UPCOMING SEMINARS
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Seminar: Peter Sankoff, Going Deep on the Residual Exception to the Hearsay Rule
11am MST, Friday, 13 August 2021
In a 2020 seminar, Professor Sankoff addressed the exceptions to the hearsay rule in one fell swoop. That was a mistake! The residual or principled exception to the rule is, by far, the most complex part of the rule and includes a host of peculiarities that guide its application. In this one hour seminar, Professor Sankoff will navigate all the pitfalls that can arise here, and delve deeply into what makes a piece of hearsay “reliable” and “necessary”.
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Seminar: Section 276 after R v Goldfinch: How Are Applications Being Resolved? [With Deborah Hatch]
11am MST, Friday, 10 September 2021
The Supreme Court’s 2019 decision in R v Goldfinch signalled a seismic change in the way s 276 applications were to be resolved. In this detailed seminar, Professor Sankoff will be joined by Deborah Hatch, who argued Goldfinch before the Supreme Court. They will examine the impact Goldfinch has had on sexual activity evidence, and consider different arguments that can be made to admit such evidence in light of that important decision.
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Seminar: The Use of Statements in Direct and Cross-Examination
11am MST, Friday, 8 October 2021
Almost every litigation case involves the use of statements to examine and cross-examine a witness. But there are a myriad of technical rules governing the use of such statements. In this interactive seminar, Professor Sankoff will delve into the use of statements, and how they must be tendered to refresh memory, impeach a witness or be advanced for a substantive purpose. What is counsel’s role? When are statements tendered as an exhibit, and when do they have to be turned over to your adversary?
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Seminar: Race and the Law of Evidence [Professor David Tanovich]
11am MST, Friday, 12 November 2021
How does a person’s race impact the law of evidence? Professor David Tanovich has spent much of his career exploring this question, and believes that many defence lawyers miss the chance to object to evidence that has prejudicial qualities in cases with a defendant from a racial minority or Indigenous background. In this important seminar, he will explore the way race impacts the law of evidence and discuss strategies for lawyers to use in objecting to evidence with these components.
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Seminar: Litigation Privilege: A Primer
$35.00 – $50.00 Select optionsSeminar: Litigation Privilege: A Primer
11am MST, Friday, 26 November 2021
One of the most important evidentiary rules for civil litigators, litigation privilege is also one of the most misunderstood. Frequently contested, but vital to the conduct of litigation, it is essential to know the basics of this privilege. In this interactive seminar, Professor Sankoff will examine the law on litigation privilege by examining a host of scenarios that pose difficulty for the courts. Attendees will emerge with a much better understanding of how to ensure that evidence created for the purposes of litigation remains privileged – and how to attack claims of this sort made by an adversary.
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Seminar: The Most Important Cases of 2021 Every Criminal Litigator Should Know [with Steven Penney]
11am MST, Friday, 10 December 2021
To wrap up the year, Professors Penney and Sankoff join forces once again to examine the most important cases from the second half of 2021. In this exciting and interactive seminar, the two Professors will count down the cases you need to know about in order to excel in practice!
$35.00 – $50.00
RECORDED SEMINARS
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FREE Recorded Seminar: Top 10 Cases from 2020
Recorded: September 2020, 102 minutes
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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