ICBC No Fault pre-election refunds funded by delaying payments to the disabled and Uber gets an injunction
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: The ICBC no-fault system proposed by the NDP would save money by not providing compensation for the loss of future earning capacity. Currently, wit...
13 Feb 202021min
Quarantine legislation in Canada and the BCNDP proposes no-fault car insurance
On the show this week: The Canadian Quarantine Act, and BC Public Health Act powers to quarantine people or order treatment in response to the Wuhan Coronavirus, as well as an analysis of the NDP gove...
6 Feb 202021min
Extinguishing the ICBC dumpster fire fairly
On the show this week: ICBC. The government-owned insurance company has run into financial difficulty as a result of both how the company has been operated, and political decisions to take money that ...
31 Jan 202022min
No appeal to the SCC over plastic bags and misleading statements by politicians concerning the Coastal GasLink Pipeline injunction
Topics discussed on the show this week include the Supreme Court of Canada refusing an application by the City of Victoria for leave to appeal a decision by the BC Court of Appeal that the city lacked...
23 Jan 202023min
Suing a municipality for poor snow clearing and a finding of "Family Violence" against a father for opposing hormone treatment for child with gender dysphoria overturned
Two new British Columbia Court of Appeal decisions are discussed on the show this week. When can you sue a municipality for an injury caused by poorly cleared snow? The Court of Appeal provided some...
16 Jan 202021min
Distracted driving confusion, limits on liability for airlines, and the demonstration of smudging in school is permitted
The Motor Vehicle Act distracted driving provisions are in need of an update in order to both provide clarity, and to address technological changes that have taken place over the past ten years. As a ...
10 Jan 202022min
Jail for editing the DNA of embryos to prevent HIV and class actions against Shaw and the University of Victoria
Three Chinese scientists were sentenced to jail for editing the genes of three fetuses in an attempt to provide immunity from HIV. The scientist used CRISPR in an attempt to disable the gene that allo...
3 Jan 202021min
Canadian citizenship for the son of Russian Spies, US Super Bowl Commercials in Canada and a class action against Ticketmaster
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that a man, born in Canada, to parents who were undercover Russian spies, is a Canadian citizen. This decision, and two others, including a finding that the CRT...
20 Dec 201922min
