The issuance of a statement of claim marks the commencement of an action in the Court of King’s Bench. Once issued, the statement of claim must be served on the defendants to the action. The King’s Bench Rules [ Rules] set out certain timelines within which a defendant must respond. Typically, a defendant would respond by serving and filing a...

The Supreme Court of Canada in R v Basque recently confirmed that the Criminal Code’s mandatory driving prohibitions are a punishment rather than a sentence. In confirming the distinction between a sentence and a punishment, the Court held that credit may be given for pre-sentence driving prohibitions when a lower court imposes the mandatory...

With the role out of rental E-Scooters in Regina last week, we have been asked this question multiple times. As the title indicates, the answer is yes. Not only can you be charged criminally with impaired driving and/or driving at .08 or over, you can also be fined under The Traffic Safety Act for a number of traffic offences which have recently...