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CRIMINAL DEFENCE IN OSHAWA

Criminal Lawyer Oshawa

Beyond Doubt Law is based in Oshawa, minutes from the courthouse on Bond Street. If you have been charged by Durham Regional Police, this is the office closest to your case, and criminal defence is the only work done here.

THE COURT

Criminal defence at the Durham Region Courthouse

Criminal matters for all of Durham Region are heard at the Durham Region Courthouse at 150 Bond Street East in Oshawa. Both the Ontario Court of Justice and the Superior Court of Justice sit there.

The courthouse serves Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Clarington, Scugog, Brock and Uxbridge, which makes it one of the busier criminal courts east of Toronto. Charges laid anywhere in the region by Durham Regional Police are prosecuted there, and the local Crown office runs its own domestic violence, drug and guns and gangs streams.

Highway 401 runs the length of the region and is a heavy enforcement corridor for both Durham Regional Police and the Ontario Provincial Police. That produces a steady volume of impaired driving charges and, increasingly, drug and firearms charges arising out of highway stops. Those files are search and seizure cases before they are anything else.

The office

The firm is located at 111 Simcoe Street North, Suite 206, in downtown Oshawa, roughly two minutes from the courthouse. Appointments are available in the evenings and on weekends, and consultations also run by phone and video for clients elsewhere in the province.

Local practice matters here

Knowing how a particular Crown office approaches resolution, which streams a matter can be moved into, and how the local court manages its lists is worth real money to a client. It is the difference between a matter resolving at the second appearance and a matter drifting for a year.

THE PROCESS

What happens after you are charged

The sequence is broadly the same wherever you were charged. Knowing it in advance takes a great deal of the fear out of it.

Release or a bail hearing. You are either released by police with conditions, or held for a hearing. On serious allegations, and on most domestic matters, expect a hearing.
First appearance. The date is on your release paperwork. Nothing is decided that day. Counsel can ordinarily attend in your place, and disclosure is requested.
Disclosure review. The Crown provides its evidence. This is where the case is genuinely assessed, and where the arguable issues are found.
Crown resolution discussions. A large proportion of matters end here, through withdrawal, diversion, a peace bond or a negotiated position.
Trial, if it is required. Judge alone in the Ontario Court of Justice, or judge alone or judge and jury in the Superior Court on an election.
You do not need to live here

Your matter is heard where the charge was laid, not where you live. Clients across Ontario are represented at the Durham Region Courthouse, with consultations by phone or video and attendance in person on the days it matters.

One lawyer on the file

Kashif Alam appears on your matter personally. Your file is not passed to a junior or covered by an agent who has not read it.

Fees and Legal Aid

Flat fees quoted before the work begins, payment plans available, and Legal Aid Ontario certificates accepted.

QUESTIONS WE ARE ASKED

Frequently asked questions

Where is the criminal courthouse in Oshawa?
The Durham Region Courthouse is at 150 Bond Street East in Oshawa. It hears both Ontario Court of Justice and Superior Court of Justice criminal matters for the whole of Durham Region.
Is your office near the courthouse?
Yes. The office is at 111 Simcoe Street North, Suite 206, roughly two minutes from the courthouse.
I was charged by Durham Regional Police. Where will my case be heard?
At the Durham Region Courthouse in Oshawa, regardless of which municipality within the region the charge arose in.
What are the most common charges in Durham Region?
Impaired driving, domestic assault, assault, drug offences and property offences, with a notable volume of driving and drug charges arising from Highway 401 enforcement.
Can I meet you outside business hours?
Yes. Evening and weekend appointments are available, and the phone is answered at any hour for an arrest in progress.
SPEAK WITH COUNSEL

Charged in Oshawa? Let us talk about it.

The first consultation is free and confidential. You will get a direct assessment of the charge, the process ahead, and what it will cost. Flat fees, payment plans and Legal Aid certificates are all accepted.

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Available evenings and weekends. Reachable at any hour for an arrest in progress.

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