and …

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Exceptional vs. Commonplace Delay

When is a case of delay simply an exception and when does it suggest something systemic and more troubling? In the history of debates over delay, extreme cases have often met with the observation they are rare. After all, most of us engaged daily in the system believe that our justice system strives towards timely justice. One can easily find examples of extreme cases in …

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