A Review of Brydges Duty Counsel Services in Canada

TABLE 7 - IMPACT OF GAPS/ DISADVANTAGES OF BRYDGES SERVICES

Table 7 is a flow chart illustrating the impact of gaps/disadvantages of Brydges services. From the title box flows three boxes and flowing from are subsidiary boxes. The first box is impact of time delays, the subsidiaries are, benefit the accused and hinder police investigation. The second box, impact during bail hearings when accused persons receive no Brydges services and the subsidiary box, possible adjournment of bail hearing. The final box, impact during court proceedings when accused persons received no Brydges services has a subsidiary box, may lead to the exclusion of evidence.