Future Loss of Income Claim Reduced by Court of Appeal
Personal Injury Claim for Loss of Future Earnings This claim involved a car accident which occurred in 2014, before the ICBC No-fault changes. British Columbia’s are now legally restricted from suing...
View ArticleLawyers Using Artificial Intelligence Must Disclose to the Court
For his use of the artificial intelligence ChatGPT to draft a legal brief (Mata v. Avianca) a personal injury lawyer now faces potential sanctions. As a result, Federal judge Brantley Starr is now...
View ArticleDriverless Cars Now Allowed on Public Roads
First Driverless Cars Permitted in Europe The UK is the first in Europe to allow driverless cars on public roads and highways. The Ford Mustang Mach-E model allows driverless steering and acceleration...
View ArticleLaw Firm Fined for Using Artificial Intelligence
The submission of fake legal cases and legal arguments created by ChatGPT has resulted in a $5,000 fine against a lawyer and his firm. The underlying personal injury case involved lawyers using AI for...
View ArticleLawyers Using AI for Legal Research
Currently in Canada the use of Artificial intelligence to perform legal research and writing is unregulated. Likewise, the use of AI to interact with clients, the court and third parties remains a wild...
View ArticleICBC Cannot Deduct Loss of Housekeeping Capacity
ICBC homemaking benefits versus loss of housekeeping capacity ICBC, as a government auto monopoly, has special legal rights. These rights allow ICBC to deduct benefits they pay from any court award...
View ArticleCivil Rule Changes for Trial Briefs and Email Service
Attorney General announces changes to Supreme Court rules On July 10, 2023 amendments to the Supreme Court Civil Rules and Supreme Court Family Rules were announced. The proposed changes aim to refine...
View ArticleAI Quantum Supremacy and the Legal System
Profound Impact on the Civil Legal System: Quantum Computing and AI Google has recently announced achieving quantum supremacy with a significant breakthrough. Their latest version of the Sycamore...
View ArticleWitness Testimony and Constructed Emotions: A New Way to Understand Credibility
The interpretation of witness evidence plays a pivotal role in shaping the outcome of many injury cases. Understanding the emotional states and intentions of witnesses can be a crucial factor in...
View ArticleLaw Denying Auto Injury Victim Costs Brought Back by NDP
Financial hardship is expected for those injured in car accidents in British Columbia. David Eby and the NDP have brought back the 6% cap on injury victim’s case expenses. The Disbursement and Expert...
View ArticleICBC Denied Minor Injury Cap Defence
In this personal injury case the car accident occurred in February 2021. The plaintiff alleged severe and ongoing injuries affecting her ability to work as a registered nurse.(Wiggins v. Yokota 2023...
View ArticleHumans No Longer Center of the Intelligent Legal World
Not only can our modern AI’s beat humans at math and memory skills, some are now far better at creating art and literature. It has become clear, humans are no longer the most intelligent on the planet....
View ArticleCase Expenses Excluded from the 6% Disbursement Cap
In the first reported 6% disbursement cap case, Nagra v. Prasad,2023 BCSC 2297 the plaintiff sought an exclusion of disbursements under the Disbursements and Expert Evidence Regulation, B.C. Reg....
View ArticleICBC’s Minor Injury Defense Fails to Stay Lawsuit
In this personal injury case, Ross v. Hammer, 2023 BCSC 2306 the defendants sought a stay on the injury claimant’s Supreme Court lawsuit until the Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) determined whether...
View ArticleCanada’s Artificial Intelligence Law: Federal AI Regulation
Bill C-27: Laws to regulate artificial intelligence systems in Canada Artificial Intelligence Regulation Introduces the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act to set common requirements for the design,...
View ArticleNursing Staff Negligent for Failing to Provide One‑to‑One Supervision
In this medical malpractice case the Vancouver General Hospital appealed a decision finding them negligent in failing to assign one-on-one supervision to an elderly patient (Vancouver General Hospital...
View Article6% Cap on Case Expenses for Car Accident Claimants: Case Review
Background to the 6% Cap on Disbursements The Disbursements and Expert Evidence Regulation caps disbursements in personal injury cases at 6% of the plaintiff’s total damages post-trial or settlement....
View ArticleBC Lawyer Punished for Fake ChatGPT Caselaw
AI can now be used responsibly to increase the quality of legal services. However in the case Zhang v. Chen, 2024 BCSC 285, a lawyer filed two fictitious cases in her notice of application, which were...
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