The federal government announced today that it will be paying for Dräger DrugTest 5000 devices in BC. The money is part of funding being given to police forces across Canada to enforce new impaired driving laws. Organized Crime Reduction Minister Bill Blair was at Vancouver Police Department (VPD) headquarters today (Tuesday) to announce $10.1 million […]
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The cost of living in British Columbia is expensive. We all know this. In the never-ending quest to make ends meet people are turning to companies such as Uber Eats, Skip The Dishes, DoorDash and Foodroa to earn some extra cash on the side. It seems like an attractive prospect. Be your own boss, choose
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The Supreme Court of Canada has clarified the correct approach to pre-trial detention reviews and affirmed that denying a person bail should be a last resort. The decision sets guidelines for the review procedure under the Criminal Code for anyone in jail awaiting trial. In Canada, the right not to be denied reasonable bail without
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A recent decision has reaffirmed existing rules around when police can and cannot search your cell phone. In Canada, the right to privacy is enshrined in the Charter. Section 8 gives people the right to be secure from “unreasonable search or seizure”. It does not offer complete protection, however, and violations of this right are
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Acumen Law Corporation is pleased to welcome a new articling student to its team. Sonia Gill-Kahlon will be joining us after she completes her J.D. at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops. Before law school, Sonia obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford, B.C. Before she attended
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Acumen Law Corporation is pleased to welcome a new articling student to its team. Sarah MacDonald will be joining our firm after she finishes law school at the University of Calgary. Before law school, Sarah studied for a BA (Hon) in philosophy at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. Sarah’s interest in law was sparked during
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This morning, the Supreme Court of Canada published a major decision regarding the fault standard for the offence of “luring” a minor under Section 172.1 of the Criminal Code. The offence of “luring” prohibits the act of speaking with someone online who presents themselves as being younger than the age of consent with the goal
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If you are pulled over by a police officer or one approaches you immediately after driving, you must comply with any demand for a sample of breath. It is in your best interest to do so because there are defences available to you if you provide a sample but virtually none if you refuse. But
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Many nightclubs these days require visitors to undergo photo identification scanning before they can enter. This might include taking their picture, scanning their ID or both. These scans can be kept by the club for 24 hours and they are mainly used to stop unwanted people from getting in. But what about using this information
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The majority of services provided by our office do not receive coverage by Legal Aid. First-time impaired driving cases, driving while prohibited charges, Immediate Roadside Prohibitions, traffic tickets, and ICBC breach investigations, to name a few are not generally covered by Legal Aid in BC. And so the lawyers in our office do not take
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There is still time to register for a webinar about new testing methods for drug-impaired driving. Kyla Lee, of Acumen Law, will host Drug Recognition Testing: Criminal & Civil Case Considerations on March 4 for the Trial Lawyers Association of BC. New testing methods to evaluate impairment were introduced alongside the legalization of cannabis. The
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What’s in a phrase? Sometimes quite a bit. There are phrases we use every day to convey a whole package of information with a few simple words. Did that go over your head? Perhaps the cat got your tongue? Usually such phrases containing metaphors may be subject to confusion. Still, they have a lot of
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