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Representation - Choice of Counsel

. R. v. J.W.

In R. v. J.W. (Ont CA, 2026) the Ontario Court of Appeal considers an issue of 'choice of counsel', here as it bears on a discretionary decision to adjourn a hearing:
[4] We start by noting that an accused has no absolute right to a trial adjournment to retain new counsel because the right to counsel of choice is not absolute: R. v. McCallen (1999), 1999 CanLII 3685 (ON CA), 43 O.R. (3d) 56 (C.A.), at p. 68; R. v. Beals (E.W.), 1993 CanLII 5636 (NS CA), 1993 NSCA 215, 126 N.S.R. (2d) 130, at para. 29. ....

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