Criminal lawyers Kyla Lee of Vancouver and William Jaksa of Toronto say that while a man’s verbal assault on Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland in Alberta last week doesn’t meet the legal definition of uttering threats, he could be open to charges of harassment and causing a disturbance. “From a legal perspective, I don’t see […]
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A B.C. provincial court judge has issued a scathing rebuke to the environmental group behind Save Old Growth protests in her recent sentencing decision for one of the protesters participating in the highway blockade demonstrations. … “Comments like this by the courts are likely to be referred to by prosecutors in sentencing hearings going forward
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A high-ranking B.C. RCMP officer says the legal “landscape has changed” in recent years, affecting officers’ abilities to deal with repeat and chronic offenders. Supt. Syd Lecky made the comments in an interview with CFCJ as he ends four years as the officer in charge of the Kamloops RCMP to take a position as chief superintendent in the Northwest
RCMP in the Northwest Territories have begun using roadside cannabis-screening technology that has faced criticism from defence lawyers elsewhere in Canada. Mounties in the territory announced late last month that they had deployed devices designed to take a saliva sample and test for the presence of tetrahydrocannabinol, also known as THC, the main psychoactive substance
“If you get caught with a noisy vehicle here in BC how much is the fine here?” … “It’s $109 every time but it’s also 3 points every time and as soon as you get above 4 points you start paying Driver Penalty Point Premiums and you run the risk of losing your drivers license
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This episode focuses on drug criminalization, and the impact it has had on our society. Kyla Lee speaks from the perspective of a criminal defence lawyer, specializing in DUI cases.
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“Essentially judges are onto the fact that this legislation is deliberately designed to limit your rights to keep money in the pockets of the government and in the pockets of ICBC” … “In this most recent case, one of the big issues was the maximum amount that you could collect for the costs associated with
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Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI), electronic documents and video-conferencing technology have reduced lawyers’ billable hours, making their services more affordable for clients. Some lawyers, however, believe inefficiencies remain. … “It is incredibly inefficient,” Acumen Law Corp. lawyer Kyla Lee told BIV. “It ends up costing clients money because they have to pay for the lawyer to come to court.
A video showing a Vancouver police officer tasing a man in the downtown area has sparked concern about the use of force in mental health calls. Jessica Wetzstein lives near Rogers Arena and captured multiple videos of an incident involving several VPD officers and a man who was experiencing a mental health crisis on Saturday (May 21). She told Vancouver Is Awesome that she heard yelling around 10
Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo M-P Frank Caputo has tabled a private members bill that he believes would target prolific offenders, but some in the legal community don’t think his idea would work. Last week, Caputo put forward Bill C-274 which, if passed, would remand any offender into custody if they were charged with three indictable offences, totaling five years in
The B.C. government recently introduced the Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, which aims to overhaul traffic court. On its face, the bill seems like a good thing: some traffic court disputes will be moved online. Further, the bill creates an early resolution process, called a Resolution Conference, by which traffic court disputants may request a meeting to resolve
A Vancouver cyclist is speaking out over a $3,700 bill he says he got from ICBC, after he was hit by a vehicle while riding on a bike route last summer. Ben Bolliger told Global News he was struck by a driver who ran a stop sign while cycling to get lunch at Granville Island in
