Sentencing 2024
Course Date: June 20, 2024
Total: 4h 49min
Total Ethics: 1h 6min
Sentencing 2024
Course Date: June 20, 2024
Total: 4h 49min
Total Ethics: 1h 6min
Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:05)
Raymond Lee — Program Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver
Mila Shah — Crown Counsel, BC Prosecution Service, Vancouver
Kevin B. Westell — Pender Litigation, Vancouver
Kevin B. Westell — Pender Litigation, Vancouver
Plea Negotiations—Tips for Early Resolutions (9:05 – 9:50)
Jennifer Dyck — Crown Counsel, BC Prosecution Service, Vancouver
Claire Hatcher — Pender Litigation, Vancouver
Claire Hatcher — Pender Litigation, Vancouver
BREAK (9:50 – 9:55)
Update on SOIRA Orders (9:55 – 10:40)
Rebecca A. McConchie — McConchie Criminal Law, Vancouver
Lesley A. Ruzicka, KC — Criminal Appeals and Special Prosecutions (Prosecution Support), Crown Counsel, BC Prosecution Service, Vancouver
Lesley A. Ruzicka, KC — Criminal Appeals and Special Prosecutions (Prosecution Support), Crown Counsel, BC Prosecution Service, Vancouver
BREAK (10:40 – 10:45)
Best Practices—Advocacy Tips (10:45 – 11:30)
Stephanie Dickson — Pender Litigation, Vancouver
Jacinta Lawton — Crown Counsel, BC Prosecution Service, Vancouver
Jacinta Lawton — Crown Counsel, BC Prosecution Service, Vancouver
BREAK (11:30 – 11:35)
Current Issues in Sentencing (11:35 – 12:20)
Lauren Chu — Crown Counsel, BC Prosecution Service, Vancouver
Eric Purtzki — Fowler and Blok Criminal Defence Lawyers, Vancouver
Eric Purtzki — Fowler and Blok Criminal Defence Lawyers, Vancouver
LUNCH (12:20 – 1:00)
Gladue Issues (1:00 – 1:45)
Christina J. Cook — Senior Policy Lawyer, BC First Nations Justice Council, Vancouver
Kristy Neurauter — Myers, Karp, Patey & Neurauter, Vancouver
Amandeep K. Sehmbi — Acting Provincial Director of Gladue Services Department, BC First Nations Justice Council, Vancouver
Ariana Ward — Crown Counsel, BC Prosecution Service, Vancouver
Kristy Neurauter — Myers, Karp, Patey & Neurauter, Vancouver
Amandeep K. Sehmbi — Acting Provincial Director of Gladue Services Department, BC First Nations Justice Council, Vancouver
Ariana Ward — Crown Counsel, BC Prosecution Service, Vancouver
BREAK (1:45 – 1:50)
Ethical Issues in Sentencing (1:50 – 2:20)
Tony Paisana — Peck and Company, Vancouver
Megan Street — Crown Counsel, BC Prosecution Service, Vancouver
Megan Street — Crown Counsel, BC Prosecution Service, Vancouver
BREAK (2:20 – 2:25)
View from the Bench (2:25 – 3:10)
Moderator: Mila Shah — Crown Counsel, BC Prosecution Service, Vancouver
Justice Jennifer Duncan — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Justice Kathleen M. Ker — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Justice Kathleen M. Ker — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Closing Remarks (3:10 – 3:20)
Mila Shah — Crown Counsel, BC Prosecution Service, Vancouver
Kevin B. Westell — Pender Litigation, Vancouver
Kevin B. Westell — Pender Litigation, Vancouver
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Slides: Update on SOIRA Orders
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