Regulatory Proceedings and Criminal Offences 2022


Course Date: November 14, 2022

Full Course Materials
Total: 6h 19min
Total Ethics: 1h

Welcome and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 - 9:05)

Raymond Lee  — Program Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver
Chilwin Cheng — Ascendion Law, Vancouver
Jeremy Gellis — Cozen O'Connor, Vancouver
Janessa Mason — Ascendion Law, Vancouver

Case Law Update: What Did I Miss? Regulatory Offences and Economic Crime Since March 2020 (9:05 - 9:30)

Moderator: Jeremy Gellis — Cozen O'Connor, Vancouver
Robert Morin — Prosecutor/Counsel, Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Toronto

Policy: Whether to Go Administrative or Criminal and Charge Approval (9:35 - 10:25)

Moderator: Jeremy Gellis — Cozen O'Connor, Vancouver
Jessica C. Berglund
— Director, Occupational Health and Safety Investigations, WorkSafeBC, Richmond
Trevor Shaw
— Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Vancouver
Michael Van Klaveren — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Vancouver

BREAK (10:25 - 10:30)

Documents: Production Orders, Search Warrants, and Document Demands (10:30 - 11:15)

Moderator: Chilwin Cheng — Ascendion Law, Vancouver
Alistair G. Campbell — Legacy Tax +Trust Lawyers, Vancouver
Greg P. DelBigio, KC — Thorsteinssons LLP, Vancouver
Gerry S. Sair — Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Vancouver

BREAK (11:15 - 11:20)

Statements Taken in the Regulatory Context (11:20 - 12:00)

Moderator: Jeremy Gellis — Cozen O'Connor, Vancouver
Chilwin Cheng — Ascendion Law, Vancouver
Geoffrey McDonald — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Prince George

LUNCH BREAK (12:00 - 12:30)

Critical Incident: Accidents—Worksafe (12:30 - 1:20)

Moderator: Janessa Mason — Ascendion Law, Vancouver
Graeme A. Hooper — MLG Law Corporation, Vancouver
Ben Parkin — Director, Law and Policy, WorkSafeBC, Richmond
Kevin B. Westell
— Pender Litigation, Vancouver

BREAK (1:20 - 1:30)

Financial Crimes: Securities Commission, FSA, Criminal Defence (1:30 - 2:20)

Moderator: Janessa Mason — Ascendion Law, Vancouver
David Avren — Vice President, Legal and Compliance, BC Financial Services Authority, Vancouver
Jeremy Gellis — Cozen O'Connor, Vancouver
Shannon Gerrie — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Vancouver
Joven Narwal
— Narwal Litigation LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (2:20 - 2:30)

Environmental Regulation (2:30 - 3:20)

Moderator: Janessa Mason — Ascendion Law, Vancouver
Nadia K. Farinelli — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Vancouver
Jessica Lawn — Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Vancouver
Andrew I. Nathanson, KC
—
Fasken Martineau Dumoulin LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (3:20 - 3:30)

Managing the High-Profile Engagement (3:30 - 4:20)

Moderator: Chilwin Cheng — Ascendion Law, Vancouver
Gavin Cameron — Fasken Martineau Dumoulin LLP, Vancouver
Casey L. Leggett — Martin + Associates, Vancouver

Concluding Remarks (4:20 - 4:30)

Chilwin Cheng — Ascendion Law, Vancouver
Jeremy Gellis — Cozen O'Connor, Vancouver
Janessa Mason — Ascendion Law, Vancouver