Kyla Lee on Radio NL
At least one BC lawyer is expecting to see a huge demand for increased legal service provision on a pro bono or reduced cost basis as a result of COVID-19.
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Kyla Lee on Radio NL
On the guidelines for businesses that are starting to reopen, Provincial Health Officer Dr Bonnie Henry says these are not regulations, what they are, are guidance documents.
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Kyla Lee on the Jill Bennett Show: Are restaurants going to take advantage of your privacy?
This is the fear that’s being expressed online regarding leaving your number with restaurants, in case of a COVID-19 outbreak.
We chat with Acumen Law – Criminal Lawyer, Kyla Lee
Kyla Lee on Radio NL
On the guidelines for businesses that are starting to reopen, Provincial Health Officer Dr Bonnie Henry says these are not regulations, what they are, are guidance documents.
The only exception is the requirement to have a COVID-19 safety plan which needs to be posted where the public can see it.
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Kyla Lee on the Mike Smyth Show
Traffic court set to resume, how people can fight traffic tickets, no social distancing rules posted for court.
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Kyla Lee on CBC News
Kyla Lee was interviewed on CBC News to discuss yet another distracted driving ticket that was overturned and to clarify the rules on what constitutes distracted driving.
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Kyla on Global News: B.C.’s distracted driving law could be adjusted after another ticket tossed out by court
The latest distracted driving ticket to get tossed out by a B.C. judge could lead to adjustments to the law itself, the province’s public safety minister says.
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In the meantime, Kyla Lee, a defence lawyer who specializes in traffic cases, says the new ruling sets a precedent that can be cited in future cases.
“Anybody who’s received a ticket for having their phone in their lap should be looking at disputing that ticket,” she said.
“If you’ve been convicted, you ought to appeal.”
Watch the news story here.
Kyla on Radio NL: Lawyer Happy that BC Law Society is Removing ‘Mental Fitness’ Questions from Applications
The Law Society of BC is no longer going to be asking applicants about their “mental fitness”.
Acumen Law’s Kyla Lee applauds the move saying these questions are unnecessary. “We have a process already designed to identify people who aren’t capable of being lawyers, that’s why we have articling. People who want to be lawyers have to work under the direct supervision of another lawyer for at least one year before they can be called and admitted to the bar. And that lawyer has to sign off on their fitness to practice law.”
Read more here.
