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Lowering the Bar Is Not Access to Justice

The Ministry of Attorney General’s draft recommendations on regulated paralegals propose expanding non-lawyer advocacy into courts and administrative tribunals, including traffic court, some criminal matters, small claims, residential tenancy disputes, workers’ compensation matters, and family law in Provincial Court, with possible involvement in Supreme Court matters under a specialization model. 

The proposal is framed as an access to justice initiative, but make no mistake: It is not. It represents a policy choice to lower professional standards in high-stakes legal environments rather than confront the structural failures the government itself created. 

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Episode 431: Xavier’s Law, Warrantless 30-Day Bans, and a Robot Taxi in a Police Standoff

This week on Driving Law, Kyla and Paul unpack the explosive private member’s bill known as Xavier’s Law — a proposal that would allow police to impose immediate 30-day driving bans with no appeal, no review, and no accountability.

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Court Upholds BC’s Motor Vehicle Injury Disbursement Cap: What You Need to Know

A recent decision by the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Shrieves v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2025 BCSC 1792, has upheld a key part of the province’s efforts to control motor vehicle litigation costs: s. 5(8)(a) of the Disbursements and Expert Evidence Regulation (DEER). This provision mandates that applications to exclude certain disbursements from a 6% cap on recoverable damages must be made before those costs are incurred.

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Why the Seven-Day Period to Dispute an IRP is a Mockery of Justice

British Columbia’s Immediate Roadside Prohibition (IRP) system is lauded by the government as an efficient tool for combating impaired driving. But behind the veneer of public safety lies a deeply flawed, grossly unfair process that tramples on fundamental principles of justice.

Chief among its failures is the absurdly short seven-day window to dispute an IRP. This arbitrary timeline—designed more for bureaucratic convenience than for fairness—sets countless individuals up for failure, leaving them powerless against a system stacked against them.

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