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Thinking of Using AI to Dispute Your Driving Prohibition? Think Again

Thinking of Using AI to Dispute Your Driving Prohibition? Think Again

With artificial intelligence tools becoming more accessible, it is easy to see the appeal of using one to draft your own dispute after receiving a driving prohibition. You describe what happened, ask for help writing a submission, and receive something that looks convincing enough to send to RoadSafetyBC. The difference between sounding persuasive and being […]

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Reporting Claims to ICBC Online: What You Need to Know About Drafts and Data Collection

Reporting Claims to ICBC Online: What You Need to Know About Drafts and Data Collection

Submitting a Claim After a Motor Vehicle Accident in BC When you’re involved in a motor vehicle accident in British Columbia, one of the first steps is often reporting the incident to the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC). In recent years, ICBC has modernized its claims process, allowing claimants to report many types of

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Physiological Unknowns in Breath Testing: What the Machines Miss

Physiological Unknowns in Breath Testing: What the Machines Miss

Alcohol breath-testing machines, commonly called breathalyzers, are used across Canada to estimate blood-alcohol concentration (BAC). Police rely on them daily, courts admit their results, and lives are shaped by the numbers that appear on the screen. Yet these results are only estimates, and what the machines measure leaves out a large part of what is

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Acumen Law Corporation awarded Best Criminal Defence Firm 2025 – Canada

Acumen Law Corporation awarded Best Criminal Defence Firm 2025 – Canada

Acumen Law Corporation is proud to announce that we have been named Best Criminal Defence Firm 2025 – Canada, and lawyer Kyla Lee has been recognized as Canadian Legal Businesswoman of the Year 2025 at the Global Business Awards hosted by Corporate Vision Magazine. Now in its ninth year, the Global Business Awards celebrates companies

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The Superintendent’s Unilateral “Blanket Adjournment” During the BCGEU Job Action

The Superintendent’s Unilateral “Blanket Adjournment” During the BCGEU Job Action

When the BCGEU labour action closed government offices and suspended much of the normal business of the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles, the tribunal responded by cancelling or adjourning all IRP hearings scheduled during the disruption. Importantly, these have not now been adjourned to specific later dates; instead they were left open to be set at

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BCGEU Strike Leaves Dozens of Drivers in Limbo

BCGEU Strike Leaves Dozens of Drivers in Limbo

When the BCGEU job action forced closures of the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles this week, it announced that all Immediate Roadside Prohibition (IRP) and Administrative Driving Prohibition (ADP) hearings were adjourned to an unspecified future date. Hearings that had been booked were simply cancelled without any new dates. Licences, however, remained suspended. Vehicles stayed in

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RoadSafetyBC Strike Shuts Down Justice for Drivers

RoadSafetyBC Strike Shuts Down Justice for Drivers

British Columbians facing Immediate Roadside Prohibitions (IRPs) and Administrative Driving Prohibitions (ADPs) woke up today to find their legal rights on hold. RoadSafetyBC sent an email announcing that its worksite is “temporarily closed due to a strike,” with no indication of when hearings will resume. For the thousands of drivers who depend on this agency

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15 Years of Immediate Roadside Prohibitions: 15 Complaints from the Front Lines

15 Years of Immediate Roadside Prohibitions: 15 Complaints from the Front Lines

Tomorrow marks 15 years since British Columbia’s Immediate Roadside Prohibition (IRP) scheme came into force.  I have been involved in some way with the defence of IRPs since the day they began. Over that time I have seen thousands of cases, countless hearings, and an evolving body of law. Experience brings perspective.  After fifteen years,

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Why ICBC Insurance Claims Can Be Denied in British Columbia

Why ICBC Insurance Claims Can Be Denied in British Columbia

If you’ve had an insurance claim denied by the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC), you’re not alone. ICBC may deny coverage in certain circumstances based on legal, contractual, and policy-related grounds. Understanding why claims are denied can help you avoid common pitfalls—and better prepare you to respond if it happens to you. Below are

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