October 2026

Intoxication & Consent: Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t!

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 sexual assault case involving intoxication, capacity to consent, and allegedly inconsistent verdicts. The accused was convicted on some counts and acquitted on others, raising questions about how courts should assess consent and mistaken belief in consent when multiple sexual acts are alleged. The case presented an opportunity for the Supreme Court of Canada to clarify when different verdicts are legally consistent and how trial judges should approach these complex issues.

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Driving Law Episode 474: ICBC No-Fault Insurance, Election Promises and Fatal Collision Charges

ICBC’s no-fault insurance system has become a major issue in British Columbia’s provincial election. In Episode 474 of Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko discuss the competing political positions on accident compensation and what a proposed hybrid insurance system could mean for drivers injured in serious collisions.

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Impaired Driving Update – BC Edition: Volume 46

Welcome to British Columbia’s only weekly DUI law update newsletter. This newsletter contains the most cutting-edge information, the newest case law, and helpful practice tips for DUI defence in BC.

Authored by Kyla Lee, BC’s Impaired Driving Update is released weekly on Thursdays.

What’s inside:

  • Impaired Driving Defence Tip
  • ADP of the Week
  • Decision of the Week
  • Kyla’s Insight
  • Resources
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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social panel discuss the Provincial election debate and the upcoming Municipal Elections

Kyla Lee joined CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko for the Soapbox Social panel to discuss the recent British Columbia provincial leaders’ debate and the upcoming municipal elections on Saturday, October 17, 2026.

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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social panel discuss the Provincial election debate and the upcoming Municipal Elections Read More »

Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Volume 420

This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Fakers in Schools

Schools spend time and money keeping out strangers. There are sign-in sheets, locked doors, buzzers, visitor lanyards, and office staff who are supposed to know who belongs in the building. Every so often someone successfully strolls past it all.

This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays we look at three people who got into high schools by pretending to be someone they were not. One pretended to be a teacher. The other two pretended to be students. None of them were very good at it.

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Summary or Indictable: How One Decision by the Crown Can Change Your Whole Case

When you are charged with impaired driving or any related offence in Canada, most people do not realize that the same set of facts can lead to wildly different consequences depending on a single decision made by the Crown prosecutor. Understanding this decision, called the Crown election, is one of the first things to learn if you are trying to figure out how serious your situation actually is.

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BC’s New Breathalyzer Raises Serious Questions About IRP Fairness

British Columbia is preparing to introduce the Dräger Alcotest 6000 roadside breath-testing device, but newly obtained freedom of information records are raising questions about how police are preparing for its rollout. In Episode 473 of Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko examine internal correspondence concerning police training and a proposal to involve RoadSafetyBC adjudicators.

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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: the future of ICBC and Ken Sim goes on the attack — at Sean Orr?

Kyla Lee and Mo Amir give their thoughts on the latest turns in both the provincial and municipal election…

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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: the future of ICBC and Ken Sim goes on the attack — at Sean Orr?Read More »

Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: the future of ICBC and Ken Sim goes on the attack — at Sean Orr? Read More »

Impaired Driving Update – BC Edition: Volume 45

Welcome to British Columbia’s only weekly DUI law update newsletter. This newsletter contains the most cutting-edge information, the newest case law, and helpful practice tips for DUI defence in BC.

Authored by Kyla Lee, BC’s Impaired Driving Update is released weekly on Thursdays.

What’s inside:

  • Impaired Driving Defence Tip
  • IRP of the Week
  • Decision of the Week
  • Kyla’s Insight
  • Resources
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Impaired Driving Update – BC Edition: Volume 45 Read More »

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