Criminal Negligence Lawyers

If you’re being charged with criminal negligence, don’t make the mistake of navigating the criminal justice system alone.

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Criminal negligence accusations can lead to significant jail time, fines, restitution, probation, reputational damage and a criminal record, impeding your ability to travel and secure gainful employment. But criminal negligence cases can be won. Pender Litigation is specially equipped to examine the circumstances of your case and launch a tactical defence.

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When we meet, we’ll discuss your case and any related documents you can provide; answer your questions; and provide you with the estimated cost of retaining our services.

Criminal negligence cases can be won.

When you retain Pender Litigation, you’ll move forward with an experienced criminal negligence lawyer by your side and our entire team of criminal defence lawyers ready to assist the lawyer handling your case. Our team-based approach means your defence is strengthened by the skill and insight of multiple lawyers whose backgrounds include both defending and prosecuting criminal negligence cases.

 

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What is Criminal Negligence?

Criminal negligence describes an act — or a failure to act in accordance with one’s lawful duty — that demonstrates deliberate or reckless disregard for the life or welfare of one or more persons.

Criminal negligence charges often stem from driving offences, like impaired driving, excessive speeding or street racing, for which there are similar offences created by the Motor Vehicle Act. Depending on the facts of your case, these equivalent offences may be used to negotiate reduced charges.

Criminal Negligence in the Criminal Code of Canada

Regarding criminal negligence, sections 219 to 221 of the Criminal Code state

Criminal negligence

219(1) Every one is criminally negligent who

  1. in doing anything, or
  2. in omitting to do anything that it is his duty to do,

shows wanton or reckless disregard for the lives or safety of other persons.

Definition of duty

(2) For the purposes of this section, duty means a duty imposed by law.

Causing death by criminal negligence

220 Every person who by criminal negligence causes death to another person is guilty of an indictable offence and liable

  1. where a firearm is used in the commission of the offence, to imprisonment for life and to a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of four years; and
  2. in any other case, to imprisonment for life.

Causing bodily harm by criminal negligence

221 Every person who by criminal negligence causes bodily harm to another person is guilty of

  1. an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than 10 years; or
  2. an offence punishable on summary conviction.