Bruce Daley
Automatically compiled listing. Details may contain errors.Partner at Daley, Byers
- Called to the bar
- 1981
Criminal DefenceCriminal DefenceAbout Bruce Daley
Bruce Daley defends people facing criminal charges in Ontario and has been practising criminal law for more than 45 years. Daley is a partner at Daley, Byers, the defence firm that carries Daley's name.
Daley is one of the firm's two founding partners, was called to the bar in April 1981 and has appeared in almost every Ontario Court of Justice in the province.
Philosophy came first for Daley, who was a gold medalist student in the subject. Law school at Osgoode Hall followed, and Daley finished there with top honours.
In February 2019, sexual assault and drug administration charges against a former London hospital technician were withdrawn in a London courtroom, with Daley acting as the technician's lawyer. Daley's view, given after the withdrawal, was that the prosecution never had a reasonable prospect of conviction.
Practice areas
Impaired driving and over 80
Impaired driving charges are part of the work Bruce Daley defends, and an over 80 case took Daley to the Supreme Court of Canada in the 1990s.
Drug, domestic and fraud charges
Beyond driving cases, Daley takes on drug offences, domestic charges and fraud, along with other serious allegations.
Education & credentials
- Law degree, graduated with top honours, Osgoode Hall Law School
- Called to the bar (April 1981) (1981)
Notable cases
- Stephan Mills v. Her Majesty the Queen, SCC file 23728
Bruce J. Daley of Daley, Byers was counsel for Stephan Mills, whose appeal reached the Supreme Court of Canada after leave was granted. On April 12, 1995, the Court reversed the Court of Appeal for Ontario's May 1993 judgment and entered an acquittal on the over 80 charge.
Decisions where Bruce Daley appeared as counsel, from public court records. Past cases don't predict future results.
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