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Practical Considerations for Defending Impaired Driving Charges

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Substantive: 1.5
100 minutes
Published
2026
Presenter(s)
Ed Ducharme
Source
Toronto Lawyers Association (TLA)
Provider
CPDOnline.ca
Language
English
Length
100 minutes
Price
$419.00 plus tax
Includes Handouts

An overview of impaired driving law, with an emphasis on the issues that most often arise in investigation, prosecution, defence, and sentencing.

Criminal lawyer Ed Ducharme discusses the following topics:

  • The elements of the main impaired driving offences, including impaired operation, over 80, and refusal.
  • Ontario HTA considerations and roadside administrative consequences.
  • Police procedures from the initial stop through testing and investigation.
  • Charter issues that commonly arise, including how they may be defended.
  • Considerations for going to trial or entering a plea.

Sentencing principles and outcomes in impaired driving cases.

Presenters

Ed Ducharme