In a decision released on May 12, 2020, Justice D.E. Harris of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ("the Court") allowed an appeal from a sentence in R v Collingwood Prime Realty Holding Corp et al ("Collingwood Prime"). The Court held that the 45-day intermittent jail sentence and the $420,000 fine previously imposed were inappropriate given the level of moral blameworthiness and the lack of actual harm caused by Mr. El-Hinn and his company, Collingwood Prime Realty Holdings Corp. ("Collingwood Prime") (together, "the appellants").

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Originally published 26 May 2020

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