I am thankful to Paul Lacney, a retired insurance adjuster, for bringing the human rights concerns of Ed Rockburne, a retired RCMP officer, to my attention. Human rights issues fall squarely within the “achieving justice” theme of this column. Regular
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I am a big fan of Small Claims Court. As an articled student, almost 20 years ago, it was where I “cut my teeth” in the courtroom. The Nanaimo law firm where I articled always had a collection of Small
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I am about to share something I recently learned about impaired driving laws. I feel the need to start with an explanation of why a lawyer who has been in practice for close to 20 years could possibly be so
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We British Columbians are free to express regret, by way of an apology, without fear of civil consequences. As Canadians, we’re known for that. Saying “sorry” is about as stereotypically Canadian as saying “eh”. We say the word absent any
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“Prove it” can mean something completely different from one courtroom to the next if one courtroom is hearing a criminal case and the other is hearing a civil one. The court requires criminal charges to be proven beyond a reasonable
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Credit for this week’s column topic goes to local internet phenomenon, Lori Welbourne, who produces an edgy talk radio show every Wednesday night called “On the Rocks” with co-hosts Jason Rock and Stuntman Steve. The show comes with the alluring
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I got a chuckle from one of my favourite ICBC defence lawyers this past week. I like him because he is a true gentleman whose integrity and credibility are beyond reproach. We got to chatting about car crash prevention during a break
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It was gut wrenching to read about Lenami Godinez’ first and last hang gliding experience, which had been an anniversary gift from her boyfriend. They chose a tandem flight with a very experienced hang gliding pilot, taking off from Mount
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A mother was reportedly walking her children, and the family’s two dogs, along Rutland Road last week Tuesday. She was taking her children to day care A pit bull attacked the two dogs. The pit bull was known to dog
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I am straying way off topic this week. Consider it a public service message. I hope to save some folks a bit of money. It has to do with travelling with a child when one or both parents are not
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