An Edmonton Criminal law conference! Wow! I’m in! eventbrite.com/e/2024-alberta…

The Alberta CTLA is hosting the 2024 Alberta Criminal Defence Conference. Keynote speakers: Mona Duckett, KC and Chief Justice Ritu Khullar Early bird prices end tomorrow - Friday, November 17. eventbrite.com/e/2024-alberta…

I highly recommend reading this case, which I will likely feature in a Cabinet of Curiosities Case Alert. Ryan's description, while quite good, cannot possibly capture the insanity that took place in this Nova Scotia trial.

Have you marked your calendars yet? Join Steven Penney and Peter Sankoff in their upcoming FOURTH ANNUAL END OF YEAR REVIEW on Dec 15th at 11 am. petersankoff.com/monthly-subscr…

The collateral consequences of criminal convictions nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles…

Given the prevalence of people with mental illness in the criminal justice system, it is important for criminal law practitioners to understand the interaction between mental health and criminal law. Registration is open: lesaonline.org/program/inters… #Criminal #Law #LESAWebinar #CPD

New article co-authored with Peter Sankoff & Nicole Pecharsky. The gist: prior inconsistent statements are not truly hearsay and should be presumptively admissible. cbr.cba.org/index.php/cbr/…

The Supreme Court of Canada has allowed the appeal and ordered a new trial in R. v. Charles. It held that the trial judge erred in admitting an out-of-court statement in evidence. Read our plain-language summary here: scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/c…

The Court has dismissed the appeal in R. v. Archambault. It held that new restrictions on the availability of preliminary inquiries do not apply to certain ongoing criminal proceedings: scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/c…. #CdnLaw

Civility and mutual respect are cornerstone values of the Canadian bench and bar.   The Criminal Lawyers’ Association is shocked by the recent events in Red Deer, Alberta, where a member of the local defence bar was jailed for comments made in court, after Justice Gordon Yake

CTLA members, a reminder the next general meeting is at Noon, this Friday, November 29. Watch your e-mails for the Zoom link.

CTLA members, a reminder the next general meeting is tomorrow, November 29, at Noon. The Zoom link was e-mailed on November 24, please check your e-mails.

This is one week away. Nominees for Top Cases of 2024 will be posted today!! Stay tuned!

Reminder: CTLA General Meeting 10 minutes away.

The Court has dismissed the appeal in R. v. Campbell. It has confirmed that police lawfully used the cellphone of an arrested drug dealer to stop imminent drug trafficking. Read our plain-language summary here: scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/c…. #CdnLaw

Our Voice of the Profession Committee works on issues impacting the legal profession in Alberta, including solicitor-client privilege, regulation of the legal profession & other emerging issues. Volunteer applications for our committees close June 30. ➡️ cba-alberta.org/our-impact/com…

CTLA Members: Reminder of the Annual General Meeting tomorrow, June 27, at noon via Zoom. Check your email for the link.

CTLA AGM reminder- today at noon.

CTLA members- General Meeting is starting now.

Alberta defence lawyers associations issue a joint statement on the UCP's concerning use of the notwithstanding clause. United Conservative Party of Alberta Danielle Smith Mickey Amery Alberta NDP Naheed Nenshi