Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan
Legal news and issues with lawyer Michael Mulligan on CFAX 1070 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Podcasting since 2019 • 297 episodes
Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan
Latest Episodes
British Columbia And Alberta Clash On How To Regulate Lawyers
Two neighbouring provinces are running a live experiment on professional regulation, and the results could shape how Canadians think about law societies, licensing bodies, and government power. We walk through British Columbia’s Legal Professio...
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BC Law Society Defamation Claim and Boat Storage After Death
A hyperlink and headline can change the stakes of a professional disagreement. We talk through a Victoria-based defamation lawsuit against the Law Society of British Columbia after a lawyer proposes changing mandatory Indigenous cultural ...
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20:09
Sentencing For Indiginty to Human Remains and Tribunal System Fix
Someone dies, and the person beside them makes a choice that shocks everyone: no call for help, no report, just a body hidden away. We unpack a BC Provincial Court sentencing decision under Criminal Code section 182, the offence of offering an ...
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When “Not Now” Still Means “Maybe Later” For Private Property and ICBC Hit and Run Requirements
A stolen truck blows a stop sign at 4 a.m., the driver vanishes into the dark, and ICBC says the injured victims didn’t take “all reasonable steps” to find who hit them. We dig into the Court of Appeal’s reversal and why the phrase reasonable m...
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Trespass By Water, Insurance Duties, And Late Amendments To A Civil Claim
A hose can start a lawsuit—and a precedent can end one. We dive into two fresh BC court decisions that show how civil law balances fairness, timing, and finality. First, we break down a neighbourhood flooding dispute where homeowners sought to ...
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