Welcome to Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t! This week, lawyer Kyla Lee discusses whether someone who couldn’t testify at a trial, such as a vulnerable person, should be nevertheless able to intervene to provide context to proceedings. Acumen Law Corporation lawyer Kyla Lee gives her take on […]
Welcome to Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t! This week, lawyer Kyla Lee discusses whether lengthy delays in disciplinary cases (for regulatory bodies like doctors and lawyers, for example) should result in allegations being thrown out after a case is delayed too long, as in criminal trials. Acumen
Welcome to Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t! This week, we discuss whether people should be responsible for the actions, or inactions, of their lawyers. Acumen Law Corporation lawyer Kyla Lee gives her take on a made-in-Canada court case each week, and discusses why these cases should have
Welcome to Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t! This week, we discuss the phenomenon of people who call themselves “Freemen of the Land.” Acumen Law Corporation lawyer Kyla Lee gives her take on a made-in-Canada court case each week, and discusses why these cases should have been heard
Welcome to Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t! This week, we discuss how far police should be allowed to question suspects for the purposes of officer safety. Acumen Law Corporation lawyer Kyla Lee gives her take on a made-in-Canada court case each week, and discusses why these cases
Welcome to Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t! This week, we discuss whether non-lawyers should be allowed to practice law. Acumen Law Corporation lawyer Kyla Lee gives her take on a made-in-Canada court case each week, and discusses why these cases should have been heard by Canada’s highest
Welcome to Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t! This week, we talk about how the courts should deal with evidence obtained OUTSIDE of Canada, when the prosecution takes place IN Canada. Acumen Law Corporation lawyer Kyla Lee gives her take on a made-in-Canada court case each week, and
Welcome to Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t! This week, we talk about how the courts should deal with issues of “lost evidence” in criminal cases. Acumen Law Corporation lawyer Kyla Lee gives her take on a made-in-Canada court case each week, and discusses why these cases should
The topic of residual mouth alcohol is a common one in any discussion about drinking driving laws. In this context, when someone refers to mouth alcohol, they are typically referencing the presence of alcohol in the mouth when someone is asked to provide a breath sample. Why is this important? A breathalyzer’s role is to
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My name is Paul Doroshenko. I’m a lawyer who deals mainly with cases involving the police. My law firm, Acumen Law Corporation, is the most successful BC law firm dealing with Immediate Roadside Prohibition DUI cases. Long before I became a defence lawyer, I was a historian among other things. From the day I started
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We explained in an earlier video that the police are special witnesses in that they have been trained to collect evidence, record evidence and present evidence. What we do as impaired driving defence lawyers is we conduct a forensic analysis of the evidence. We obtain the police reports, photos, notes and when possible video. We
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In this video I will tell you about the steps of a DUI police investigation. There have been drunk driving laws for just over 100 years, so shortly after the car was invented. And before the invention of the car, there were traffic police in major cities dealing with horses and buggies. So enforcement of
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