Beacon Hill Park trust conditions and an ICBC employee sells personal information to drug deals who use it to attack the homes of police officers
As a result of the City of Victoria deciding not to enforce a bylaw that prohibits camping in Beacon Hill Park, 78 structures have been erected in the park. Following weeks of complaints from nearby ...
30 Juli 202023min
Resuming jury trials during COVID-19, time limits for police seized evidence, and a Sidney cannabis licence in court
Jury trials have proven to be the most challenging parts of the justice system in the age of COVID-19. The Court of Appeal has been conducting appeals using Zoom. The Provincial Court has been conduc...
23 Juli 202022min
Legal requirements for the police to arrest or detain someone, and AG consent required to prosecute an offence on an international flight
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: When are the police permitted to arrest or detain someone? In the context of discussions concerning unbiased policing and identification checks, va...
16 Juli 202022min
Children allowed to ride the bus alone, an aboriginal man sentenced to 12 months for marijuana and an ICBC COVID-19 backlog
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: The British Columbia Court of Appeal finds that the Director of Child, Family and Community Services acted unreasonably, and without authority, in ...
9 Juli 202021min
Uber arbitration clause unconscionable, a class action over a price fixing conspiracy, and a costs award for a protracted taxation
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: The Supreme Court of Canada has declared an arbitration clause, used by Uber, to be unconscionable, and therefore invalid. The clause, included in...
3 Juli 202021min
BC overdose deaths more than double COVID-19 deaths since March, new legislation to detain youth for stabilization, to permit electronic wills and for no fault ICBC insurance
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: From March to May 2020, the number of people who have died as a result of drug overdoses in British Columbia has been more than double the number o...
26 Juni 202022min
SCC on breaches of bail and social host liability for parents hosting a teenage house party with alcohol
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: In a recent decision the Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed that when someone is arrested and charged with an offence, the presumption is that th...
18 Juni 202021min
Conservation officer improperly fired for refusing to kill bear cubs, legal protections for police officers in Canada, and refusing to allow a lawyer unreasonable
In 2015 a BC conservation officer was dismissed from his position for refusing to kill two bear cubs. Initially, the conservation officer didn’t have the assistance of a lawyer and the issue of his d...
11 Juni 202022min
