Canadian Crypto King Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Violations
- November 30, 2023
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
The founder of crypto giant Binance has pleaded guilty to money laundering violations following an investigation spearheaded by the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Changpeng Zhao, a Canadian national,…
Canadian Judge Violated Fair Trial Rights
- November 15, 2023
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
A fair trial is not a judicial inquest. In the Canadian adversarial system trial judges do not conduct inquiries on behalf of society at large. Although trial judges may assert trial management authority they must not descend into the arena…