CPD training

Upcoming webinars:

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis and the Gatekeeping Role of Canadian Courts

Presenter:

Sara Gordon, Associate Professor, Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia

Description:

Courthouse Libraries BC is proud to support the Criminal Defence Advocacy Society (CDAS) in presenting: Bloodstain Pattern Analysis and the Gatekeeping Role of Canadian Courts.

Despite its long history of admission in Canadian courts, bloodstain pattern analysis has never been subjected to the special scrutiny required for contested scientific evidence. This talk explores how that scrutiny uncovers serious concerns about the underlying scientific validity of the technique that should render it generally inadmissible.

Participants in this presentation may claim up to 1.5 hours of CPD credit with LSBC.

Date and time:

Thursday, May 28th, 2026 12:30PM to 2:00PM

To register:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_G1tYqFFVR0qjGBHmUX4lPw

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Take the course (including self-assessment quiz questions) through the Law Society's Brightspace platform.