As a personal injury lawyer in British Columbia for over 20 years I have talked to many injured people that think their injury claim is worth more than what can be proven. Car accident injury lawyers can be very helpful in ensuring that you have the evidence to prove your injury. However, without an injury lawyer on…
August 30, 2010- Did you know that ICBC requires their lawyers to enter into a written agreement which prevents the lawyer from taking car accident cases against ICBC that allege bad faith or seek a money award to punish bad behaviour? Even the top or what some call the best personal injury lawyers in British Columbia cannot take…
This is a good opportunity to review some basics on how your ICBC personal injury claim may be presented in front of a jury. In British Columbia any party to a lawsuit involving personal injuries can ask the court for a jury. A jury can be refused if the court thinks that the case is…
September 3, 2015- As a lawyer practicing exclusively in personal injury law and only representing injury victims for more than 20 years I have seen a lot of people without lawyers ruin very good cases. It is therefore extremely important to get yourself a good lawyer as early as possible. Personal injury lawsuits and ICBC injury claims can become…
November 22, 2011- Most injury claimants have never hired a personal injury lawyer before their car accident injury. One of the most intimidating things about hiring an injury lawyer is the cost- How will you ever afford a lawyer? Well there are affordable ways personal injury lawyers will accept taking a case. Here are 3 options…
Your ICBC injury claim may be due to a car accident or you may have been a pedestrian or a cyclist. ICBC is required to pay accident benefits, if your are an insured, whether they think you are all fault or not. You do not need to find a personal injury lawyer if
Finding a personal injury lawyer in British Columbia can be confusing as their are so many directories and sites that just list car accident lawyers. These directory sites do not vouch for the skills of the lawyer. British Columbia Lawyers all have to have a licence to Practice law in the Province, that’s a starting…
Craig v. Smith, 2010 BCSC 1082 August 3, 2010- ICBC refused to give an injury claimant relevant documents regarding a motor vehicle accident. The personal injury lawyer representing the claimant had been asking ICBC for the documents for over a year. There were several written demands, a formal application to court and a day of argument, over the…
Vancouver (City) v. Ward, 2010 SCC 27 July 26, 2010- On August 1, 2002, Prime Minister Chrétien participated in a ceremony to mark the opening of a gate at the entrance to Vancouver’s Chinatown. During the ceremony, the Vancouver Police Department received information that an unknown individual intended to throw a pie at the Prime…
July, 14th, 2010- As of July 1st, 2010 every personal injury claimant now has to state the legal basis of their claim in the Notice of Civil Claim filed in our Supreme Court. With the change in the Court Rules lawyers in British Columbia are grappling with what a concise summary of the legal basis on which…
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