This event is a Continuing Professional Development course offered annually by the BC Civil Liberties Association.
Constitutional Issues in the Criminal Law:
Get a jump start on your 2014 CPD credits and join the B.C. Civil Liberties Association and chairs Michael Tammen, Q.C. and Brock Martland for our one-day conference featuring expert faculty in the areas of constitutional and criminal law. Topics will include domestic spying by the Communications Security Establishment Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada decision on the criminalization of sex work and much more!
This course qualifies for 7 hours of CPD credits. A minimum of 1 hour will involve aspects of professional responsibility and ethics, client care and relations and/or practice management.
A key note address will be delivered by the Honourable Lance Finch, former Chief Justice of British Columbia. Our other expert panelists will include:
- Chief Justice Hinkson of the British Columbia Supreme Court
- Associate Chief Justice Gill of the Provincial Court of British Columbia
- *Just added: Mr. Justice Frankel, B.C. Court of Appeal
- Joe Arvay, Q.C.
- Mark Benton, Q.C.
- Janet Winteringham, Q.C.
- Caily DiPuma
- Scott Fenton
- Michael Feder
- Eric Gottardi
- Nikos Harris
- Brent B. Olthuis
- Katrina Pacey
- Eric Purtzki
- Elin Sigurdson
*Early Bird pricing until January 31st, 2014!* Register here.
| Registration Type | Early Bird Course Fee | Regular Course Fee |
| Lawyer | $525 | $635 |
| Articled Student | $400 | $500 |
| Students/ Public Interest Professionals | $285 | $325 |
| Materials only | $150 | $150 |
