Since 2010, Holness and Small Law Group has written over 1000 legal blog articles. We believe that staying informed and current with personal injury news and case developments is essential to providing proper legal services to our clients when advocating for their rights.

AI 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 quantum processor can make calculations in an instant that would take the fastest computers half a century to complete. Google Bard is also part of the a…

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Civil 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 and clarify the rules governing civil proceedings in British Columbia, addressing aspects such as addresses for service, trial briefs, trial management conferences, and…

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ICBC 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 against a guilty driver. This means that car accident victims obtaining court awards against at fault drivers must deduct ICBC benefits from their money…

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Lawyers 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 west for the legal profession. However, lawyers will be unlikely to escape liability for the legal opinions, research or human interaction of…

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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 guilty drivers for  accidents after May 1, 2021. These changes were introduced by the NDP government to increase the profits of ICBC, a…

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Future ICBC Injury Benefit Deductions Clarified on Appeal

  In this ICBC personal injury appeal, ICBC appealed the amount of reductions made for future ICBC benefits. ICBC argued successfully that the contingency reduction was fatally speculative. There was no evidence of a risk that the claimant would not receive the benefits to which she was entitled.(Watson v. Fatin,2023 BCCA 82) Personal Injury Trial…

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