Entrapment by phone, posse comitatus and the US Army, Canadian mayors and riots, and inoperable cell phone convictions
Can you be entrapped by phone? The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed that you can. One of the ways that entrapment can occur is if the police engage in random virtue testing: presenting an opportu...
4 Jun 202022min
Huawei executive one step closer to extradition and a law firm is obtaining a order to reveal the identity of someone who left a Google review
In Canada, the decision about whether or not to extradite someone to another country to face criminal charges has both a legal and political aspect. The courts decide if the legal requirements for ex...
28 Mai 202021min
COVID-10 and bail, the Criminal Defence Advocacy Society calls for courts to reopen, and a jury trial by Zoom in Texas
COVID-19 is a consideration when deciding if someone should remain in jail while waiting for their trial. In one federal penitentiary, located in Mission BC, 133 inmates and staff contracted the cor...
21 Mai 202023min
Lack of consent, or possibly fraud, for not using a condom and an end to spousal support payments when an ex-wife doesn't become self sufficient after 26 years
Does failing to use a condom result in a lack of consent, or constitute fraud? In a recent decision, the Court of Appeal split three ways on how failing to use a condom should be analyzed. The case t...
14 Mai 202019min
Public health legislation with only 2 people in hospital on Vancouver Island with COVID-19, an etiquette guide for video court, and landlord's liability for oil thrown on a fire
Vancouver Island, population 870,000, only has 2 people in hospital with COVID-19, as of May 7, and a total of 18 people who have been identified with the virus, who have not recovered, according to t...
9 Mai 202022min
$500,000 bet on rock, paper, scissors ruled invalid by Quebec Court of Appeal, latest for BC Courts dealing with COVID-19, and a replacement judge decides a family law case
In 2011 two men in Quebec wagered $517,000 on a best-of-three rock, paper, scissors game. The man the lost took out a mortgage on his home to pay the debt but was successful in having the gambling co...
30 Apr 202022min
Court of Appeal is now back thanks to Zoom and instilling fear of COVID-19 from other parent not in best interests of a child
The BC Court of Appeal will be back operating at full capacity thanks to Zoom. After several weeks of dealing only with urgent matters, the BC Court of Appeal has announced that all oral hearings wil...
23 Apr 202020min
Child custody for front line medical workers and other urgent COVID-19 family law issues
Should custody arrangements be modified where one parent is a nurse working with patients who may be infected with COVID-19? In child custody cases, the core principle is always what’s in the best int...
16 Apr 202022min
