If someone drifts onto a soft shoulder and loses control of the vehicle, are they at fault? What is the standard of care? Is losing control on a gravelly shoulder a “true accident” in which no one can be blamed?
Read More →Do teenagers have the same responsibilities as adults when riding as passengers in cars? What about a 17 year old who takes a ride in a friend’s mom’s car – but when the car is driven by an entirely different
Read More →I’m a young person with mild symptoms, but I worry about how they’ll affect my career. Will I be awarded for a loss of future earnings? In a recent decision, the Court of Appeal upheld a trial court’s decision not
Read More →If I see someone starting to slide on snowy roads, what does the law expect me to do? Is there a ‘wrong choice’ of precautionary step? In a recent judgment of British Columbia’s Court of Appeal, the court unanimously upheld
Read More →If an employee willfully violates the privacy of another, is the employer liable under BC’s Privacy Act? The liability of the employer is called “vicarious liability”. What if the employee works at ICBC and accesses the personal information of many
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