Breakfast With Appeal: The “summery judgement” edition

Summer is finally here, and what better way to kick it off than with some hot topics from the courts? The BWA team is here to help you stay on top of all the latest developments, with special guest Professor Carissima Mathen from the University of Ottawa.

The panel will discuss:

• is federalism an existential threat to Canada? The Alberta Court of Appeal’s ruling in the Reference on the Impact Assessment Act;
• the extreme intoxication provisions of the Criminal Code: the SCC’s decision in R v Brown; and 
• when does an unconstitutional law become unconstitutional: the new rules of stare decisis in R v Sullivan.

Plus a special 15-minute Q&A with Professor Mathen about how to balance equality rights, the presumption of innocence and the right to a fair trial.

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This session will be presented in English.

Time: 8:30 a.m. EDT Webinar opens 
8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. EDT Presentation

Ontario: This program is eligible for 60 Substantive minutes.

About Torys’ Appellate Group

Torys has a deep expertise in appeals at the Supreme Court of Canada and at Courts of Appeal across the country, offering its clients unparalleled judgment and experience in appellate matters. Since 1978, Torys has appeared in more than 100 cases at the Supreme Court of Canada, including major precedent setting decisions in numerous areas of law.

Be sure to check out the other sessions in this series over at torys.com/webinars.