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Daley, Byers is a criminal defence firm with its head office in downtown Toronto, at 121 Richmond Street West. It takes defence work only. The two founders whose names it carries, Bruce Daley and Ken Byers, were both called to the Ontario bar in 1981, and the firm has practised criminal law for decades since. Its work runs across the Criminal Code, from impaired driving, domestic assault, and drug charges to fraud, firearms, and sexual offence cases, and it also handles bail hearings and young offender matters. Beyond the Criminal Code, the firm defends extradition proceedings, prosecutions under the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Environmental Protection Act, and professional discipline complaints.
Both founders came to law from other fields. Ken Byers earned an award for physics at Trent University and finished at Osgoode Hall Law School in 1979, a background the firm says enriches the analysis of complex evidence, including scientific and technical case elements. Bruce Daley studied philosophy as a gold medalist before earning a law degree at Osgoode. The firm lists more than a dozen offices across Ontario, including one in Waterloo, and its lawyers appear in courts throughout the province. Consultations are free, and the firm says clients can reach it around the clock.
and 3 further locations listed on the firm’s own website.
The neighbourhood
Daley, Byers runs out of Toronto, and its Waterloo location is one of more than a dozen it lists across the province, so this isn't a firm that grew up in Waterloo Region. The office sits at 22 King Street South, near the southern edge of Uptown Waterloo, the central district where shops and pubs line King Street from the Kitchener border up toward Bridgeport Road. For someone facing charges here, that puts the firm on the region's main commercial spine, a short drive from the Waterloo Region courthouse on Frederick Street in Kitchener, which is the court the firm names for its local files.
Frequently asked questions
Does Daley, Byers only handle criminal cases?
Yes. The firm practises criminal defence and nothing else. That covers the range of Criminal Code charges, from impaired driving and assault to drug, fraud, firearms, and sexual offence cases, plus bail hearings and young offender matters. It also defends extradition proceedings, Occupational Health and Safety Act and Environmental Protection Act prosecutions, and professional discipline complaints.
I've been charged with impaired driving near Waterloo. Can the firm represent me?
Yes. Impaired and other driving offences are part of the firm's regular criminal work, and it keeps an office at 22 King Street South in Waterloo. Criminal matters from the area are heard at the Waterloo Region courthouse on Frederick Street in Kitchener, which the firm lists as the court it appears at for local clients.
Is the Waterloo office the firm's main office?
No. Daley, Byers is headquartered in Toronto at 121 Richmond Street West, and Waterloo is one of the offices it lists across Ontario. If you meet the firm in Waterloo, you're dealing with a Toronto-based practice that takes files region-wide.
Does the firm offer a free consultation, and can I reach it after hours?
The firm advertises free consultations for people facing criminal charges. It also says clients get direct phone and email contact and can reach the firm 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Who founded Daley, Byers?
The firm is named for its two founders, Bruce Daley and Ken Byers, who were both called to the Ontario bar in 1981. Both studied at Osgoode Hall Law School, and the firm has defended criminal cases in courts across Ontario for decades.
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