Welcome to Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t! This week, lawyer Kyla Lee discusses Discipline of Lawyers… Acumen Law Corporation lawyer Kyla Lee gives her take on a made-in-Canada court case each week and discusses why these cases should have been heard by Canada’s highest court: the Supreme […] The post Discipline of Lawyers: Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t! appeared first on Vancouver Criminal Lawyers ..read more

At the beginning of March, the Regina police announced that they would breath test every driver they pull over, no matter the reason or the offence. A month later the RCMP announced that they would do this in the entire province of Saskatchewan. Many people are not happy. And this policy is likely coming to […] The post Breath tests at every traffic stop appeared first on Vancouver Criminal Lawyers ..read more

A day after a man was acquitted of dangerous driving in a tragic crash that killed a Vancouver child, a legal expert is explaining why prosecutors struggled to secure a conviction. Seyed Moshfeghi Zadeh was acquitted of dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death and dangerous operation of a vehicle causing bodily harm in the July 6, 2021, crash […] The post Kyla on Global News: Why Crown struggled to prove dangerous driving in crash that killed B.C. child appeared first on Vancouver Criminal Lawyers ..read more

“100km an hour over the speed limit is just inherently risky and dangerous and they could have been charged with dangerous driving and I think there’s a trend these days for police if they feel they have that evidence, to submit it to Crown counsel for dangerous driving charges… But the problem is they do […] The post Paul on Radio NL News with Jeff Andreas: Super car going 100km/h over the speed limit appeared first on Vancouver Criminal Lawyers ..read more

Welcome to Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t! This week, lawyer Kyla Lee discusses Interception of Communications… Acumen Law Corporation lawyer Kyla Lee gives her take on a made-in-Canada court case each week and discusses why these cases should have been heard by Canada’s highest court: the Supreme […] The post Interception of Communications: Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t! appeared first on Vancouver Criminal Lawyers ..read more

“This is the worst I’ve ever seen, I couldn’t believe it, 234 km/h on the Lion’s Gate bridge, this is dangerous driving…you can get a dangerous charge for speeding” “Speeds like this, you know, you put everybody at risk on the road, there’s no way it can be done safely and it’s of course far […] The post Paul on the Mike Smyth Show: Vancouver’s housing crisis, Healthcare workers being put in danger, & Menaces on our roads! appeared first on Vancouver Criminal Lawyers ..read more

Are the parking signs placed beside some Vancouver bike lanes leaving drivers confused? That was one of the questions debated online over the Easter weekend after a Reddit user shared a picture(opens in a new tab) of a Tesla illegally parked in a bike lane downtown. The picture was taken near Dunsmuir and Beatty streets, where an […] The post Kyla on CTV News: Tesla parked in Vancouver bike lane prompts debate over signage appeared first on Vancouver Criminal Lawyers ..read more

Our Soapbox Social panel, Mo Amir and Kyla Lee, weighs in on B.C.’s home-flipping tax, highlighting its significance as a step towards addressing the issue while raising questions about whether it can curb housing speculation and make homeownership more accessible. “They see housing as an investment and at the end of the day, this isn’t […] The post Kyla on CBC Vancouver: Will B.C. home-flipping tax make housing more affordable? appeared first on Vancouver Criminal Lawyers ..read more

In a decision destined to dash the dreams of leadfooted armchair lawyers, British Columbia’s top court has thrown cold water on the commonly-held myth a poorly written speeding ticket is an automatic get-out-of-jail-free card. In a ruling released this week, the B.C. Court of Appeal overturned a lower court victory for a man who was able to quash a […] The post Kyla on CBC News: Speeding tickets not always doomed by missing info: B.C. court appeared first on Vancouver Criminal Lawyers ..read more

First, maybe the most important detail about disputing an IRP is that you only have seven days to dispute it. That is not a lot of time and the seven days includes the weekend. You do not have seven business days to dispute the IRP. When an IRP is filed in dispute, two things can […] The post What happens when I file an Immediate Roadside Prohibition (aka an IRP) in dispute? appeared first on Vancouver Criminal Lawyers ..read more