Tag Archives: Lawyer

Do insurance companies have the right to contact employers?

The short answer is: yes they do. There is no property in a witness, and insurance companies (on behalf of the defendants they represent) have the right to contact anyone besides the injured party themselves and experts the injured party has retained. There are many reasons someone might not want and insurance company to contact […]

Even small accidents can lead to large injuries.

  In this recent Supreme Court of British Columbia case a plaintiff suffered what turned into a chronic neck injury after vehicle was struck from behind while stopped at a stop light: http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/jdb-txt/SC/15/06/2015BCSC0698.htm The amount of damage to the Plaintiff’s vehicle was only about $1,000. The Plaintiff in this action was a 37 year old […]

British Columbia’s new liquor laws…what do they actually mean?

On April 1, 2015 new liquor laws came into effect across British Columbia. The first thing consumers are likely to notice is wine being sold in grocery stores. This is likely part of a gradual trend that will see beer in liquor stores and eventually a liquor section that would offer a wide range of […]

The government of British Columbia is cracking down on highway drivers…. driving too slowly.

New legislation will increase the power police have to pull over drivers who are obstructing the left or “passing lane” of a highway: As it stands now, there is already a $109 fine for driving in the left lane slow enough to obstruct traffic. Apparently, the problem with this old law was that it was […]

What do unpaid student loans have to do with driver’s licenses?

A proposed new law could see people unable to get or renew driver’s licenses if they have unpaid student loan debts: As many people already know, this law already applies to other government debts, including: speeding tickets, parking tickets, bridge tolls, and Translink fines. This new law, however, is arguably of a different character. What […]

What is an Examination for Discovery and can I be forced to attend one?

  If you bring an action in the Supreme Court of British Columbia you must make yourself available for an examination for discovery (an “XFD”). An XFD is an oral examination under oath. Furthermore, a written record is made of everything you say at an XFD. This means that anything you say can be used […]