Ian Mulgrew: Public hearings on court costs promised by B.C. attorney general
B.C. Attorney General Suzanne Anton promises an open process to let the public hear why ICBC shouldn’t pay the same court costs as families when they lose a case in B.C. Supreme Court.
B.C. launches first-in-Canada online tribunal to resolve civil disputes
The new civil resolution tribunal is a voluntary, but soon to be mandatory electronic, portal intended to ease court backlogs and alleviate access-to-justice concerns.
Supreme Court issues new framework for timely trials
The Supreme Court of Canada has directed governments to address the lack of timely criminal trials.
Reporter must give Monster deposition, says B.C. Court of Appeal
A Sidney journalist has been ordered to appear and give a videotaped U.S. deposition for Monster Energy over her story about the settling of a wrongful-death…
Ian Mulgrew: Legal proceedings a playpen for some offenders
Some criminal cases are prime examples of how offenders, whether from stupidity or for mischief, can treat the legal system like a veritable playpen and…