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Criminal Practice (R)evolution: What You Must Know About the Biggest Change in Criminal Law in a Generation
Chaired by Paul Pearson & Tony C. Paisana
Date, Time & Location:
Friday 28 September, Pinnacle Hotel Vancouver Harourfront 1133 West Hastings Street, Vancouver BC. The seminar runs from 8:55 am - 5:00 pm in the Harbourfront Ballroom.
Credits:
LSBC Continuing Professional Development: This seminar qualifies for 6 hours of structured legal education for 2018, including one embedded hour of professional responsibility and ethics, client care and relations.
Program:
8:55 am Opening Statements
Paul Pearson, Crown Counsel, Victoria
Tony C. Paisana, Peck & Company, Vancouver
9:00 – 9:30 Indigenous Peoples and the Criminal Law: The Social Context
Judge Alexander M.D. Wolf, Provincial Court of BC, Surrey
9:30 – 10:00 Digital Disclosure: Handling and Searching Large and Electronic Files
Michael Klein QC, Michael Klein Law Corporation, Vancouver
10:00 – 10:30 The Jordan and Stanley Effect: Changes to Prelims, Juries and So Much More
Jeff Campbell QC, Peck & Company, Vancouver
Tony C. Paisana, Peck & Company, Vancouver
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break – Networking and Exhibitor Time
11:00 – 11:30 The New Impaired Driving Regime: An Introduction
Kyla Lee, Acumen Law Corporation, Vancouver
11:30 – 12:00 Marijuana Driving Offences: The New Reality
John Conroy QC, Conroy & Company, Abbotsford
12:00 – 12:30 Fentanyl Sentencing Challenges
Kevin Filkow, Filkow Law, Vancouver
12:30 – 1:30 Lunch
1:30 – 2:00 The Carefree Defence Counsel: Or How to Avoid Becoming Groia or Jodoin after Jordan and Cody
Frank Addario, Addario Law Group, Toronto
2:00 – 2:30 Absolutely Fabulous: The Invaluable Role and Work of Junior Counsel
Judge Deanne Gaffar, Provincial Court of BC, Surrey
Joseph Bellows QC, Ministry of Justice, Crown Law Division, Vancouver
Joseph Bellows QC, Ministry of Justice, Crown Law Division, Vancouver
2:30 – 3:00 Mandatory Minimums: What’s In and What’s Out
Andrew Bonfield, Andrew Bonfield Criminal Law, Vancouver
3:00 – 3:30 Coffee Break – Networking and Exhibitor Time
3:30 – 4:00 Y-STR DNA – the New DNA
Rachel Barsky, Narwal Litigation LLP, Vancouver
4:00 - 4:30 Polygraph Testing: Reliability and Procedure
John I. Weller, Pacific Polygraph Services Ltd., Vancouver
4:30 – 5:00 Live Polygraph Demonstration
5:00 pm Closing Remarks
5:00 – 6:00 President’s Reception
Pricing:
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TLABC Regular Member
- 5 years call or less $349
- 6 - 9 years call $399
- 10 years call or more $449
- TLABC Sustaining Member or Monthly PAC Donor ($50 off)
- TLABC Benefactor (1/2 price)
- Articled Student or Paralegal $249
Non-Member
- 5 years call or less $449
- 6 - 9 years call $499
- 10 years call or more $549
- Articled Student or Paralegal $349
Law Student
- (TLABC Member or Non-Member) $149
Hotel Info:
TLABC has arranged corporate rates with several downtown Vancouver hotels. Visit www.tlabc.org for more information, or call us at 604 682-5343.