Legal Principals
  • FREE initial consultation
  • accepting ICBC cases from across the Province of British Columbia
  • accepting ICBC cases from clients living outside of British Columbia
  • client advances offered in time of need
  • full funding of the costs of running the case
  • funding for treatment is offered were ICBC refuses payment
  • reasonable legal fees and not the usual 30% charged by other lawyers
  • no delegation of your file to a junior lawyer


Breach of the Insurance Policy due to a 24 Hour Roadside Suspension

Unfortunately, ICBC is taking a very hard line in recent times trying to find ways of breaching a driver/owner of the contract of insurance.  The end result of the breach is that ICBC does not have to pay out vehicle damage claims and also, can go after the “breached” driver/owner for full payment of ICBC's costs as a result of the accident.  As you can see, there is a great incentive for ICBC to breach somebody of their contract of insurance: they save money.

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Burden of Proof and Standard of Proof

In civil actions the party who asserts the affirmative of an issue has the burden of proving it on a balance of probabilities. The overall burden of proof in a civil trial is on the injured party.

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Direct and Circumstantial Evidence

There are usually two types of evidence in every trial. One is called direct evidence. The other is called circumstantial evidence. Direct evidence consists of testimony as to what a witness actually saw, heard, or did concerning an event in issue between the parties. Circumstantial evidence is evidence of a circumstance or circumstances surrounding an issue. When a witness gives circumstantial evidence he or she testifies about circumstances relating to the issue in dispute between the parties. From these related circumstances the Court is asked to draw an inference as to what actually happened.

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Non-Pecuniary Damages

Non-pecuniary losses are personal injury losses for physical injuries that have not resulted in the injured person actually losing money. Their purpose is to compensate the injured person for such things as pain, suffering, disability, inconvenience, and loss of enjoyment of life.

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Mitigation of Damages

When a person is injured, he/she is required to act reasonably to mitigate or lessen the loss. No damages are recoverable for any loss that the injured person could have avoided through reasonable action.

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