Legal Aid Ontario
Legal Aid Ontario Criminal Law Information Services
- Description
The Criminal Law Advice Duty Counsel is a service run out of the John Sopinka Courthouse. The counsel can provide limited general advice and assistance on criminal law matters to everyone, and if the person meets the financial guidelines set by Legal Aid Ontario, duty counsel can:
- advise on rights and the court process
- ask to delay the court date
- bail hearing representation
- help with a guilty plea
- make a submission at a sentencing hearing
- have a resolution meeting with the Crown
- referral to other legal aid services
- Eligibility
- Open to all ages 18 and older who need legal information on criminal law matters.
- Application Process
- Contact for information.
- Documents Required
- Outlined in application
- Office
- 905-528-0387
- Web Site
- https://www.legalaid.on.ca/services/criminal-legal-issues/
- Languages
- English
- Fees
- None
- Topic(s)
- Social Media
- Agency Information
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- Copyright
- Hamilton Public Library
- Last Updated On
- October 24, 2025
- Last Verified On
- October 24, 2025
- Address
- 45 Main St E, Room 100
Hamilton, ON, L8N 2B7Hamilton centre for judicial services including
- probate estates
- Civil Case matters (Claims exceeding $25,000)
- Criminal Matters (Criminal Matters transferred from the Ontario Court of Justice)
Civil Matters up to $25,000 are filed with the Small Claims Court at this location.
Contact to request records for cases that were started in court offices at this courthouse.
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- Fully Accessible
- Hours of Operation
- Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pmMon8:30 am to 4:30 pmTue8:30 am to 4:30 pmWed8:30 am to 4:30 pmThu8:30 am to 4:30 pmFri8:30 am to 4:30 pm
- Service Area(s)
- Hamilton
