Arrests for blocking a highway and an appeal due to a failure to disclose evidence
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: Recently, small groups of protesters have been intentionally blocking highways to get attention for their cause and to compel the government to m...
14 Jan 202221min
Settlement exception for family mediation, award for dismissal of Caucasian employees and ex-pizza partner competition
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: Mediation efforts to resolve civil or family disputes are typically treated as being confidential and can’t be referred to if the case winds up in...
31 Dec 202121min
Child vaccine legal disputes and gross negligence for not vaccinating all teachers
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: The approval of COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5 – 11 has resulted in family law disputes between separated parents who disagree about gettin...
26 Dec 202120min
Mischief vs. Public Mischief, Counselling an offence, and the Parity Principle
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: There are two kinds of Mischief offences in the Criminal Code: Mischief, and Public Mischief. Mischief is defined and prohibited by section 430...
16 Dec 202121min
Bill C-22 minimum sentences, Esquimalt Police civil claim, and the secrecy of jury deliberations
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: The previous Conservative federal government added numerous mandatory minimum jail sentences to the Criminal Code and Controlled Drugs and Substan...
9 Dec 202122min
Bookkeeper fraud sentence appeal, MS Teams court decorum, and the General Anti-Avoidance Rule
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: The BC Court of Appeal recently allowed a sentence appeal by the Crown and converted a two-year conditional sentence, sometimes called house arres...
6 Dec 202121min
Highway obstruction is a criminal offence, Ministerial Order for gas vs. economics, and the last cannabis sentence
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: The obstruction of roads and highways has become an increasingly common method of protesting various things. As discussed on the show, blocking ...
25 Nov 202123min
BC Emergency Program Act, a damaged couch, and the SCC on sentencing ranges
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: More than three days after flooding caused massive damage in BC, the provincial government declared an emergency pursuant to the Emergency Program...
21 Nov 202121min
