Many people have called us in the last two weeks wondering about the Fail 90-day Immediate Roadside Prohibitions (IRP) that were postponed until the end of June. There are two groups of individuals. The first are people who filed for a review shortly before November 30, 2011, and were notified by the OSMV that their […]
Really not immediate roadside prohibitions Continue Reading »
With Immediate Roadside Prohibitions (IRPs) coming back at the end of this week many of our clients, readers, and fellow lawyers are wondering how IRP hearings will change after the amended legislation takes effect. Our thinking is that they probably won’t change very much. When we conduct hearings before the Superintendent, we frequently rely on
Criminal case law at IRP hearings Continue Reading »
Yes, we noticed it and one of our readers did too. If you look at the image of the invoice from our blog posting on June 7, 2012, you will see a unit described as having a serial number 1014890. The serial number listed is an error — the actual unit was 101489 or 101490
ASDs that were not reset to give Warn at .06 Continue Reading »
One day a report will be released on the Port Moody ASD calibration debacle. We assume it will come on a busy news day, or a Friday so it gets little attention from the media. What astounds us is that we figured out the problem in a matter of minutes and then confirmed our findings
Calibration Continue Reading »
At the time Paul Boyd was killed by the Vancouver Police, we worked in the same building. I was in a law firm on the second floor and Mr. Boyd worked a few floors above. I saw him from time to time in the small coffee and sandwich shop the main floor. I spoke with
Paul Boyd shooting Continue Reading »
As we were writing the blog posting for this morning, the Government got Bill 46 on the agenda and it received 3rd reading. 90-day Immediate Roadside Prohibitions for blowing Fail on an ASD are back. The debate is really disillusioning. The NDP did not appear to even understand the process of disputing an IRP. You
90-day Immediate Roadside Prohibitions are back Continue Reading »
As of today at 3:30 p.m. the BC legislative assembly is on vacation until October. So the Government hopes to push through the Immediate Roadside Prohibition (IRP) changes in the next few hours. Bill 46 pays lip service to some of the concerns we’ve raised, but it does nothing to address issues such as the
Thoroughly examine the legislation: Bill 46 IRPs for Fail Continue Reading »
The Government is only sitting until the end of the day Thursday before the summer break, so you can expect them to speed through the bills including Bill 46 which brings back IRPs for Fail and Bill 52 which takes away your right to a trial and all of your Charter rights with respect to
Expect the expected Continue Reading »
We discussed in general the opportunity a tribunal has to change the evidence, if in fact their goal is to uphold an allegation. The reason that this can happen is a lack of transparency at the tribunal level. There is no substitute for the cold dispassionate hand of justice as you will find in the
Opportunities for mischief Continue Reading »
We have been discussing the Government’s steps to remove decision making from the courts, i.e. the justice system, and to move it in-house. Our concern is that the Government has decided that justice is not in its interest because it costs money and justice is not as effective at taking people’s money as an in-house
Transparency at tribunal hearings Continue Reading »
The Federal and Provincial Governments are doing so many creepy things right now that it’s hard to know where to start. Of course, part of the plan is to flood us with major changes by way of omnibus bills and numerous revolutionary bills introduced with just a few weeks to pass them. It’s sneaky, surreptitious,
Good news stories for the upcoming election: BCLiberal Strategy Continue Reading »
BC taxpayers are going to be on the hook for a lot of money due to the stupid mistakes of the BCLiberal Government. As we warned them (actually Edmund Burke warned them in 1790) revolutionary change always has unintended consequences. Those who advocate for revolutionary change never contemplate how it will backfire. Often the results
Krusty’s Clown College Continue Reading »
