Our Soapbox Social panel, podcast host Mo Amir and Vancouver criminal lawyer Kyla Lee, discuss the politics of health care in B.C., whether or not Justin Trudeau should step down as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, and the significance of Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim converting a city hall boardroom into a gym with his equipment.
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Scores of Vancouverites feel the city should ease up on enforcing operating hours on beaches. But police say significant public safety challenges arise on the shores after dark.
Operating hours for Vancouver’s parks, beaches, and gardens are from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation works with the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) to be more “proactive about educating and enforcing the rules around operating hours” during the summer months.
“This is in the interest of public safety as we tend to see larger gatherings of people during warmer months at our more popular beaches,” the board told V.I.A.
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Welcome to “Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t!” In this episode, Acumen Law Corporation lawyer Kyla Lee examines the issue of vicarious liability for police misconduct, focusing on a significant case involving the City of Saint John, New Brunswick. This class action lawsuit was filed against the city due to alleged sexual misconduct by one of its police officers, raising critical questions about employer liability and police accountability.
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A handful of members of a group of property owners from across B.C., known as the West Coast Association of Property Owners, assembled outside the B.C. Supreme Court in Victoria on Monday during a break in their court case.
The group are petitioners in a court action they’ve brought against the provincial government. They’re upset because they operated legal short-term rentals—until the NDP’s new short-term rental laws came into effect last month.
…Podcast host Mo Amir and Vancouver criminal lawyer Kyla Lee weigh in on how B.C. United, the B.C. Conservatives and the B.C. NDP are talking, or not talking, about crime and public safety ahead of the provincial election.
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Civil society groups say the federal government’s foreign agent registry legislation may be too vague and broad in its scope. That lack of specificity is raising concerns it may impact on solicitor-client privilege.
…Podcast host Mo Amir and Vancouver criminal lawyer Kyla Lee discuss the recent crisis facing B.C. United. They note that the party seems to be struggling with candidate recruitment and vetting and emphasize the need for concrete plans to address public concerns.
…Kyla on CBC Soapbox Social: What’s next for B.C. United?Read More »
Kyla on CBC Soapbox Social: What’s next for B.C. United? Read More »
B.C.’s new Legal Profession Act received royal assent and became law last month despite strong opposition from the province’s law society and bar association.
The legislation establishes a single regulatory body for lawyers, paralegals and notaries, and a new category of regulated paralegals who can handle certain legal cases on their own. The scope of notaries public will also be broadened to include more day-to-day legal matters.
…Today on Radio NL News Mornings with Jeff Andreas: The Legal Profession ActRead More »
Today on Radio NL News Mornings with Jeff Andreas: The Legal Profession Act Read More »
Welcome to “Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t!” In this episode, Acumen Law Corporation lawyer Kyla Lee explores the complexities of anti-SLAPP litigation through the case of Ahmed Bouragba and the Ontario College of Teachers. This case examines the impact of anti-SLAPP laws on defamation litigation and the strategic use of these laws to protect public protest.
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The location of an offence is not always an essential component of a charging document, provided that the document provides sufficient specificity as to the location to satisfy the amount of detail required under the relevant legislation. Where the document is sufficiently specific, the court will conclude that the person accused of the alleged offence is not prejudiced by an unfair trial in which they do not know the case they will have to meet.
In a recent BC Supreme Court case, the violation ticket provided sufficient information, although to a less precise degree than the Appellant argued was needed, to pinpoint a unique intersection at which the alleged offence occurred. As such, the Appellant had sufficient notice of the case he needed to meet.
…When Can a Mistake on a Ticket Invalidate the Ticket? Read More »
When Can a Mistake on a Ticket Invalidate the Ticket? Read More »
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