Behind the Decision: A Practical Guide to Bail Hearings 2025
Course Date: June 12, 2025
Total: 5h 56min
Total Ethics: 1h
Behind the Decision: A Practical Guide to Bail Hearings 2025
Course Date: June 12, 2025
Total: 5h 56min
Total Ethics: 1h
Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:05)
Raymond Lee — Program Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver
Jamala C. MacRae — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Port Coquitlam
Kevin B. Westell — Pender Litigation, Vancouver
Jamala C. MacRae — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Port Coquitlam
Kevin B. Westell — Pender Litigation, Vancouver
How to Run a Great Bail Hearing (9:05 – 9:55)
Judge Kasandra Cronin — Provincial Court of BC, Port Coquitlam
Jordan Allingham — Ferguson Allingham, Vancouver
Jordan Allingham — Ferguson Allingham, Vancouver
Jamala C. MacRae — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Port Coquitlam
BREAK (9:55 – 10:00)
Rules of Evidence (10:00 – 10:50)
Judge Rita S. Bowry — Regional Administrative Judge, Fraser Region, Provincial Court of BC, Surrey
Sarah E. Leamon — Sarah Leamon Law Group, Vancouver
James Powrie — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Port Coquitlam
James Powrie — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Port Coquitlam
BREAK (10:50 – 10:55)
Mental Health/Gladue (10:55 – 11:45)
Judge Gregory Koturbash — Regional Administrative Judge, Interior Region, Provincial Court of BC, Penticton
Stephanie Dickson — Pender Litigation, Vancouver
Michaela E. Donnelly, KC — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Vancouver
Christina Proteau — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Port Alberni
Michaela E. Donnelly, KC — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Vancouver
Christina Proteau — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Port Alberni
BREAK (11:45 – 11:50)
Young Persons (11:50 – 12:40)
Judge Jacqueline McQueen — Provincial Court of BC, Vancouver
Amy Campbell — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Vancouver
Trevor B. Martin — Martland & Saulnier, Vancouver
Trevor B. Martin — Martland & Saulnier, Vancouver
LUNCH (12:40 – 1:15)
Bail Reviews (1:15 – 2:05)
Moderator: Kevin B. Westell — Pender Litigation, Vancouver
Nicholas M.D. Reithmeier — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, New Westminster
Scott Wright — Pender Litigation, Vancouver
Scott Wright — Pender Litigation, Vancouver
BREAK (2:05 – 2:10)
Tertiary Ground (2:10 – 3:00)
Judge Grace Oh — Provincial Court of BC, Surrey
Kevin B. Westell — Pender Litigation, Vancouver
Alexander M. Willms — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Vancouver
BREAK (3:00 – 3:10)
View from the Bench (3:10 – 4:10)
Moderator: Jamala C. MacRae — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Port Coquitlam
Judge Mark R. Jette — Provincial Court of BC, Surrey
Judge Cassandra Malfair — Provincial Court of BC, Prince George
Justice Terence Schultes — Supreme Court of BC, New Westminster
Judge Cassandra Malfair — Provincial Court of BC, Prince George
Justice Terence Schultes — Supreme Court of BC, New Westminster
Closing Remarks (4:10 – 4:15)
Jamala C. MacRae — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Port Coquitlam
Kevin B. Westell — Pender Litigation, Vancouver
Kevin B. Westell — Pender Litigation, Vancouver
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Slides: Bail Hearings: The Rules of Evidence
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Handout: Bail Hearing Q&A