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OC-62463Keep up to date on impaired driving law in Canada with an exploration of the latest legal developments and strategies for handling impaired driving cases effectively. This presentation discusses updates to criminal and administrative legislation and how to navigate the new system and run cases. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a live webinar on September 13, 2024. Total running time is 1 hour, 31 minutes.
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OC-62404From the defence perspective, explore the practicalities of sentencing, including what to gather for the sentencing (e.g. exhibits, caselaw, written submissions, restitution, references), how to prepare your client for sentencing, review of facts or creating an Agreed Statement of Facts, how to structure the sentencing submissions to address all the key factors at play. and flow and order of sentencing submissions. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a live webinar on April 19, 2024. Total running time is 57 minutes.
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OC-62383Given the prevalence of people with mental illness in the criminal justice system, it is important for criminal law practitioners to understand the interaction between mental health and criminal law and how to effectively advocate for mental health rights. This on-demand program explores topics such as Criminal Code provisions and key case law governing fitness to stand trial, the impact of mental health in sentencing, and procedure and strategies when advocating for clients dealing with mental illness. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a live webinar on February 9, 2024. Total running time is 1 hour.
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OC-62358A strong foundation in expert evidence is critical to being an effective criminal lawyer. This on-demand program examines strategies that can assist criminal lawyers when navigating this element essential to many complex criminal trials. Topics include the law on experts; selecting and qualifying your own expert witness; direct examination of your expert witness cross-examination of the other side’s expert witness. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a live webinar on November 17, 2023. Total running time is 52 minutes.
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OC-62356Honour based violence (HBV) is not defined in Canadian jurisprudence, except to the extent that it is often conflated with domestic violence. Understanding how to navigate matters involving HBV is important for today’s family and criminal law practitioners. This presentation explores topics such as mainstream constructions of HBV (and how they produce both false positives and false negatives), and Western examples of HBV. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a live webinar on October 25, 2023. Total running time is 1 hour, 8 minutes.
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62358.01A strong foundation in expert evidence is critical to being an effective criminal lawyer. This paper examines strategies that can assist criminal lawyers when navigating this element essential to many complex criminal trials. Topics include advice for selecting and qualifying your own expert witness, and advice on cross-examining an expert witness. This paper was presented at LESA’s Practice Foundations: Expert Evidence in Criminal Law webinar on November 17, 2023.
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62352.02As courts across Canada continue to struggle with reasonable expectations of privacy in the digital age, cell phones (and the information that can be gleaned from them) have become the cutting edge of this analysis. This paper explores the basic search and seizure concepts as they apply to cell phones, including the nature of the privacy interest and the relevant search and seizure jurisprudence. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Search & Seizure and Digital Spaces program in Edmonton on September 22, 2023.
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62352.01Reviewing and challenging search and seizure orders is a time consuming and multi-step process. Due to the evolving nature of privacy jurisprudence, even some of the simplest cases can raise extraordinarily complex legal issues. This paper discusses the processes for reviewing orders, identifying legal issues, and crafting viable Section 8 challenges. It explores practical aspects of evaluating search cases and identifying the questions relevant to the issues that matter. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Search & Seizure and Digital Spaces program in Edmonton on September 22, 2023.
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OC-62352-06What to do in front of a judge. Followed by Q&A period with judicial panel… This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program on September 22, 2023 as part of our Search & Seizure and Digital Spaces program. Total running time is 41 minutes.
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OC-62352-05The inevitability of advances in technology and surveillance techniques creates ever-challenging issues in defining the boundaries of privacy under section 8 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This panel discussion will provide invaluable insights into the ethical issues that may arise when litigating common section 8 situations, including confidential informants and cash seizures. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program on September 22, 2023 as part of our Search & Seizure and Digital Spaces program. Total running time is 55 minutes.
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OC-62352-04The inevitability of advances in technology and surveillance techniques creates ever-challenging issues in defining the boundaries of privacy under section 8 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This panel discussion will provide invaluable insights into advancing section 8 applications in complex criminal cases. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program on September 22, 2023 as part of our Search & Seizure and Digital Spaces program. Total running time is 37 minutes.
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OC-62352-03This presentation explores the situations in which police may (or may not) violate section 8 when obtaining private data from third parties. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program on September 22, 2023 as part of our Search & Seizure and Digital Spaces program. Total running time is 54 minutes.
