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Other than court-ordered prohibitions, in BC, RoadSafetyBC issues driving prohibitions to both new and experienced drivers who receive driving offences on their driving record. Section 93(1) of the Mo
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Apr 15, 2020
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that excessive speeding can amount to dangerous driving, even if the speeding is for a short period of time. Is Excessive Speeding A Criminal Offence? When it
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Oct 28, 2019
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently criticized a trial judge for his conduct throughout a trial involving the death and alleged murder of a longboarder, Ralph Bisonnette, by a taxi driver, Adib Ibrah
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Sep 10, 2019
The Motor Vehicle Act sets out a legislative scheme by which motorists can have their licenses suspended. This post sets out the specific provisions of the Immediate Roadside Prohibition (IRP) legisla
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Voyeurism was added to the Criminal Code in 2005 as a new criminal offence, under s.162(1). The offence is committed when an individual secretly observes or records another person under circumstances
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May 09, 2019
Section 11(e) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms confers the right not to be denied reasonable bail without just cause. As such, the detention of accused individuals is intended to be the
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Nov 17, 2018
Many people charged with criminal offences decide to plead guilty for a variety of reasons. The Crown may have offered them a lighter sentence if they plead guilty; they might have wanted to spare the
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Oct 13, 2018
These days in BC and the lower mainland in particular, the “opioid crisis” is no secret. I don’t believe anyone would disagree that we as a society are in the throes of an unprecedented health c
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Aug 08, 2018
A 19-year old boy, David, has bought tickets to a music festival. He is excited to go with his friends from school. They’ve all just finished their first year of university and want to celebrate dur
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May 25, 2018
Most of us have been victims of crime in our lives. Maybe you have been threatened or stolen from; these types of offences inconvenience you for a short time, but most of the time, you can move past t
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