August 2026

Welcome to “Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t!”

In this episode, Kyla Lee from Acumen Law Corporation examines a case involving poor quality audio recordings used as evidence at trial. The recordings were difficult to understand, but portions that could be heard were relied on by the Crown and contributed to the conviction. The case raised important questions about how courts should assess recordings where only fragments are intelligible and where the missing context may change the meaning of what appears to be incriminating language.

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Audio Recordings: Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t!Read More »

Welcome to “Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t!”

In this episode, Kyla Lee from Acumen Law Corporation examines two cases involving no fault insurance and the question of what it means for an injury to arise from a motor vehicle accident. Under no fault insurance systems, individuals generally cannot sue another driver for injuries sustained in a collision and must instead seek compensation through the applicable insurance scheme. The cases raised difficult questions about where the line should be drawn when an injury is connected to a motor vehicle accident but may also have another cause.

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No-Fault Insurance: Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t!Read More »