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.
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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 »
Drivers in British Columbia now have to meet minimum distances between their vehicle and people walking or riding on the road.
“On it’s surface, this legislation is a good thing. It’s going to ostensibly reduce the number of road deaths, especially between vehicles and the most vulnerable people on the roads – motorcycles, bicycles, animals and pedestrians.”
“It’s going to be pretty much impossible to enforce… if anyone gets a ticket for this, they’re going to want to dispute it… But the officer is not going to be able to say and prove beyond a reasonable doubt…”
Vancouverites can spend a day at Wreck Beach in the nude, but they could face more than raised eyebrows for doing it at other beaches in the city.
According to the Canadian Criminal Code section 174, no one can be nude, without lawful excuse, in a public space or on private property while exposed to public view; it doesn’t matter if the property is their own or not.
Anyone nude in public view is “guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.”
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Podcast host Mo Amir and Vancouver criminal lawyer Kyla Lee discuss what the recent shifts in the political landscape mean for the B.C. Conservatives, B.C. United, B.C. Greens and the B.C. NDP.
…Kyla in The Victoria Advocate: Does the NDP need a divided right?Read More »
Kyla in The Victoria Advocate: Does the NDP need a divided right? Read More »
Our Soapbox Social panel, Mo Amir and Kyla Lee, discuss what the shifting political landscape means for the B.C. Conservatives, B.C. United, B.C. Greens, and B.C. NDP.
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Drivers in British Columbia now have to meet minimum distances between their vehicle and people walking or riding on provincial roads. The new rules start Monday and require drivers to stay at least a metre away from vulnerable road users if the speed limit is up to 50 kilometres an hour, and a metre-and-a-half at speeds over that.
…After two days of deliberation, the 12-member jury pronounced Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts he faced…
“…Once you get one ‘guilty’, the expectation is that there are going to be another 33 following it unless the defence had been able to successfully poke holes in some of the evidence of some of the witnesses – which it was very clear throughout the course of the trial, they were not able to do.”
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The Supreme Court of Canada has unanimously upheld that a trial judge properly dismissed a request to introduce evidence of prior sexual activity in a sexual assault trial. In a 7-2 split, however, the Court differed on whether that evidence could be revisited over the course of a trial.
The Court also unanimously agreed that a Crown motion on a sealing order and in camera hearings were not necessarily binding at the appellate level, affirming that trials should be as open as possible while still protecting complainants’ privacy and dignity.
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