Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan
Legal news and issues with lawyer Michael Mulligan on CFAX 1070 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 271
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Arrests for blocking a highway and an appeal due to a failure to disclose evidence
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan:
Recently, small groups of protesters have been intentionally blocking highways to get attention for their cause and to compel the government to me…
Settlement exception for family mediation, award for dismissal of Caucasian employees and ex-pizza partner competition
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan:
Mediation efforts to resolve civil or family disputes are typically treated as being confidential and can’t be referred to if the case winds up in …
Child vaccine legal disputes and gross negligence for not vaccinating all teachers
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan:
The approval of COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5 – 11 has resulted in family law disputes between separated parents who disagree about getting…
Mischief vs. Public Mischief, Counselling an offence, and the Parity Principle
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan:
There are two kinds of Mischief offences in the Criminal Code: Mischief, and Public Mischief.
Mischief is defined and prohibited by section 430 of…
Bill C-22 minimum sentences, Esquimalt Police civil claim, and the secrecy of jury deliberations
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan:
The previous Conservative federal government added numerous mandatory minimum jail sentences to the Criminal Code and Controlled Drugs and Substanc…
Bookkeeper fraud sentence appeal, MS Teams court decorum, and the General Anti-Avoidance Rule
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan:
The BC Court of Appeal recently allowed a sentence appeal by the Crown and converted a two-year conditional sentence, sometimes called house arrest…
Highway obstruction is a criminal offence, Ministerial Order for gas vs. economics, and the last cannabis sentence
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan:
The obstruction of roads and highways has become an increasingly common method of protesting various things.
As discussed on the show, blocking or …
BC Emergency Program Act, a damaged couch, and the SCC on sentencing ranges
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan:
More than three days after flooding caused massive damage in BC, the provincial government declared an emergency pursuant to the Emergency Program …
Saanich Police Officer fired for fake drug recognition recertifications, no SCC for Highlands mine and a firing during COVID
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan:
A senior Saanich Police Officer was fired after the Police Complaints Commissioner confirmed a finding that he had committed 14 counts of Deceit as…
Who is in jail in BC and what does it cost? Should a custody order from Pakistan be enforced in BC?
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan:
Who is in jail and why? In Canada, the responsibility for jailing adults is divided between the federal and provincial governments. The federal gov…
Salvage of shipping containers, Duty Counsel Day, and an injunction closing a restaurant not checking for COVID vaccination
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan:
The MV Zim Kingston lost 109 containers, near Vancouver Island, containing everything from yoga mats to car parts and chemicals. Some of the contai…
Self-defence and the person's role in the incident, bats in a house, and waiving a charge
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan:
In 2012 the self-defence provisions of the Criminal Code were rewritten.
The new provisions only permit self-defence to apply if the act in questio…
All BC Judges Vaccinated, Free Family Law Mediation and Criminal Contempt Appeal Funding
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan:
The BC Court of Appeal, BC Supreme Court, and BC Provincial Court issued a joint release advising that all judges and judicial officers, in all the…
Law Society debate on gender pronouns in court and civil forfeiture of a penthouse used for parties during COVID
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan
The Provincial and Supreme Court in British Columbia recently introduced practice directives requiring lawyers to indicate the proper gender pronou…
Mayors call for more people to be kept in jail before trial and the BCCA said use of lose Vancouver Island rail line
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan:
The mayors of Victoria and Esquimalt, who serve as co-chairs of the Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board, have issued a press release suggesting tha…
COVID-19 Related Measures Act vs Human Rights Code and a local government prohibition on building anything unreasonable
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan:
Some people opposed to the requirement to be vaccinated for COVID-19 to attend non-essential businesses such as restaurants and bars have suggested…
Vaccine passports and the Charter, marriage annulment and religion, and Traffic Court by MS Teams
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan:
Anti-vaccination protesters have been holding up copies of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and arguing that it prohibits restrictions o…
Civil jury trials, bankruptcy for tax debts, and jurisdiction clause in employment contract void
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan:
Since the beginning of COVID, civil jury trials have been suspended in British Columbia.
Unlike criminal jury trials, which are constitutionally req…
Will unsigned due to COVID recognized, UVic resists class action over parking, and UBC advisor fired for use of gay dating app
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan:
In British Columbia, the Wills, Estates and Succession Act sets out requirements for a will to be valid. These include a requirement that a will be…
Legal authority to restrict unvaccinated people from attending public places and pepper spray as a prohibited weapon
This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan:
An increasing number of jurisdictions, including New York, Quebec, France, and Israel are prohibiting people who are not vaccinated for COVID-19 fr…