As the Province (well, mainly the Lower Mainland) recovers from Snowmageddon 2020, questions about making winter tires mandatory won’t go away. After seeing people “skating around”, Attorney general David Eby said he thought the recommendation to make them mandatory was a good idea. Eby said he plans to ask ICBC about the possible rule change. […]
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You may have seen in the news recently that edibles are starting to arrive on the shelves of licenced cannabis stores. An edible is any form of cannabis-infused consumable. They might be cookies, gummies or even a drink. Although recreational cannabis became legal in October 2018, edibles only became legal in October last year. It
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It’s a staple of many kitchens and if you believe health food magazines, a magical elixir that has fat-burning properties. But can you fail a breathalyzer with apple cider vinegar? What do we mean by “fail”? Well, anything that gives a false reading on an approved screening device (ASD) when it shouldn’t. Clearly, apple cider
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It’s that time of year when people reminisce about the things they’ve done. This year is special because not only are entering a new year, we are also going into a new decade. So, as we prepare to usher in a new decade, we thought we’d also look retrospectively at some of our highlights from
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. A time for family, turkey and DUIs. The festive period is often seen as the worst time of the year for drunk drivers. It’s certainly one of the busiest periods for law enforcement. It may come as a surprise, then, that the percentage of drivers killed in
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Driving while prohibited is one of the most serious offences in the Motor Vehicle Act. Anyone who drives a vehicle knowing they are suspended is liable to a $500 to $2,000 fine and up to six months’ imprisonment, or both. The vehicle they are driving will also be impounded for seven to 60 days, regardless
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We deal with a lot of cases of driving while prohibited in BC. It is one of the most serious offences in the Motor Vehicle Act. It is also a Criminal Code offence. There are many reasons why you might be prohibited from driving. Whether it’s a bad driving record or an Immediate Roadside Prohibition.
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Failure to remain at the scene of an accident is a serious offence. Depending on the charge, a guilty person can receive a huge fine or even a jail sentence. This blog will look at the offence of failure to remain at the scene of an accident, its consequences and some possible defences. What the
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It’s very common for people to call us and tell us that this is their first DUI. What they mean to say is that this is all new and scary. We understand that. After all, you hope that it never happens to you in the first place, let alone more than once. As you’re thinking,
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We like to have fun at Acumen Law Corporation. We had a lot of fun on Talk Like A Pirate Day so we tried another out-of-the-box idea, a country song. Lawyer Told Me Not to Talk to You was released at high noon on Tuesday. You can watch the music video we shot for it
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The BC government may have to tackle the issue of driverless cars sooner rather than later. Video footage of a self-driving car slowly moving through a Richmond parking lot – partly on the wrong side of the road – raises questions about the legality of autonomous vehicles in the province. While self-driving cars are already on
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A judge has called for greater clarity in the legal definition of a motor assisted cycle. There are some vehicles you are permitted to drive with a suspended licence, or with no licence at all. While you must have a licence to drive small, limited speed motorcycles, such as 50cc scooters, there are alternatives. Motor
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