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Recorded Seminar: Detention after Le: Steven Penney
Recorded: 11 December 2020, 83 minutes
Did the SCC’s decision in R v Le signal a new approach to “detention” under sections 9 and 10 of the Charter? In this seminar, Professor Penney explores the implications of Le, including the revised approach to determining when a “psychological” detention arises, the newfound importance of race, and the scope and limits of the investigative detention power. He also examines several contentious issues not addressed in Le, including pretextual roadside stops and the standard for conducting safety searches.
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Recorded Seminar: Improper Crown Cross Examination
Recorded: 14 November 2020, 79 minutes
As a Minister of Justice, the Crown cannot cross-examine in the same manner as the defence, but it is not always easy to spot when the Crown is “crossing the line”, and treading into dangerous territory. In this seminar, Professor Sankoff takes you through all of the areas of concern, and gets you prepped to make the correct objection to improper Crown cross-examination!
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Recorded Seminar: Communicating with Witnesses: Sorting Through the Law and the Ethical Rules (accredited for 1 hour Professionalism content with the LSO)
Recorded: 16 October 2020, 80 minutes
This seminar delves into the complex ethical and legal rules governing pre- and in-trial communication with witnesses. What are the dangers of speaking with potential witnesses prior to trial? What is the difference between “coaching” and “interfering” with witness testimony? Are there certain types of witnesses you cannot speak to? If you do choose to speak to a (potential) witness, what should you do to minimize the potential for difficulty down the road?
What happens once the trial starts? When can you speak with your witness – or your client – once testimony is underway? This is an extremely nuanced area and it is easy to go wrong. Professor Sankoff sorts through the details in this informative and practical seminar.
Approved for 1 hr of Professionalism by the LSO
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Recorded Seminar: What Trial Lawyers Need to Do to Preserve a Successful Appeal (with Jill Presser)
Recorded: September 2020, 85 minutes
In this seminar, Professor Sankoff is joined by one of the country’s top appellate lawyers, Jill Presser, to talk about the criminal trial from the appellate lawyer’s perspective. It’s not often that trial lawyers think in terms of preserving an appeal, but we go through our top tips for what trial lawyers absolutely need to know if they’re going to have a 2nd shot at a trial that has gone awry.
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Recorded Seminar: Top 10 Cases from 2020
Recorded: September 2020, 102 minutes
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In our first ever “tag team” seminar, Professors Sankoff and Penney pick out five cases each from 2020 that every criminal lawyer should know about. We talk about why each of the cases is important to your practice, and comment on their impact and correctness. Expect this interactive seminar to be different, useful and fun.
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Recorded Seminar: The Crown Won’t Call a Witness – Now What?
Recorded: August 2020, 79 minutes
Let’s assume that a key witness is needed to establish evidence in your case, but you want to cross-examine them. The Crown refuses to call the witness. What can you do? In this seminar, Professor Sankoff reviews all the options for this problematic but common scenario.
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Recorded Seminar: Consent and Honest Mistaken Belief in Consent: Let’s Get a Few Things Straight
Recorded: July 2020, 73 minutes
The law governing the mental and physical elements of sexual assault has become incredibly complex. In this seminar, Professor Sankoff sets out a framework for how to approach the element of consent and consider when a defence of honest mistaken belief in consent should be raised, and how to work through the complexities of the reasonable steps requirement.
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Recorded Seminar: Section 10(b) Advancing “Right to Counsel” Challenges: Recent Developments and Litigation Strategies (Steven Penney)
Recorded: July 2020, 93 minutes
Charter challenges under s10(b) of the Charter are becoming increasingly complex. This seminar outlines the different types of right to counsel challenges, focussing on the most contentious areas, including equivocal requests, the extent of the right to counsel of choice, the meaning of “due diligence,” the circumstances in which a Prosper warning is required, the circumstances in which police are entitled to delay access to counsel, and the right to re-consultation under Sinclair.
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Recorded Seminar: Hearsay Definitions
Recorded: June 2020, 82 minutes
What is hearsay? When should you object to its admission? This most complex of the common law rules of evidence is made easy for you in this seminar.
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Recorded Seminar: Section 276 – Part 2 (Specific Applications/Constitutionality)
Recorded: June 2020, 91 minutes
The second part of Professor Sankoff’s seminar on section 276 focusses on understanding how the “twin myths” work (and what is not a twin myth) and the narrative evidence after Goldfinch.
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Recorded Seminar: Section 276 – Part I (Overview/Scope/Approach)
Recorded: June 2020, 87 minutes
The first part of this seminar concentrates on the Supreme Court’s new approach to s 276 and explains the scope of s 276 in terms of what qualifies as “sexual activity” and in what proceedings.
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Recorded Seminar: Section 13 of the Charter: When Can Statements of the Accused be Adduced?
Recorded: May 2020, 66 minutes
This seminar addresses one of the most complex Charter protections in existence – section 13. It outlines the law, explains why section 13 continues to confuse lawyers and judges alike, and provides clear strategies to explain why your client should NOT be confronted with prior statements given under oath in most cases.
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