A Convenient One-Hour Session on Six Foundational Judgments Impacting Canadian Law
Keeping up with jurisprudence from courts across Canada can be challenging. Finding the time to read the latest complex, foundational judgments out of our highest court can be even more so. This session will take you through six Supreme Court of Canada decisions that you should know about in a convenient one-hour session held at the end of the workday. Each case will be presented with practical takeaways so that you can easily incorporate them into your practice.
Presenters
Ian Kasper:
Ian Kasper is an associate at Kapoor Barristers in Toronto, a firm that practices in criminal trials and appeals, regulatory proceedings, public inquiries, and national security. He regularly appears as counsel in trial and appellate courts on matters in criminal law, mental health law, and correctional law. He is a member of the Summary Conviction Appeals Duty Counsel Program at the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto and the Pro Bono Inmate Appeals Program at the Court of Appeal for Ontario. He also acts on behalf of children as an agent for the Office of the Children’s Lawyer and is a Legal Officer in the Canadian Armed Forces.
Toronto Lawyers Association
For more than 135 years, the Toronto Lawyers' Association, located within the Courthouse Library, has represented the interests of lawyers practising in the City of Toronto. The association was founded to support its members in three key areas: Knowledge, Advocacy, and Community. To uphold these pillars, the association offers a year-round mix of online and in-person education programs for lawyers, hosts both free and paid events to foster in-person networking, and submits advocacy pieces on behalf of its members to the Ontario bench and bar, all levels of government, and the broader public.
