If you are renewing your vehicle insurance this year, you will find the way ICBC calculates your basic rate has changed. The changes affect ICBC’s rules about lending your car so it is important to understand them. What are ICBC’s Read more
Usually, when your employment is terminated without a valid reason, it is important to know how much notice you are really entitled to. You are entitled to a certain amount of notice before you have to leave the company. This Read more
A Court in Ontario has found new mandatory minimum sentences for impaired driving, introduced last year, to be inconsistent with the Charter of Rights. In December 2018, changes to the Criminal Code’s impaired driving provisions came into effect. They include Read more
The government has announced legislation which paves the way for ride-hailing companies to operate on BC roads as early as September 16. Companies such as Uber and Lyft will be able to apply to the Passenger Transportation Board (PTB) to Read more
What to do if your vehicle is impounded in BC In BC, your vehicle can be impounded if you commit or are suspected of committing certain offences. This is a reflection of the fact that driving is a privilege, not Read more
Last week, the Supreme Court of Canada rendered a decision in the case of R. v. Barton. This case garnered significant media attention since it went to trial in 2015. Mr. Barton was charged with first-degree murder in the death Read more
A recent decision has reaffirmed existing rules around when police can and cannot search your cell phone. In Canada, the right to privacy is enshrined in the Charter. Section 8 gives people the right to be secure from “unreasonable search Read more
There is still time to register for a webinar about new testing methods for drug-impaired driving. Kyla Lee, of Acumen Law, will host Drug Recognition Testing: Criminal & Civil Case Considerations on March 4 for the Trial Lawyers Association of Read more
Whether you are a defendant or a claimant, if you are unhappy with a Court’s decision you might decide you want a do-over. You should be careful when seeking relitigation because not only can it be swiftly dismissed by the Read more
Novice or Class 7 drivers in BC are given a very short leash from ICBC and RoadSafetyBC to receive traffic violations. It can take as little as one violation ticket for a Novice driver to receive a prohibition. The intention Read more
