OBA Environmental Law PROGRAM | 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM

This program is also part of the 2019 Environmental Law Passport Series.

Are mandatory minimum sentences being upheld or overturned? And what about R v Jordan: does it apply to corporations? Have the rules around private prosecutions changed? How should your advice change when your client may be faced with a criminal record? What trends can be drawn from recent environmental enforcement proceedings and sentencing decisions? There is no doubt the legal landscape is changing in the area of environmental prosecutions and this creates many questions for practitioners.

Whether you’re up-to-date on these developments or need to refresh your tool kit, join us to hear from the experts as they provide insight into these issues and more. Learn about the environmental law cases you need to know in order to represent your clients facing prosecution and hear how developments outside environmental law will shape your advice to clients moving forward. Experienced lawyers with both defence and prosecution experience will provide insight into the most important developments of the past year as well as the trends they expect to see in the future.

PROGRAM CHAIR

Jessica Boily, Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP

PROGRAM SPEAKERS

Ramani Nadarajah, Counsel, Canadian Environmental Law Association
Stanley Berger, Fogler, Rubinoff LLP
Glen Jennings, Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP