A trust saves half a house, contempt stay application not screened out, and a warrantless whisky seizure
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: Equity is a body of law that was originally developed in the English Court of Chancery. It was distinct from the common law, prior to English refo...
17 Mar 202221min
Criminal contempt sentencing, travel insurance and bad faith and the Crime Victim Assistance Act
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: Two men charged with criminal contempt for breaching an injunction prohibiting interference with the construction of the Trans Mountain Pipeline p...
12 Mar 202221min
Murder and a will, fraud by a translator, and a successful family law prototype in Victoria
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: As a matter of public policy, courts will not recognize a benefit accruing to a criminal for his crime. As a result, a murderer cannot collect lif...
24 Feb 202223min
Issues in the criminal contempt prosecutions from Fairy Creek and a default judgment for defamation
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: More than 400 people are being prosecuted for criminal contempt arising from alleged breaches of an order from the BC Supreme Court that prohibits...
17 Feb 202222min
UN Rights of Indigenous People and child protection legislation and the Crown Counsel Association contract
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: The first case discussed on the show involved three First Nations Children who were brought to BC from Saskatchewan to live with their grandmother...
11 Feb 202222min
Provincial Court report, SCC and a strip search, and a 6 year fentanyl sentence
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: The Provincial Court in British Columbia handles 95% of criminal cases, as well as many family law cases, youth, small claims, and ticket disputes...
9 Feb 202222min
Teal Cedar Products Ltd. vs the Rainforest Flying Squad in the BCCA and a strata dispute over a shared BMW
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: The BC Court of Appeal allowed an appeal by Teal Cedar extending an injection against people attempting to physically prevent the company from lo...
27 Jan 202221min
Mental health and the criminal law, a PLTC judicial review, and a police officer dismissal upheld on appeal
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: An appeal by a 13-year-old girl who was found to be not criminally responsible as a result of a mental disorder (NCRMD) provides insight into how ...
21 Jan 202222min
