Midway through trial, Michael Bates succeeds in having all charges against his client stayed by the trial judge due to various Charter breaches. Bates later wins a rare application for costs against the Crown, recovering $8,409.83 for his client.
Prior to even entering a plea, our Charter application succeeds in convincing a judge to stay proceedings against our client due to the Crown's failure to meet its disclosure obligations.
Prior to even entering a plea, Crown counsel is compelled to withdraw all charges against our client as a result of our pressure on the Director of Fair Trading to justify the prosecution.
In a high-profile, high-stakes dispute pitting Chief Jack Beaton against whistleblower Constable Taufiq Shah, Michael Bates, joined by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the Calgary Herald, succeeds in keeping police disciplinary proceedings open to public scrutiny.
In subsequent proceedings, Bates has all Police Act charges against his client dismissed, protecting Cst. Shah from the possibility of losing his career as a police officer.
