In a sleeper ruling that may affect some driving bans imposed for criminal negligence and possibly manslaughter since Bill C-46 came into force in 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled 5-4 that sentencing judges cannot impose driving prohibitions under Criminal Code s. 320.24(4) for criminal negligence causing death/bodily harm. MORE TO COME
Purposefully disobeying court order comes with consequences: B.C. Chief Justice
By Ian Burns ( July 29, 2024, 2:13 PM EDT) -- B.C.’s top court has upheld the conviction of an Indigenous woman who had been found guilty of criminal contempt of court due to her protest of the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline....