Bail hearings (s. 515)
The first appearance after arrest. We build the release plan and run the hearing, often within 24 hours.
How we defend itDETAINED OR EXPECTING AN ARREST?
The first hearing decides whether you wait at home or in custody. We prepare sureties, release plans and counsel overnight, anywhere in Ontario.
No obligation. Your information is 100% confidential.
Speak with a lawyer before your first court date.
Release plans the court can say yes to.
Bail court runs daily across Ontario. We know how each courthouse decides.
English, French, Punjabi, Spanish and more.
01 · WHY BAIL MATTERS MOST
Everything about the case gets easier from home, from instructing counsel to keeping your job and holding your family together. Detention only makes the Crown’s job easier.
Most hearings happen within a day of arrest. The plan has to exist first.
We prepare your surety for exactly what the court will ask.
Denied bail means a s. 520 review months away. Get it right the first time.
02 · BAIL SITUATIONS
The first appearance after arrest. We build the release plan and run the hearing, often within 24 hours.
How we defend itWe prepare your surety to testify: what to promise, what the court needs to hear, what it commits them to.
How we defend itDetained at first instance? A Superior Court review with new grounds and a stronger plan.
How we defend itConditions that cost you work, housing or family contact can be varied, by consent or by application.
How we defend itA breach charge threatens the release itself. We defend the breach and protect the bail.
How we defend itLong remands trigger automatic detention reviews. We use every one of them.
How we defend itNot sure which applies? That’s the first thing we sort out on the call.
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ABOUT US
We specialize in handling all types of criminal, quasi-criminal, and traffic-ticket offences, including DUI and driving offences, assault, theft, fraud, domestic and sexual assault, as well as drug offences.
We are relentless advocates who believe that every individual is entitled to a rigorous defence. We care about our clients and leverage our knowledge and experience with the aim of providing the best possible result. If you have been charged with DUI, or any other criminal offence, contact us for your 100% free, no-obligation, confidential consultation. We’ll quickly size up your case, give you a fair and frank opinion on your options, and offer easy financing to help you pay for your defence. And if we can’t help you, we’ll direct you to another law firm that can.
04 · WHY BAIL LAWYER
Speak with counsel tonight at no cost, and understand your options before you consider any plea.
We build a release plan around address, supervision and reporting, one the court can say yes to, drafted overnight.
Years of running bail hearings means we know exactly what each courthouse needs to hear.
Hundreds of five-star reviews from real clients. Your name and case details are always kept confidential.
Nights, weekends, holidays. The first call is with the lawyer, not an intake desk.
English, French, Punjabi, Spanish and Ukrainian. Your defence is explained in the language you think in.
Every one of these starts the same way — with the free call.
05 · ACT NOW
A prepared plan before the hearing is the difference between home and custody.
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06 · ASKED AT 2 A.M.
Not from us. We publish no client names, no case studies with traceable detail, and we run no ads that follow you around the internet. Court records are a separate question — and one of the first things we walk through on the call.
Usually within 24 hours of arrest. If you call before the arrest, the plan is ready before the courtroom opens.
A payment plan is quoted on the first call, before you commit to anything — and it doesn’t change mid-file.
Supervising the release and pledging an amount — money that is only at risk if conditions are breached. We prepare them for exactly what the court will ask.
No. A s. 520 review in Superior Court, with new grounds and a stronger plan, is the next move — and we start building it immediately.
No. A pending charge is not a conviction, and we work to keep it that way.
Your question isn’t here? That’s what the free call is for.
Ask it now →07 · WHERE WE APPEAR
Bail hearings run daily in courthouses across the province, from Windsor to Ottawa. Wherever yours is listed, the payment plan doesn’t change and neither does the lawyer.
THE HEARING IS ALREADY SCHEDULED
The free call tonight can be the difference between waiting at home and waiting in custody. Every hour matters before the hearing.
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