@prairiepaul If the police pull you over for speeding and ask you, “do you know how fast you were going,” what should you say? Usually your answer will not matter in court. However, the police ask that question as a method of controlling you or to confirm something they are not sure about. #Police #Ticket […]
A Prince George man was pulled over by police after driving a child-size pink toy Barbie Jeep along one of the main roads in the north-central B.C. city on Sept. 5. And on a day that included a hit-and-run involving an ambulance and a prominent downtown business being destroyed by fire, photos and video of the Barbie Jeep quickly spread
A Lindsay, Ontario homeowner was charged with aggravated assault after injuring a man who allegedly broke into his apartment. “Reasonable force is going to be context dependant… If somebody is threatening you or making acts of violence towards you, the amount of force you’re going to be allowed to use to remove them from your
In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada has found that for trials held during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was acceptable for judges to consent to judge-only trials over the objections of Crown prosecutors to avoid creating delays. The Court’s reasoning, however, split 5-2 over where the line was when it came to the Crown’s prosecutorial
Traffic lawyer Paul Doroshenko comes on to unpack the push to lower residential speed limits. Vancouver wants to hit the brakes. Literally. City Council considering dropping speed limits to 30km an hour on all neighbourhood streets, possibly lowering limits on some other major streets, too. They say it’s about safety, of course. Opponents say it’s
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that a woman convicted in the 2011 drowning death of a toddler must be acquitted. The Court clarified one of the routes of when an appeal court can enter such an acquittal and was split 5-4 in its reasons on whether the Court should
An amendment to B.C.’s Motor Vehicle Act means drivers need to give a certain distance if they’re passing but a cyclist says that didn’t happen in his case when an SUV hit him. The Vancouver police said the driver wasn’t fully at fault because the cyclist wasn’t hugging the road enough. “…cyclists can’t occupy a
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Mark talks to Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko about their criminal law practice in Vancouver, how they’ve approached marketing themselves over the years, and their journey in opening Deep Blue Distilleries. When it comes to legal marketing in the digital age, few lawyers have been as forward-thinking — and as candid — as Kyla Lee
The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a decision to overturn the first-degree murder conviction of Jennifer Pan and ordered a new trial for her and the others alleged to have been involved in a murder-for-hire plot that left Pan’s mother dead and father critically injured. The decision by a trial judge to exclude a
He was 20 years old, wearing a bucket hat and hanging with two friends on the first day of a popular music festival, a belated trip to celebrate their high school graduation. From behind, just below the rim of his hat, the assailant’s knife sliced into the right side of his neck, leaving a jagged
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is hitting the brakes on supportive housing. Tariffs! Tariffs! Tariffs! Canadian Premiers just can’t seem to agree on how to deal with President Trump’s ongoing threats. Street racers are tearing up our roads, and many businesses are just fed up! “Police officers in BC are suffering such a labor shortage – across
A Vancouver Uber Eats driver, Vasu Subhashbhai Virda, has landed in the headlines after a distracted driving charge against him was upheld by B.C.’s Supreme Court. According to Transport Canada, “distracted driving contributed to an estimated 22.5% of fatal collisions and 25.5% of serious injury collisions in 2021.” Every province and territory in Canada has laws on the books
