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Kyla Lee in The CBA National: Supreme Court of Canada clarifies Good Samaritan law

While the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act (GSDOA) ensures immunity from charges for simple drug possession during an overdose, the Supreme Court of Canada says that protection must also extend to arrests.

That’s the finding of a 6-3 decision, which also determined that the search conducted after the arrest in the case before the court was unlawful.

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Drug Addiction & Sentencing: 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 discusses a manslaughter case in which the accused argued that his severe drug addiction at the time of the offence should be considered a mitigating factor at sentencing. The court rejected the argument, ruling that addiction was not a basis for reduced moral blameworthiness. The Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear the case, missing a key opportunity to clarify the role addiction plays in sentencing and whether it should be treated as a mental health condition that lessens moral culpability.

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Contracts & Interpretation: 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 discusses a contract dispute in the energy sector where one party argued that the shared intentions during negotiation should override the written terms of the agreement. The court disagreed, holding that even if both parties had a different understanding during negotiation, the plain language of the contract governed. The Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear the appeal—missing an important opportunity to revisit how intention interacts with written terms in modern contract law.

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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: Public safety and health care

Our Soapbox Social panel discusses Prime Minister Carney’s approach to bail reform, the BCGEU strike and the state of women’s healthcare in the province.

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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: Public safety and health care Read More »

Kyla Lee named Corporate Vision: Businesswoman of the Year 2025

Kyla Lee has been named Canadian Legal Businesswoman of the Year 2025 at the Global Business Awards, hosted by Corporate Vision Magazine.

The Global Business Awards is an international program that recognises companies and individuals who are contributing to progress in their industries. Now in its ninth year, the awards have become known for celebrating both large and small organisations that demonstrate leadership, innovation, and a commitment to their field.

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Verdicts & Voices: The sisterhood of “gender sellouts” in criminal law: Anita Szigeti, Hamna Anwar and Kyla Lee

This episode is a panel discussion with Anita Szigeti of Anita Szigeti Advocates, a Toronto firm that focuses on mental health and the law; Hamna Anwar, a criminal lawyer at Lindsay Law in Toronto; and Kyla Lee, who specializes in impaired driving cases at Acumen Law in Vancouver. They are all members of Women in Canadian Criminal Defence (WiCCD), an organization Szigeti founded to support and advocate for female and gender-non-conforming criminal defence lawyers.

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Can Circular Breathing Beat a Breathalyzer?

If you’ve been pulled over for a DUI or impaired driving investigation, one question you might be wondering is whether circular breathing can help you avoid failing a breathalyzer test.

Circular breathing is a technique commonly used by musicians to create a continuous airflow while playing wind instruments, but can it help beat a breathalyzer?

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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: Vancouver Park Board, extortion in Surrey

Mo Amir and Kyla Lee discuss extortion in Surrey, and the latest developments on the abolition of the Vancouver Park Board.Share Show 

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Kyla Lee in CBC News: B.C. considering ‘Xavier’s Law’ to crack down on drivers who cause death

The government of British Columbia says it is looking at options to get tougher on drivers involved in fatal crashes after the premier spoke to the family of a 12-year-old killed on Vancouver Island this past summer.

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