Month: January 2019

This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays, we look at why you shouldn’t steal. Let me put it this way… it’s shitty. Then, in examining another case of theft, we look at why you shouldn’t claim you have a mental disorder even when you’re overwhelmed by cuteness. And finally, we look at the circumstances of a man that will emphasize the importance of avoiding littering.

This week on Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t! we address the issues of mandatory minimum sentencing. This is a complex and highly problematic issue that plagues courthouses, defendants, and Crown Counsel every day. Mandatory minimums are, in my view, contrary to the interests of justice and the aims of the Criminal Code. So watch the video to find out why the Supreme Court of Canada should have heard this case addressing the topic.

This week on the Driving Law podcast, I am joined by Paul Doroshenko of Acumen Law Corporation. We discuss the announcement of new regulations for safety training, to be completed federally, in the aftermath of the Humboldt Broncos Bus Crash. Is this constitutionally valid? Will anyone challenge it? We also get into the case of a drug-sniffing dog that failed to sit down in a vehicle search, and how the use o fone’s vehicle weighed heavily in the Charter analysis that excluded 27,500 fentanyl pills.

I’m also pleased to announce that the Driving Law podcast is now part of the Cannabis Media Collective!

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This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays, we explore why dining and dashing can have disastrous results… and not for the perpetrators of that crime. Then, we look into how a failure to recycle led to the discovery of evidence that solved a decades-old murder. Finally, we look at another crazy trademark case involving a burger chain.

Read on for this week’s roundup of weird and wacky legal cases from around the globe!

This week on the Driving Law podcast, I am joined by Thomas Harding of the Trial Lawyers Advocacy Group. We discuss the so-called “meat-chart” used by ICBC to assess injury claims, and the new policy that involved revoking all previous offers and replacing them with lower, one-time-only offers. This will likely have serious consequences for ICBC, as Mr. Harding explains.

I’m also pleased to announce that the Driving Law podcast is now part of the Cannabis Media Collective!

You can listen online on SoundCloud, PlayerFM, or subscribe on iTunes!