2013

January 16

Don't Take This Personally: Ineffective Counsel as a Ground of Appeal - How to Proceed if You Are the Accuser or the One Being Accused Richard S. Fowler, Defence Counsel, Smith and Fowler John M. Gordon, QC, Provincial Crown, Criminal Appeals and Special Prosecutions

2012

November 20	Well, I Guess Disneyland’s Out! The Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions Julia Herzog, Herzog Immigration & Citizenship Law Studio Dennis McCrea, McCrea Law & Associates Phil Rankin, Rankin & Bond
October 17	Ethical Considerations for both Crown and Defence: Civility, Court Etiquette and Plea Discussions The Honourable Judge David St. Pierre, Provincial Court of British Columbia Russ Chamberlain QC, Defence Counsel Elliot Poll, Crown Counsel
September 19	Taking a Run at It? Procedure and Practical How-To’s of Search Warrant Voir Dire Chris Greenwood, Public Prosecution Service of Canada Elizabeth Lewis, Defence Counsel Chris Johnson, Defence Counsel
March 21	“Show Me the Money” – The Ins and Outs of Proceeds of Crime and Seizure of Property David Butcher, Wilson Buck Butcher Lisa Pindera, Public Prosecution Service of Canada Elizabeth (Lisa) McDonald, Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
February 15	Advocacy – the Nuts and Bolts of Preparing a Case from Bail through to Trial Richard Fowler, Gibbons Fowler Michaela Donnelly, Crown Counsel-North Vancouver

2011

October 19	Production of Third Party Records: O’Connor and s.278: Balancing Disclosure of the Smoking Gun Document and Protection for the Witnesses Privacy Ms. Sandra Cunningham, QC, Criminal Justice Branch, Attorney-General, Province of British Columbia Ms. Janet Winteringham, QC, Winteringham MacKay George Law Corporation
September 21	Sentencing: The Big and the Small – Tips for Crown and Defence The Honourable Judge Jocelyn Palmer, Provincial Court of British Columbia - Vancouver Jane Nascou, Crown Counsel-Vancouver Deanne Gaffar, Gaffar Cooper Vachon
May 18	Provincial Court Practice: Etiquette, Ethics and Preliminary Inquiries The Honourable Judge Joanne Challenger, Provincial Court of British Columbia Michael Tammen & Patti Tomassen
April 20	New Models for Appellate Procedure The Honourable Madam Justice Jo-Ann Prowse, Court of Appeal of British Columbia The Honourable Mr Justice David Frankel, Court of Appeal of British Columbia The Honourable Madam Justice Elizabeth Bennett, Court of Appeal of British Columbia Gregory Fitch, QC & Gil McKinnon, QC
March 16	"I Walk the Line" - Ethics and Criminal Law: A Roundtable Discussion Melissa Gillespie, QC, David Crossin, QC & David Layton
February 16	Effective and Ethical Cross-Examination: Strategy and Tips for the Criminal Lawyer The Honourable Mr Justice Austin Cullen, Supreme Court of British Columbia Sandy Cunningham, QC & Richard Peck, QC
January 19	Impaired Driving The Honourable Judge David St Pierre, Provincial Court of British Columbia VPD Constable Doyon, Crichton Pike, Vincent Michaels & VPD Officers

2010

November 17	Admissibility of Statements and Confessions and Access to Counsel in Major Cases Peter Tewfik, Susan Brown, Gil McKinnon, QC & Matthew Nathanson
October 20	Vehicle Searches – A Primer on Recent Developments for Defence Counsel and Crown Counsel (What Every Criminal Lawyer Must Know) Shelly Sugarman & Mike Brundrett
September 15	Introduction to Computer Forensics: A Primer for Crown and Defence Samiran Lakshman, Michael Mulligan, Paul Pearson & Daniel Scanlan
January 20	Disclosure of Police Disciplinary Information in the Post McNeil World: Have You Received Your McNeil Package Yet? David Martin, Shannon Halyk, Jennifer Machek, VPD Deputy Chief Constable Doug LePard & RCMP Inspector Rick Lavin

