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By Dan Joffe, Lawyer, NextLaw — a speeding ticket law firm based in Toronto, representing drivers in courts across Ontario. Published 21 September 2026 · Last updated 21 September 2026. Current as of September 2026; Ontario law and court practice can change. In Mississauga, about 1 in 3 speeding charges reaching a trial date are still withdrawn on the day — a rate that held steady while the provincial average crept up. Source: NextLaw Analysis of Ontario Court of Justice, Provincial Offences Court Statistics, 2015–2019 and 2023–March 2026. https://youtu.be/uBpDlA8yFEk If you're holding a speeding ticket in Mississauga, you're probably worried about insurance. The court's own record can't tell you what your premium might do — but it can tell you how this court actually resolves a speeding charge, which shapes your options in the 15 days you have to decide what to do. And in Mississauga, close to one in three speeding charges that reach a trial date is withdrawn on that d...

By Dan Joffe, Lawyer, NextLaw — a speeding ticket law firm based in Toronto, representing drivers in courts across Ontario. Published 18 September 2026 · Last updated 18 September 2026. Current as of September 2026; Ontario law and court practice can change. In Brampton, speeding charges withdrawn on the trial date rose from about a third (35%) to more than half (54%), while the Ontario average went from 22% to 27%. Source: NextLaw Analysis of Ontario Court of Justice, Provincial Offences Court Statistics. https://youtu.be/gOAWdpfa4Y4 If you're holding a speeding ticket in Brampton, you're probably worried about insurance. The court's own record can't tell you what your premium might do — but it can tell you what happens on your trial date. And in Brampton, that day is where the no-record outcome happens. In this court, more than one in three speeding charges that reach a trial date is withdrawn on that date — and since 2023 it's been more than half. That's the ...

By Dan Joffe, Lawyer, NextLaw — a speeding ticket law firm based in Toronto, representing drivers in courts across Ontario. Published 17 September 2026 · Last updated 17 September 2026. Current as of September 2026; Ontario law and court practice can change. https://youtu.be/iw-baDADKOc If you're deciding whether to hire someone for a speeding ticket in Toronto, here's what the court's own record points to: most Toronto cases don't get decided by a trial — they get decided on the trial date. That's the day you'd be hiring someone for. You don't legally need a lawyer or a paralegal to fight a speeding ticket — you can represent yourself. But if you're handing it to someone, it helps to know what the job actually is. In Toronto, the data is clear: this court resolves on the trial date, and that's where a representative's work happens. This page covers ordinary Ontario speeding under the Highway Traffic Act (the provincial law that governs speeding,...

By Jon Cohen, Partner at NextLaw — Ontario's stunt driving defence firm Yes, you can use ChatGPT or another AI tool to research a stunt driving charge in Ontario — and that's exactly where people are getting into trouble. AI is genuinely good at explaining the law: it will tell you what section 172 of the Highway Traffic Act says and sound convincing doing it. But a stunt driving charge isn't a law-knowledge test. It's a human court process — a prosecutor, a justice of the peace, and a negotiation over the evidence — and that is the part AI has never actually seen. Used to understand your situation, AI is a fine starting point. Used to run your case, it is quietly hurting people. This article draws the line between the two. If you've just been charged with stunt driving, the instinct is understandable. You're facing a roadside licence suspension, an impounded car, and penalties that read like a criminal sentence, and a chatbot is free, instant, and confident. So...