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We have a number of clients waiting for a decision on their review hearing with the OSMV. We are also fielding many calls and emails from people who conducted their own hearing or had another law office conduct the hearing, and have yet to receive a decision from the OSMV. This is what we know: […]

If you’ve read some of the previous blog postings, you’ll see that we dug up a lot of material over the last 16 months concerning problems with the ASDs. We knew that it was a mistake to rely on them for harsh punishment. So we were encouraged when the Spencer decision came out a few

We expect that arguments will be made to the Court before Christmas concerning what the declaration should be, i.e. what sections of the law will be struck or modified and whether this will apply retrospectively. We expect the Government to take the position that the decision applies from this point forward. There has also been

We’ve had a number of reporters call us in the last few days, and everyone rushed to get the story out for the evening news on Thursday. Mi-Jung Lee at CTV had a woman who served her 90-day for an alleged refusal. It was interesting because over the past 14 months many clients did not

As we’ve said, from our perspective the entire issue of 90-day IRPs should have been resolved when Sivia was released last week. But this will linger, which is why we’re now encouraging everyone to Petition to court to review the OSMV review decision in their case. If you need us to get an order re-instating

We’ve received hundreds of calls already this week from people who got a 90-day IRP several months ago or even last year. We understand that many people are still angry about the process and what they’ve been forced to pay out, particularly since the scheme has been found to be unlawful. From our perspective, the

We are starting to flesh out the Government’s position concerning people who are serving 90-day IRPs. There are two general classes of individuals: those who applied to review the IRP; and those who missed the 7-day period in which to file an Application for Review. In our view, anyone who received a 90-day IRP should

We know that many of our clients have felt first hand how unfair the IRP scheme was. What is perhaps surprising is that people not directly affected are nevertheless concerned about the lack of due process and oversight of the police. Looking at the comments section of every news story, it’s clear that most people

The dust has not settled yet. The decision will impact many people.  Right now we are waiting to see how the Government reacts to the Court’s decision.  We are waiting for: 1. An Order and Declaration from the Court that found certain parts of the IRP scheme unconstitutional.  The judge has asked the lawyers back

Yesterday the Court ruled that the 90-day IRP scheme is unconstitutional. There are a number of immediate consequences. The law may be a nullity. Nevertheless, we advise everyone who has a prohibition to continue to abide by it until you have had your license reinstated by ICBC. If you have received a 90-day IRP in