Loss of Support from a Child, Mineral Exploration vs DRIPA and the BC Legislature vs a Union
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: Before the introduction of mandatory no-fault ICBC insurance in May of 2021, if someone was killed in a motor vehicle accident, the deceased's fam...
29 Syys 202323min
When Guinea Fowl aren't Fowl and Negligence vs Eviction for Marijuana Sales on Reserve
Buckle up for a wild ride as we navigate the intricacies of some fascinating legal cases on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan. He's a barrister and solicitor at Mulligan Defence Lawyers. First u...
21 Syys 202323min
United for a Safer BC Policy Proposals
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: An analysis of various policy proposals the BC United Party issued concerning the criminal justice system. The proposals include hiring addition...
15 Syys 202323min
A Noisy Union, Court Costs Award Against a Strata, and the Mental Health Act
An application to find a union in civil contempt for breaching an injunction against making noise while picketing at three Vancouver Airport Hotels failed because of the wording of the injunction, whi...
7 Syys 202323min
Failing to Provide Necessities, Service of an Injunction and War Crimes Prosecutions
Most criminal offences in Canada involve prohibitions on doing things that would harm others. It is rare that the criminal law will require someone to do something. An exception to this is the offe...
25 Elo 202322min
MVA Death Sentence, ICBC Data Breach Class Action and Appeal Bail
What if you found yourself at the receiving end of a judicial system, prosecuted for a fatal accident with no evidence of intoxication, excessive speeding, or aggressive driving? This is the tragic re...
17 Elo 202322min
Amicus, a sunken sailboat, and an administrator tries to buy a home
The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the double murder conviction for a man who insisted on representing himself at trial. He was so disruptive that the trial judge removed him from the courtroom m...
3 Elo 202322min
An Order to Remove a Seawall and a Refugee Charged $1.32 Million Property Speculation Tax
Starting in 2012, the Gabriola Island Local Trust started a legal effort to have an elderly couple remove a seawall that protects their waterfront property because it was less than 30 meters from the ...
28 Heinä 202322min
