Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel, 525 Bay Street, Toronto, ON
The 50th annual Criminal Lawyers’ Association Fall Conference is now open for registration! This is a celebratory year!
The Annual Criminal Lawyers’ Association Fall Conference is Canada’s largest criminal law conference attracting more than 700 defence lawyers, judiciary, educators, reporters and other prominent guests from across Canada. Note, the Fall Conference is returning to a in-person format only. Registrants are expected to attend in-person.
CPD Confirmed:
60 minutes of EDI
1 hour 35 minutes of professionalism.
Substantive Hours: 7 hours and 05 minutes (if hours are not needed for EDI and/or professionalism they can be added to)
Plus: Approved for LAWPRO’s Risk Management Credit. Participants who attend the full two days of the program can claim the Risk Management Credit twice. Those attending for one full day can claim once ($50).
Agenda
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2022
8:40 to 9 a.m. Welcome by Daniel Brown, President, Criminal Lawyers’ Association
Featuring opening drummer performance by Walter Lindstone, Batchewana First Nation. The spirit name he carries is ‘K’okomis Shkawbaywis’, which translates to ‘Your Grandmother’s Helper’.
9 to 9:40 a.m. Browne, Dunn and Done?: When Old Rules are New Again
Justice Louise Botham, Ontario Court of Justice (Brampton)
Justice Norman Boxall, Ontario Court of Justice (Ottawa)
Justice Paul Burstein, Ontario Court of Justice (Oshawa)
Brian Greenspan, Greenspan, Humphrey, Weinstein LLP (Toronto)
5 to 5:30 p.m. Legal Aid Update
Louis Strezos, Louis P. Strezos & Associate Barristers & Solicitors (Toronto)
5:30 to 6 p.m. CLA Annual General Meeting
6 to 8 p.m. Cocktail Reception and 50th Anniversary Celebration Featuring:
The Sentimentalists are award-winning mentalists who have performed for audiences around the globe, including at the World-Famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, California. Some television highlights of theirs include appearing on America’s Got Talent (where they were quarter-finalists), Canada’s Got Talent (where they were semi-finalists), and Penn & Teller: Fool Us (where they did indeed fool Penn and Teller). On November 18th, they will be here to entertain you – this is not an event you will want to miss.
Victoria Yeh’s unique style….dynamic and progressive. Classically trained, Yeh combines the purity of her musical heritage with the edginess of progressive fusion. She lights up the stage with her infectious energy, her passion and her distinctive style, captivating audiences across Canada. Yeh performs both acoustically and with her brilliant red electric violin, appearing as both a solo artist and with various groups including her original band The Spirit Awakens and jazz fusion band Paul DeLong’s ONE WORD and Art Griffin’s Sound Chaser. No matter the setting, Yeh’s haunting, daring and electrifying sound presents the violin as it’s rarely seen. www.VictoriaYeh.com
1 to 3 p.m. G. Arthur Martin Criminal Justice Medal Luncheon presentation featuring The Honourable David Watt
Conference registration: (includes access to Virtual Hub with links panel materials.) The Saturday Martin Medal Awards Luncheon is an extra fee. Recordings of presentations MAY be made available to all registrants by December 5 PENDING QUALITY of recordings at no extra charge. If recordings are not available, there are no credits or refunds .
MEMBERS FROM THE GREATER TORONTO AREA (GTA) AS PER ADDRESS LISTED IN THEIR MEMBER PROFILE. This includes members from the City of Toronto and the regional municipalities of Durham, Halton, Peel, and York:
$350 plus HST: Senior Active, Senior Observer & Affiliate members
$225 plus HST: Junior Active & Junior Observer members
$225 plus HST: Articling Student members & members on parental leave
$100 plus HST: Student members
MEMBERS FROM OUTSIDE THE GREATER TORONTO AREA (GTA) AS PER ADDRESS LISTED IN THEIR MEMBER PROFILE:
$305 plus HST: Senior Active, Senior Observer & Affiliate members
$195 plus HST: Junior Active & Junior Observer members
$195 plus HST: Articling Student members & members on parental leave
$85 plus HST: Student members
NON-MEMBERS*:
$600 plus HST: Non-member legal professionals
$250 plus HST: Non-member students
* Not a member? Find out more on how to become a member of the CLA and take advantage of the
CLA member registration rate to the conference by going to https://members.criminallawyers.ca/joinus
FREE to all registrants: CLA Friday Social, Friday, November 18, 6 to 8 p.m. Come and go as you please during the time period noted. We are making the social extra special this year as we celebrate our 50th Anniversary!
$35 plus HST: Saturday, November 19 Martin Medal Luncheon honouring The Honourable David Watt. Please note non-Conference registrants can purchase the luncheon tickets separately for $55 plus HST per person by clicking here.
We are grateful to our sponsors for all their support!
CPD Confirmed:
Featuring opening drummer performance by Walter Lindstone, Batchewana First Nation. The spirit name he carries is ‘K’okomis Shkawbaywis’, which translates to ‘Your Grandmother’s Helper’.
