After a near 100-year prohibition, legalization has finally arrived in Canada. While many of you out there might see this as a cause for celebration, be warned; legalization might not mean what you think it does. Far from being the start of a never-ending weed bacchanal, authorities will still be carefully regulating Canadians’ cannabis consumption. […]
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Pirates have taken over Acumen Law Corporation for International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Impaired Pete and Maraudin’ Mary Maritime give some legal tips on what to do if your vessel ever gets pulled over by the Royal Navy. Save that colourful pirate language for below decks, me hearties. Remember the less ye say the
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Charges have been laid following the tragic Humboldt Broncos bus crash in Saskatchewan that claimed the lives of 16 people and left 13 others injured. The driver of a semi-truck involved in the collision, Jaskirat Sidhu, has been charged with 16 counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and 13 of dangerous
The driver of a semi-trailer that collided with a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos hockey team is facing more than two dozen charges. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, 29, a Calgary resident, has been charged with 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death and 13 counts of dangerous driving causing bodily injury. The crash left 16 players
Lawyers are not always well-liked. Over the years we took a lot of hits by MADD, various police officers and others who view us as the lawyers who put drunk drivers back on the road. Sometimes it gets us down. When we succeed, our clients quietly move on and get on with their lives. Sometimes
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Last week, an opinion piece in The Globe and Mail highlighted a worrying issue that threatens to undermine every Canadian’s freedom of expression. In the article, professor David Pritchard and assistant professor Lisa Taylor argue a little-known law known as defamatory libel is being used to treat libel as a criminal offence. Defamation is traditionally
In about 2004 John Cheevers and I struck up an informal agreement. I had made a reputation as an impaired driving savant. For some time I had been helping out other lawyers to identify problems in impaired driving investigations. Dealing with an unusually difficult sex assault case, I asked John to return the favour and
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We get calls from nice people from all around the province to ask about DUI cases in BC, Immediate Roadside Prohibitions and criminal charges. Many people are well versed because they’ve read our site and visited our FAQ pages. As lawyers, and particularly as the leading IRP defence firm, we do our best to answer
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Ah, September. The time of year when children head back to school. In the Lower Mainland of BC in particular this is a special time of year as students head back to university. And many new university students move into the Lower Mainland from around the world. It’s a special time of year. You can
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It’s been nearly two years since the Stanley Cup riot in Vancouver and ICBC is now launching a civil claim in the Supreme Court of British Columbia against 46 people who have been charged or convicted for their actions in the riot. ICBC says they are seeking damages after paying out about half a million
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There are now a number of different types of DUIs in BC and we defend all of them. The most common two types of DUIs are Immediate Roadside Prohibitions and Criminal Code drunk driving charges. We receive a lot of calls from people who don’t know what type of DUI they’ve got. So here is
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Although we spend a lot of time defending IRPs and driving prohibitions, we are in fact trial lawyers. Much of our work takes place in court. As criminal lawyers we often negotiate plea agreements to get the best result for our clients. When a plea bargain is not in the best interests of our client
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