SCC on breaches of bail and social host liability for parents hosting a teenage house party with alcohol

This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: In a recent decision the Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed that when someone is arrested and charged with an offence, the presumption is that they should be released without the imposition of any conditions. Any conditions of release that are imposed must be clearly articulated, minimal in number, necessary, reasonable, the least onerous in the circumstances, and sufficiently linked to the accused’s risks regarding the statutory grounds ...