It’s surprising to us but it seems that everyone wants to beat the breathalyzer. When we go to parties and events its one of the first things we’re asked. It’s odd. But what does it mean? It’s not wrong to want to know where you stand. It’s not wrong to want to ensure that any […]
Everyone wants to beat the breathalyzer Continue Reading »
Over the summer we were working hard but we also tried to take a break from writing IRP blog posts. Kyla has her own blog, but we didn’t want to spend all of our free time writing. We needed a break and a little sunlight. But now we’re back at it and we have a
Our constitutional challenge to the new IRP law Continue Reading »
In June we told you about the remedy decision by BC Court of Appeal with respect to people who were issued Fail Immediate Roadside Prohibitions under the first version of the IRP scheme. The first version of the IRP law was found unconstitutional by the courts. That part of the case went to the Supreme
We filed an appeal of the IRP 1.0 remedy decision Continue Reading »
What happens when you don’t care about rights? If you’re an individual you’re probably simply struggling to survive on a day to day basis with all sorts of hurdles and problems. Perhaps you don’t think about your rights enough to care. You know you have rights, but whether they’ll be respected is really an issue
When you don’t care about rights Continue Reading »
One strange irony about the IRP scheme is that they don’t punish you for being drunk. If you’re just plain drunk, on that basis in itself the police can’t issue an Immediate Roadside Prohibition. They can ask you to blow, and if you blow Fail you can expect a 90-day IRP. If you try to
Does it matter if you’re drunk? Continue Reading »
We receive many wonderful comments from clients. Each and every email, note and unsolicited kind thought helps keep us going. We work hard. It’s important to us that our clients appreciate our work. If you are here, then you had made the right choice. Last week we received this email from a client who received
IRP Decision Continue Reading »
Here at the Acumen Law Justice Centre, we have a number of projects underway at any given time. Many of them are projects we are undertaking in secret, and that we do not talk about on our blog. We’re not the type of people who give up easily. Or at all. We appealed this decision
Secret Projects Team Report Continue Reading »
We apologize for the sporadic posting lately. Between our numerous successful judicial reviews of IRP decisions, fighting the Government for fair disclosure and impartial hearings, and just doing our regular work, we haven’t had much time to update our blog. This case is likely to end up at the Supreme Court of Canada. We’ve decided
Mega IRP Update Continue Reading »
As we chronicle our clash with the BC Government and their IRP law, every once in a while we step back to look at the bigger picture. There are many threads that seem disconnected at first blush. We pull in information from diverse sources: Freedom of Information disclosure, confidential informants, Immediate Roadside Prohibition police reports,
High level Government incompetence Continue Reading »
Last week we told you about Kyla’s BC Supreme Court success where the Court ruled that the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles (AKA RoadSafetyBC) did not have the power to grant indefinite extensions of the time to render a decision in IRP cases. Instead of making the system more fair, they made it less fair. And
No straight answers from the BC Government Continue Reading »
Another big court decision was released Wednesday; this dealing with indefinite extensions of the 21-day window to render a decision. If you’re one of the thousand or so people in British Columbia who have a temporary drivers license because RoadSafetyBC hasn’t rendered a decision in your IRP case, this is your issue. For our test
Indefinite extensions: the court decision Continue Reading »
Despite the fuss concerning the Panama Papers, most of us already suspected or knew that the very rich were using exotic business structures to avoid paying taxes. So the fact that the rich avoid paying taxes by using off-shore banks and law offices came as no surprise. If there is one particular word to describe
The Victoria Papers Continue Reading »
