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In a shocking decision, the BC Supreme Court has stayed murder and conspiracy charges against notorious gangster Jamie Bacon. The charges were laid following six murders: known as the Surrey Six, a case described drug turf dispute that went wrong and resulted in multiple innocents being executed.   Steele and Drex: What was your reaction […]

From the Steele and Drex Show on CKNW: A local real estate news website is under the legal spotlight after publishing information about how many presale units a developer had sold to overseas buyers…and what their last names were. Now – they’re being ordered to stop. Who has the rights to information about foreign buyers

Social media users in Vancouver are up in arms over a Twitter video showing five consecutive vehicles disobeying a stop sign in a school zone on the city’s West Side. Vancouver lawyer Paul Doroshenko captured the footage at the intersection of West 27th Avenue and Crown Street and posted it Thursday evening. Only the last

The family and friends of a man killed in a Vancouver hit-and-run last year are still waiting for someone to be held accountable. Ryan Barron was struck by a car while skateboarding along Heather Street in the early morning hours of April 17, 2016. The 30-year-old was rushed to hospital where he succumbed to his

The B.C. government is considering imposing stricter penalties on distracted drivers as collisions across the province continue to surge. — Criminal defence lawyer Paul Doroshenko says increased fines, however, don’t necessarily deter people from breaking the law. “The whole idea here is to deter people — we just don’t want people to pick up their

Almost a year after appearing in a racially-charged video and being criminally charged, a man has pleaded guilty to assault. Karry Corbett was captured on camera by an Abbotsford lawyer last October after getting into an argument with a parking enforcement officer. Lawyer Ravi Duhra said he began filming when he became concerned about Cobertt’s

When you grab that burger and fries, the drive-through attendant may be giving you the once-over to check if you’re drunk or high. Those keeping an eye on the law here are watching a pilot project in Ontario where police are training drive-through workers to report impaired drivers. Paul Doroshenko, a Vancouver criminal lawyer, says

After pitching in on three campaigns, lawyer hates what he sees on TV. A Tyee interview. Paul Doroshenko’s first political volunteer job was sawing stakes and putting out signs for Gordon Campbell in 2001. From there the lawyer moved to the phones, ringing up people to urge them to vote BC Liberal. A grateful party

Two Vancouver lawyers have filed a lawsuit against the B.C. government for allegedly misusing tax money. The civil claim — filed Monday morning by David Fai and Paul Doroshenko — alleges the government broke the law by spending as much as $15 million a year ago to “enhance the image of the governing BC Liberal