This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: An analysis of various policy proposals the BC United Party issued concerning the criminal justice system. The proposals include hiring additional police and Crown, ending the decriminalization of drugs, funding body cameras for all police, opening more courts, and pursuing civil claims against people who traffic […]
United for a Safer BC Policy Proposals
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminThis week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: An analysis of various policy proposals the BC United Party issued concerning the criminal justice system. The proposals include hiring additional police and Crown, ending the decriminalization of drugs, funding body cameras for all police, opening more courts, and pursuing civil claims against people who traffic […]
A Noisy Union, Court Costs Award Against a Strata, and the Mental Health Act
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminAn application to find a union in civil contempt for breaching an injunction against making noise while picketing at three Vancouver Airport Hotels failed because of the wording of the injunction, which only prohibited noise above 75bBA if made by various specified devices. The evidence demonstrated that the noise was above the prohibited threshold […]
Failing to Provide Necessities, Service of an Injunction and War Crimes Prosecutions
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminMost criminal offences in Canada involve prohibitions on doing things that would harm others. It is rare that the criminal law will require someone to do something. An exception to this is the offence of failing to provide the necessities of life. It is a criminal offence for a list of people, including parents, […]
MVA Death Sentence, ICBC Data Breach Class Action and Appeal Bail
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminWhat if you found yourself at the receiving end of a judicial system, prosecuted for a fatal accident with no evidence of intoxication, excessive speeding, or aggressive driving? This is the tragic reality for a 21-year-old driver with no history of bad driving or criminal record, facing a heart-wrenching sentencing decision. Join us as […]
Amicus, a sunken sailboat, and an administrator tries to buy a home
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminThe Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the double murder conviction for a man who insisted on representing himself at trial. He was so disruptive that the trial judge removed him from the courtroom multiple times and then shut off his microphone on the closed video connection he had to the courtroom. The accused […]
An Order to Remove a Seawall and a Refugee Charged $1.32 Million Property Speculation Tax
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminStarting in 2012, the Gabriola Island Local Trust started a legal effort to have an elderly couple remove a seawall that protects their waterfront property because it was less than 30 meters from the ocean. At a trial of the matter, the Gabriola Island Local Trust lost the case because the judge concluded there […]
Self-defence and Charge Approval and the BC Government in Court with Government Lawyers
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminThe episode begins by discussing the decision to discontinue a prosecution arising from a Nanaimo business owner who gets shot after trying to retrieve his stolen property from a homeless camp. Crown Counsel has a duty to only approve and proceed with criminal charges where there is a substantial likelihood of conviction. In the […]
Milk Surveillance, Roundup Cancer Claim and an English Test for a Teacher
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminMilk rules in BC In British Columbia, it’s illegal to produce milk and sell it to anyone other than the Milk Marketing Board. The Milk Marketing Board sets wholesale prices, intended to guarantee a profit for milk farmers, and sets quotas for how much milk a farmer can sell. Farmers who produce more milk […]
Small Claims Penalties, Arbitration Clauses, and Autopsy Photos
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminDo you ever wonder what happens when a small claims lawsuit is baseless? Unlike in Supreme Court, judges cannot award costs to the successful party in Small Claims Court. Costs are intended to both cover some of the legal and other expenses related to a court case. They can also encourage the settlement of […]
The History of Vagrancy Laws, Applications to Become a Judge Drop, and the Duty to Defend
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminHistory of vagrancy laws For most of Canada’s history, vagrancy was a criminal offence. While the wording of the vagrancy laws changed from time to time. As of 1972, there were two different forms of vagrancy. The first form of vagrancy made it a criminal offence to beg or be found in a public […]