Legal Eyes

Do you like to listen to real-life crime dramas as you go to sleep? Are you always searching for ways to get to dreamland faster? Well, Shannon Gunn Emery, one of the lawyers with Gunn Law Group has the solution for you. Shannon invites you to hear all about the case of R. v. Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19. Sweet dreams!

If you lost your impaired driving administrative appeal, you likely have a lot of questions. Yes, it's a loss, but there may be something you can do about it. This episode of Legal Eyes explores "judicial review" in the context of IRS (Immediate Roadside Sanction) appeals. Judicial Review is like an appeal of the first SafeRoads hearing. Shannon Gunn Emery, one of the lawyers with Gunn Law Group, talks about the various steps, costs, license suspensions, and arguments that arise when one embarks on a judicial review of a SafeRoads Adjudicator's decision. You may have lost your appeal of the NAP (Notice of Administrative Penalty) (we are all about acronyms and parentheses) but don't despair! This podcast will help you to make the right legal decisions for your case. 

Ever wonder why in some criminal cases expert witnesses are called and in others there are none? How does one choose an expert? Shannon Gunn Emery goes through some of the considerations lawyers keep in mind when it comes to experts, both in the criminal law context and in family law.

If you need a lawyer, finding the right one can be a daunting task. Whether you are looking for a civil litigator, a criminal defence attorney, a wills and estates lawyer or a family law practitioner, Shannon Gunn Emery shares ideas with you to help you make an informed choice with confidence. And once you have snagged that prize lawyer, Shannon makes suggestions on how to ensure you get the most out of that relationship as possible.

Stopped for impaired driving in Alberta? Normally those cases usually do not result in criminal charges being laid. Instead, the driver is often given an Immediate Roadside Sanction. There is a way of fighting the IRS, but trying to do that on your own can be a daunting task. You may have heard these are hard or almost impossible to win. Should you even try? Shannon Gunn Emery, a senior lawyer with Gunn Law Group, explains, step-by-step, how her firm initiates and prepares for the appeal. She shares the arguments and cases which have been succeeding in front of adjudicators so that you can do it on your own - or so you can better understand what your lawyer is doing for you.

Spousal support can be a difficult subject for both clients and lawyers.  Sometimes clients, who are just starting the process of separation or divorce, have general questions about spousal support but end up having to wait until a host of other matters have been addressed before getting any answers. Shannon Gunn Emery invites you to learn more about entitlement, lump sum and periodic support, quantum, duration, imputing of income, and waivers, which are all discussed in this episode. 

Warning - this episode has a strong academic slant to it; if you are looking for something more on the entertainment side of things, this may not be the right episode for you. The goal of "Legal Eyes-ing sex work" is really to educate the public about a fast-evolving area of law in Canada. Many courts across the country are currently grappling with the issues covered in this podcast. Are you curious why? The laws regarding sex work are definitely complicated. Shannon Gunn Emery, an experienced criminal defence lawyer takes you through some of the sex work laws in Canada and then illustrates how, in real life, those laws impacted four sex workers and the people who were trying to work with them. 

Criminal law has allowed the lawyers at Gunn Law Group to travel a lot. In this podcast, Shannon Gunn Emery shares some of her fun, scary and touching experiences traveling across Canada. 

Ps. Shannon has not yet argued cases in Nunavut, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. If you are charged with impaired driving in one of those places, please call her right away!

*Thanks to Richard Atmo (aka Garuda1982) for the music he created and allows me to share through Freesound.

If you do not like scary stories, please do not listen to this podcast. Wait for another, less terrifying one. There will be others, I swear. I pinky swear. If, however, you are bold and courageous, I invite you to travel with me for another half hour on an  Adventure in Law and Life.

Hi there! My name is Shannon Gunn Emery. I confess that I am a lawyer - through and through. How did that happen? Surely there was a way to avoid it? My mother is guiltless in all of this. It is not really her fault that I went in this direction. While she did often encourage me in subtle, but powerful, ways, in this episode, the finger is pointed squarely at my father, Peter Bruce Gunn. This should act as a warning to all those who are contemplating the practice of law - or maybe you will hear a different message. Thank you for joining me in this ongoing Adventure in Law and Life.