Acumen Law offers legal services related to insurance, immigration, criminal cases, civil forfeiture, and more. Before adopting Clio, Acumen Law was using an archaic solution. But as an expanding law firm, managing the increasing volume of work was becoming difficult, and it was clear that a more robust solution was necessary to efficiently scale its operations.
Kyla, who manages legal operations at the firm, says document management became a big challenge with the firm’s high volume practice. Keeping track of finances was another concern. The firm wanted a solution that gave oversight of everything in one place, so employees could access information from any of the offices.
In a ruling that may impact an unknown number of existing and expired driving prohibitions, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled 5-4 that since Criminal Code changes (Bill C-46) went into effect on Dec. 18, 2018, sentencing judges no longer had the discretion to impose driving bans for the offences of criminal negligence causing death or bodily harm.
A Coquitlam man is hoping his battle against a ticket he recently received while riding his motorized skateboard might spark a change in the law to make such micromobility devices legal.
But a Vancouver lawyer who specializes in cases involving the Motor Vehicle Act says it could be an uphill fight.
Our Soapbox Social panel, podcast host Mo Amir and Vancouver criminal lawyer Kyla Lee, speak with Gloria Macarenko about the week’s top stories.
“It feels like a mix between desperation and complacency. The desperation we’re really feeling from the NDP, they’re capitulating on a lot of things that they stood up for over the last several years when they were in government… And then you see the complacency of the Conservatives often not showing up to interviews or showing up to debates. And that feels like they’re not even putting in the effort…”
This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir chats with Kyla Lee about the legalities, as per Elections BC rules, around a high-profile Vancouver billionaire erecting a billboard outside of his mansion.
The man facing possible prison time over a deadly hit-and-run in Vancouver two years ago has a long record of vehicle infractions — some of which he racked up after the crash.
The family of the man killed in the crash, meanwhile, will have to wait until the new year for closure, with the defence’s sentencing submissions for the man who was behind the wheel delayed until January.