2009

November 18	Advocacy in All Levels of Court The Honourable Mr Justice David Frankel, Court of Appeal of British Columbia The Honourable Mr Justice William Smart, Supreme Court of British Columbia The Honourable Judge Harbans Dhillon, Provincial Court of British Columbia
October 14	Impaired Driving: Recent Changes in Legislation and the Impact of the SCC GRANT Case on the Admissibility of Breath Samples Don Muldoon, Crichton Pike, Terry La Liberte, QC The Honourable Judge Carol Baird Ellan, Provincial Court of BC The Honourable Madam Justice Heather Holmes, Supreme Court of BC The Honourable Mr Justice William Smart, Supreme Court of BC
September 23	R v Grant (SCC): Identifying Key Issues Arising from the New Test for s24(2) Janna Hyman, Greg Delbigio & Nikos Harris
March 18	Representing the Unpopular/Notorious Client Main Street Update: 2010 Olympic Court Shutdown Glen Orris, QC & Chris Johnson
January 21	Tips on Crafting the Perfect Jury Address Peter J Wilson, QC

2008

October 15	Cross-examination: A Round Table Discussion The Honourable Mr Justice Bill Smart, Supreme Court of British Columbia Richard CC Peck, QC & Sandra Cunningham, QC
September 17	Tips for Counsel in Criminal Matters and Abuse of Process Remedies The Honourable Mr Justice CE Hinkson, The Supreme Court of British Columbia & Niko Harris
January 16	The New Bail Initiative of the Provincial Court The Honourable Associate Chief Judge Threfall, The Provincial Court of British Columbia & Samantha Hulmet

2007

September 19	Downtown Vancouver Community Court Update The Honourable Judge Tom Gove, Provincial Court of British Columbia & Allan Shoom
June 30	Significant Appellate Cases
May 16	Extradition – Latest Developments Jeffrey G Johnston & Greg Delbigio
February 21	Advocacy: A View from the Bench The Honourable Chief Justice Finch, BC Court of Appeal The Honourable Mr Justice Smart, BC Supreme Court The Honourable Judge Palmer, BC Provincial Court
January 17	International Law: A View From the Trenches The Honourable Kim Carter (Former Chief Military Judge, Canada) & Roxane Vachon

2006

November 15	Evaluating Truthfulness Dr John Yuille
October 18	The Role of the Media in Criminal Law Terry Milewski, Kim Bolan & Joe Bellows, QC
September 20	Information Session on the Implementation of the New Community Court The Honourable Chief Judge Stansfield, BC Provincial Court, Andrew Cochrane, Jim Bahen & Allan Shoom
May 17	Advocacy: Perspectives from the Three Courts The Honourable Chief Justice Finch, BC Court of Appeal The Honourable Mr Justice Leask, BC Supreme Court The Honourable Judge Baird Ellan, BC Provincial Court Kenneth Yule, QC
April 18	Legal Ethics: Recent Controversies David Layton
March 1	Preventing Wrongful Convictions Stephen Bindman, Mary Ainslie, Tamara Levy, Peter Wilson, QC & Richard Fowler
January 18	Crown and Defence Perspective on Recent Amendments to the Criminal Code Lee Porteous & Gail Barnes

2005

November 16	The Latest Developments in Prosecuting and Defending Organized Crime Trials Inspector Paul Nadeau, Mark Levitz & Greg Delbigio
October 19	ABCs of Representing the Mentally Ill: From Arrest to the Mental Health Review Board James Bahen, Patti Stark, Liz Roberts & Jack Bibby
September 21	Khmer Rouge Trials Gordon Longmuir, Former Canadian Ambassador to Cambodia
May 18	The Issuance of Search Warrants Throughout the Province from the Justice Centre: The Process, the Pitfalls, and the Paper The Honourable Associate Chief Judge Spence, BC Provincial Court Judicial Justice of the Peace Patricia Schwartz Judicial Justice of the Peace Brad Cyr
April 20	The Police Complaint Process and the Roles of the Commissioner and Commission Counsel Dirk Ryneveld, QC, Bruce Brown, Kevin Woodall & Mike Van Klaveren
February 16	The Chief Justice addressed three grounds of appeal. First, the ineffective assistance of trial counsel; second, misapprehension of evidence; and third, similar fact evidence. The Honourable Chief Justice Lance Finch, BC Court of Appeal
January 19	The Motor Vehicle Act, Crown Counsel Association & Legal Services Society Michael Van Klaveren, David Griffiths & James Deitch

