The Right to be Heard: The Future of Advocacy in Post-Pandemic Canada

*Due to current concerns with COVID-19, this program will be broadcast online only.

Join thought leaders from across Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom as we consider the role of oral advocacy in a modern justice system. This one-of-a-kind Symposium presented by the Modern Advocacy Task Force will feature multi-disciplinary perspectives on access to justice and the role of oral, written, and virtual hearings in post-pandemic Canada. Join us for:

• An engaging debate on the importance of oral advocacy between Justice David Brown of the Court of Appeal for Ontario and Guy Pratte, President of The Advocates' Society.
• Perspectives on advocacy from El Jones, Halifax’s former Poet Laureate
• The role of oral hearings in a digital world with Professor Dame Hazel Genn of University College London
• A cross-Canadian judicial panel on oral advocacy

Program Chairs:
Peter J. Osborne, Lenczner Slaght, Task Force Chair
Scott C. Hutchison, Henein Hutchison LLP, Task Force Vice-Chair
Katherine L. Kay, Stikeman Elliott LLP, Task Force Vice-Chair
Sheila Gibb, Epstein Cole LLP, Symposium Chair

Topics Include:

• The Impact of Oral Advocacy: Empirical Analysis from the USA
• The Oral Tradition in Indigenous Justice
• In-person, Zoom or Written Hearings: Access to Justice Considerations
• The Human Psychology of Live versus Written Hearings
• The Role of Oral Hearings in a Digital World
• Perspectives from the Bench

Pricing:
Complimentary for members and non-members.

Eligible CPD Hours:
This program contains 15 minutes of EDI Professionalism content, 1 hour and 15 minutes of other Professionalism content, and 2 hours of Substantive content.

Please review the system requirements to view a Zoom webinar here.

This organization has been approved as an Accredited Provider of Professionalism Content by the Law Society of Ontario.

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