Month: January 2022

  • Collaborative Family Law – Spreading Virtually Like a Pandemic (But a Good One!)

    ByShannon Gunn Emery Hours

    Normally, when couples decide to end their relationship, there are a number of ways they can do it. If there is a high level of cooperation between the two, they may be able to work everything out themselves. If there is little to no agreement, they can go through mediation, arbitration, collaborative law or go to court. During the pandemic, however, we have seen one method stand out far from the rest – Collaborative Family Law. The courts keep shutting down and adjourning cases with the result that there is a growing backlog. Getting a Family Law special chambers date, depending on how much time is required, may take a year or more. Do you really want to wait that long to settle your affairs?…

  • No Traffic Trials – Who Saw That Coming?

    ByShannon Gunn Emery Hours

    There has been a lot of attention lately on traffic ticket trials – or, rather, the disappearance of them[1]: This is not actually new. The NDP brought in the legislation that allowed this to happen. The Conservatives implemented it in three phases. Impaired driving cases were the first to go. The government began by both charging and giving an administrative sanction (also known as a Notice of Administrative Penalty, also known as an Immediate Roadside Sanction and referred to as an NAP or IRS for short) to those stopped for impaired driving-related offences. Then, in December 2020, moved to just administrative sanctions. The idea is that the government can get all the revenue from fines without having the expense of trials and police officers give…

  • What to do After an Unsuccessful IRS Appeal: An Explanation of Judicial Reviews

    ByShannon Gunn Emery Hours

    So, you fought against the Notice of Administrative Penalty (NAP) you received, and although you and your lawyer gave your best efforts, the Penalty was, ultimately, confirmed.  Unfortunately, this is the case on a lot of files.  However, the process has not ended and your means of fighting back have not been exhausted!  Our office is filing Judicial Reviews on a regular basis.  So, what is a Judicial Review?  Here is what you need to know: A Judicial Review is a means of appealing the decision you received.  We are asking the court to set aside the decision that the adjudicators issued on your Notice of Administrative Penalty (NAP).  If you wish to start a Judicial Review, you have only 30 days after the date…

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