Victoria Lawyer Michael Mulligan on CFAX 1070 – Discussing the Expungement of Historically Unjust Convictions Act and the case of Everett George Klippert. Bill C-66, the Expungement of Historically Unjust Convictions Act, was introduced the same day as Prime Minister Trudeau issued an apology to LGBTQ people in the public service, RCMP, and military who were systematically […]
Inadequate Legal Aid Funding and BC Sues Alberta – CFAX Legally Speaking
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminVictoria Lawyer Michael Mulligan on CFAX 1070 – Legally Speaking – Discussing a report from the Legal Services Society on one of the impacts of inadequacy legal aid funding, as well as the BC Attorney General suing the Alberta Attorney General over Bill 12 that purports to allow the Alberta government to “turn off the […]
Criminal Contempt and the Rule of Law
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminProsecutors approve criminal contempt charges against MPs May and Stewart Victoria lawyer Michael Mulligan commenting on Elizabeth May being charged with criminal contempt with respect to Kinder Morgan pipeline protest. Courts are concerned with the rule of law being undermined by willful, public breaches of court orders.
DNA from Missing Persons and Specialized Courts
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminVictoria Lawyer Michael Mulligan on CFAX 1070 – Legally Speaking – Discussing the expansion of the DNA Data Bank to include DNA from missing persons and various specialized Provincial Courts including the Drug Treatment Court in Vancouver, Integrated Court in Victoria, and First Nations Court. Until recently, only people convicted of various criminal offences could […]
Lawyers need to get comfortable with digital evidence
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminVictoria Lawyer Michael Mulligan discussing the need for lawyers to get comfortable with digital evidence in an article by Carolyn Gruske for The Lawyer’s Daily: https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/articles/4925/lawyers-need-to-get-comfortable-with-digital-evidence
Expungement of Historically Unjust Convictions Act
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminVictoria Lawyer Michael Mulligan on CFAX 1070 – Discussing the Expungement of Historically Unjust Convictions Act and the case of Everett George Klippert. Bill C-66, the Expungement of Historically Unjust Convictions Act, was introduced the same day as Prime Minister Trudeau issued an apology to LGBTQ people in the public service, RCMP, and military who were systematically […]
Online backlash grows after cat is abused in Duncan
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminVictoria lawyer Michael Mulligan commenting in CHEK News story by April Lawrence. The online backlash caused by the abuse of a cat in Duncan, has expanded to include information identifying young suspects and threatening them with death and bodily harm. The Youth Criminal Justice Act makes it a criminal offence, punishable by up to two […]
Changes to Impaired Driving Laws for Marijuana and Alcohol – CFAX Legally Speaking
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminVictoria Lawyer Michael Mulligan on CFAX 1070 – Legally Speaking – discussing proposed changes to impaired driving laws for both drugs and alcohol. Bill C-46 has passed third reading and, if it becomes law, will make a number of significant changes to impaired diving laws in Canada. Currently, before a police officer is permitted to […]
RCMP Agent Admits Killing Two People – CFAX Legally Speaking
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminVictoria Lawyer Michael Mulligan on CFAX 1070 – Legally Speaking – discussing the evidence of an RCMP Agent who admitted to killing two people under oath. During a Victoria drug trafficking trial, an RCMP agent admitted to killing two unrelated people. The RCMP agent, Matthew Holland, has a criminal record for offences including manslaughter, but […]
Expedite Accident Clearing – Michael Mulligan on CFAX Legally Speaking
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminVictoria Lawyer Michael Mulligan on CFAX 1070 – Legally Speaking – discussing a proposal by North Vancouver to amend the Motor Vehicle Act to expedite the clearing of car accidents. Currently, Motor Vehicle Act regulations require police officers to complete an accident report when there appears to be more than $1,000 in damage. In some […]
An alternative to an ICBC rate hike – a deductible
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminReport warns ICBC rates could rise 30% by 2019 Victoria Lawyer Michael Mulligan on CHEK News proposing an alternative to a 30% ICBC rate hike: adding a deductible for drivers who cause accidents. Requiring divers who cause an accident to pay a deductible, such as that which applies if you make a claim for a […]