2004

December 1	Dealing with the Dangerous Witness: Ethical Challenges Faced by Counsel Glen Orris, QC, Ralf Keefer & Allan Shoom
October 20	Street Crime Working Group The Honourable Judge William Kitchen, Lisa Burgess, Peter Leask, QC, Susan Richter, Daniel Mulligan, Al Shoom, Debbie Granger & Heather Hay
September 15	US Immigration Law Michael Jacobsen, David Andersson & Peter Leask, QC
May 19	Dangerous Offenders Dean Mary Anne Bobinski, Gil McKinnon QC, John Gordon, Bev MacLean & Sharon Matthews
April 21	Ineffective Assistance of Counsel as a Ground of Appeal The Honourable Chief Justice Finch, The Honourable Chief Judge Baird Ellan, The Honourable Judge Bill Kitchen & Marion Paruk
February 18	Drug Treatment Court The Honourable Judge Jane Godfrey, The Honourable Judge Bill Kitchen, Martha Devlin, Garth Smith, Jeremy Guild & David McIntyre
January 21	Everything You Wanted to Know About Sentence Calculation But Were Afraid to Ask Beth Parkinson, Garth Barriere & Tony Zipp

2003

November 19	Youth Criminal Justice Act in Practice The Honourable Judge Jane Auxier, Provincial Court of British Columbia, Jennifer Duncan, Sandra Dworkin & Brock Martland
October 15	222 Main Street Requiring the Mandatory Taking of Elections at the Arraignment Hearing, Sentencing, & The Supreme Court of BC & Provincial Court of BC The Honourble Madam Justice H Holmes, The Honourable Chief Judge C Baird Ellan, The Honourable Judge C Bagnall & The Honourable Judge J Palmer
September 17	Wiretap Law & Recent Defences Peter Hogg
May 21	International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia at The Hague Dirk Ryneveld, QC
April 16	The Air India Courtroom Julian Borkowski, Susan Coristine, Dianne Wiedemann, Mary Ainslie & Karima Andani
February 19	Commercial Crime Panel Joe Galati, Monty Carstairs, QC, Bruce Harper & Bud Bishop
January 15	Court Ordered Urinalysis The Honourable Judge George Angelomatis

2002

November 20	Criminal Organization Legislation, Bill C-36: Anti-Terrorism Amendments, Bill C-24: Criminal Organizations, Criminal Law Amendment Act 2001, & Youth Criminal Justice Act Robert Prior, Mark Levitz, Tom Burns & Kate Ker
October 16	Coping With the Long Trial Glenn Orris, QC, Joe Bellows, QC & Martha Devlin
September 18	The New Immigration Act Naomi Minwalla
July 4	Annual Dinner Meeting The Right Honourable Antonio Lamer, Chief Justice of Canada, Retired
May 15	An Update on the Law of Search & Seizure Michael Klein
April 17	Courthouse Closures & Legal Aid Peter Leask
February 20	The Honourable Chief Justice Finch
January 16	The Inquiry of Thomas Sophonow Peter Wilson & Michael Hicks

2001

November 21	The Honourable Geoffery Plant, Attorney General of British Columbia
November 20	Arbitration Practice Edward Chiasson
October 17	Identification, Anti-Terrorist Legislation, Proceeds of Crime Act & Case Summaries Geordie Proulx, Michael Tammen, Greg Delbigio & Kate Ker
September 19	Running an Effective Trial The Honourable Judge Conni Bagnall, Elliot Poll, Todd Gerhart & Jim Bahen
May 23	Annual Dinner The Honourable Allan McEachern, Chief Justice of British Columbia, Retired
April 18	Case Flow Management Rules The Honourable Chief Judge Baird-Ellan & The Honourable Associate Chief Judge Spence
March 21	Recent Decisions from the Supreme Court of Canada on Cases Arising Out of British Columbia John Gordon, Gil McKinnon, QC, David Frankel, QC & Adrian Brooks
February 21	Pre-Trial Conferences & Arguing Appeals in the Court of Appeal The Honourable Judge Ryan & The Honourable Judge Oppal
January 17	A View from the Benchers Ian Donaldson, QC, David Gibbons, QC & Peter Leask, QC

2000

November 15	Joint Trials The Honourable Mr Justice Romilly
October 18	Dealing with Drug Addicted Offenders: Is Drug Court the Answer?” The Honourable Judge Jane Godfrey, The Honourable Judge Judi Gedye, Janet Henchey, Leslie Anne Wall & John Conroy, QC
September 20	Impaired Driving Don Muldoon, Vince Michaels & Peder Gulbransen
June 23	Annual Dinner The Honourable Judge Scherling
May 17	The Legality of Section 488.1 of the Criminal Code... David Butcher, Rick Peck, QC & Jerry Ziskrout