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 Jul 202322min
Self-defence and Charge Approval and the BC Government in Court with Government Lawyers
The episode begins by discussing the decision to discontinue a prosecution arising from a Nanaimo business owner who gets shot after trying to retrieve his stolen property from a homeless camp. Crow...
20 Jul 202322min
Milk Surveillance, Roundup Cancer Claim and an English Test for a Teacher
In British Columbia, it's illegal to produce milk and sell it to anyone other than the Milk Marketing Board. The Milk Marketing Board sets wholesale prices, intended to guarantee a profit for milk f...
13 Jul 202322min
Small Claims Penalties, Arbitration Clauses, and Autopsy Photos
Do you ever wonder what happens when a small claims lawsuit is baseless? Unlike in Supreme Court, judges cannot award costs to the successful party in Small Claims Court. Costs are intended to bot...
6 Jul 202323min
The History of Vagrancy Laws, Applications to Become a Judge Drop, and the Duty to Defend
For most of Canada's history, vagrancy was a criminal offence. While the wording of the vagrancy laws changed from time to time. As of 1972, there were two different forms of vagrancy. The first f...
29 Jun 202322min
Residential Tenancy Award Unreasonable and Consequences for Not Completing a Real Estate Deal
Do you know the ins and outs of the Residential Tenancy Act? Join us for an enlightening conversation with Barrister and Solicitor Michael Mulligan as we uncover a recent court decision involving chan...
22 Jun 202322min
'Free Man on the Land' jailed for a year for contempt and a tainted identification acquittal
A man who denied being a human being or being subject to laws turned a wrestling match with RCMP officers into a year in jail for contempt of court following days of nonsense arguments, interruptions,...
15 Jun 202323min
Suing a Judge changing a charge and being "functus officio"
Can you really sue a judge if you're wrongfully convicted? This episode unpacks the intriguing case of a man who attempted to do just that after his conviction was overturned. We dive into the legal c...
8 Jun 202323min
