Murder during unlawful confinement, detention and right to a lawyer
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: In Canada, murder can be either first or second degree. A conviction for either kind of murder results in a mandatory life sentence. With first-de...
28 Jul 202223min
Medicare Protection Act constitutional, sentencing for contempt and drugs on appeal
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: The British Columbia Medicare Protection Act purports attempts to protect Medicare by prohibiting any doctor from charging any more than what Medi...
21 Jul 202222min
A car dealership liable for an accident, ICBC unfairness, and a builder's lien
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: In August of 2018, two sisters were walking their dogs on Central Saanich Road in Saanich BC when a vehicle struck them. One of the women, and her...
14 Jul 202222min
Deck litigation, an estate without a will, and criminal jury trials almost back to normal
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: Twenty-five years ago, a man and his family moved into a home they had built in the Highlands with only a temporary occupancy permit. A final occu...
30 Jun 202222min
A murder conviction appeal, a ban on publication of disclosure material and a drug conviction appeal
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: An appeal in a criminal case does not involve asking the judges hearing the appeal to retry the case. It’s a review of what took place at the orig...
24 Jun 202222min
Bill C-21 unintended consequences, no fault and a highway blockade injury and a search warrant quashed
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: Bill C-21 proposes various amendments to the Criminal Code and Firearms Act to restrict gun ownership. One part of the legislation is a proposal...
16 Jun 202221min
An ex-wife attempt to get control over a trust and a financial advisor claims a marriage-like relationship with a client
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: When the divorced father of an adult child with learning disabilities was diagnosed with terminal cancer, he established a trust with $750,000 to ...
9 Jun 202223min
150 years or parole ineligibility cruel and unusual and a credit card class action settlement
The week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: The Supreme Court of Canada has found that making people ineligible to even apply for parole for 150 years is cruel and unusual punishment. In 19...
2 Jun 202222min
