CDAS presents: AI use in Criminal Law and Policing: Ensuring Accountable Governance
June 19, 2025
- AI use in Criminal Law and Policing Ensuring Accountable Governance (presentation slides)
SHARP Workplaces Legal Clinic and Stand Informed Legal Advice Services: Assessing Workplace Sexual Harassment Complaints for Employment, Human Rights and WorkSafe BC Claims
June 10, 2025
- Assessing Workplace Sexual Harassment Complaints for Employment Human Rights and WorkSafe BC Claims (presentation slides)
CDAS presents: Race, Risk and Bail
May 20, 2025
- Race Risk and Bail (presentation slides)
West Coast LEAF presents Access Matters: Advocating for Meaningful Access Orders and Agreements in Child and Family Services Proceedings
April 28, 2025
- Access Matters Obtaining meaningful access arrangements in child and family services proceedings (presentation slides)
CDAS - Addiction as a Sentencing Factor
April 15, 2025
- Addiction at Sentencing (presentation slides)
Community Legal Assistance Society's Stand Informed Legal Advice Services: Advising Sexual Assault Complainants on Varying or Revoking Publication Bans in Criminal Trials
March 11, 2025
- Advising Sexual Assault Complainants on Varying or Revoking Publication Bans in Criminal Trials (presentation slides)
CDAS - Are fingerprints really unique? Why it matters in criminal cases
February 28, 2025
- Are fingerprints really unique why it matters in criminal cases (presentation slides)
Community Legal Assistance Society's Stand Informed Legal Advice Services: Advising sexual assault complainants on privacy rights and admissibility of private records in criminal trial
February 11, 2025
- Advising sexual assault complainants on privacy rights and admissibility of private records in criminal trials (presentation slides)
Community Legal Assistance Society’s Stand Informed Legal Advice Services: Break the Silence on Sexual Violence: Ending the use of coercive legal agreements
January 28, 2025
CDAS - Evaluating Forensic Science Evidence
December 5, 2024
- Evaluating forensic science evidence (presentation slides)
CDAS Lunch and learn - Civility in the Criminal Bar 6th Annual
December 4, 2024
- 2024 Civility Lunch & Learn (presentation slides)
CDAS - Identifying Expert Opinions and Evaluating Expert Facts
November 21, 2024
- Identifying Expert Opinions and Evaluating Expert Facts (presentation slides)
CDAS - Substance-Induced Psychosis or Extreme Intoxication: reconciling evidence, law and outcome
November 6, 2024
- Substance-Induced Psychosis or Extreme Intoxication (presentation slides)
CDAS - Correcting Wrongful Convictions: examining the evidence behind exonerations in Canada
October 10, 2024
- Correcting Wrongful Convictions (presentation slides)
CDAS - Understanding Statistics in Criminal Cases
May 30, 2024
- Understanding Statistics in Criminal Cases (presentation slides)
- The Danger of Convicting with Statistics
- The Absence or Misuse of Statistics in Forensic Science as a Contributor to Wrongful Convictions
- Royal Statistical Society Concerned by Issues Raised in Sally Clark Case
- Bad Science and Bad Statistics in the Courtroom Convict Innocent People
CDAS - What's Old is New Again: Avoiding Myths and Stereotypes in Sexual Assault Trials
April 16, 2024
CDAS: Ubi jus, ibi remedium: Section 24(2) of The Constitution Act, 1982
March 12, 2024
SHARP Workplaces - BC Labour Relations Board: When is it an option for unionized employees with workplace sexual harassment grievances?
March 6, 2024
SHARP Workplaces - Silencing Non-Disclosure Agreements: Preventing the Harm they Cause
February 13, 2024
- Silencing Non-Disclosure Agreements - Preventing the Harm they Cause - Slides Part 1
- Silencing Non-Disclosure Agreements - Preventing the Harm they Cause - Slides Part 2
SHARP Workplaces - Practical Considerations in Employment and Civil Law Remedies for Workplace Sexual Harassment Claims
January 29, 2024
CDAS Self-Represented Accused and Fair Proceedings: there are no "Simple Trials"
December 6, 2023
Rise Women's Legal: Why Can't Everyone Just Get Along?
November 23, 2023
SHARP Workplaces and Stand Informed: An Orientation for Public Library Workers with LawMatters
November 22, 2023
CDAS Thinking ahead: Civility in the Criminal Bar 5th Annual
November 8, 2023
Reliability, Believability, and Vulnerability of Alibi Evidence
September 18, 2023
Family Law for Sexual Assault
June 27, 2023
- Family Law for Sexual Assault
- Why Cant Everyone Just Get Along Rise Womens Legal
- Creating Safety in BC Courts Rise Womens Legal
Immigration Issues in Cases of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment
June 20, 2023
Wrongfully Convicted: Lessons from the Canadian Registry
June 14, 2023
Advising Complainants in Criminal Sexual Assault Cases
June 13, 2023
Human Rights Complaints: When is it an Option in Situations of Sexual Assault?
June 6, 2023
Civil Claims for Sexual Assault
May 16, 2023
Child Forensic Interviewing: Dos and Don'ts
April 27, 2023
The Increasing Risks of Defamation Claims and Privacy Concerns
April 18, 2023
Impact of Race and Cultural Assessments in Sentencing Black Canadians
March 21, 2023
Civility in the Criminal Bar
December 7, 2022
Mental Health and the Legal Profession (Part 2)
December 6, 2022
The Legacy and Future of Social Work, Colonialism, Indigenous Law and Child Welfare in B.C.
November 28, 2022
Review Board Proceedings: Skill Building for Lawyers
November 22, 2022
I’d never forget that face: Error rates for eyewitnesses
November 15, 2022
Forensic Fallout: Scientific evidence and the prevention of wrongful convictions
November 9, 2022
- Critical appraisal of expert medical testimony
- Forensic fallout - Pakosh
- Forensic fallout - resource list
- Forensic fallout - Stanford
Overview of BC Review Board Proceedings
November 8, 2022
Making Visible the Discriminatory Foundations of Canada's Child Welfare System and the Impact for First Nations Children and Families Today
Strategies, Considerations, and Pitfalls to Avoid in Negotiations and Settlements of Sexual Harassment Claims
October 4, 2022
- Client Interview Guidelines
- Negotiations Chapter
- Negotiations & Settlement Presentation
- Trauma Informed Practice
Cross-Border Crime: At the SCC and in your Practice
September 15, 2022
Mental Health and the Legal Profession (Part 1)
The (New) Provincial Court Family Rules – Explained
June 24, 2022
CLSS #3 - Mr. Big and the New Common Law Confessions Rule: Five Years in Review
June 23, 2022
Mr. Big and the New Common Law Confessions Rule: Five Years in Review, Click here to download: https://works.bepress.com/adelina-iftene/43/
Preparing Clients for Mediation in Workplace Sexual Harassment Claims
June 7, 2022
- SHARP Workplaces Guide to Developing a Mediation Brief
- SHARP Workplaces Mediation Brief example
- SHARP Workplaces Mediation fact pattern
- SHARP Workplaces Mediation fact pattern 2
CLSS #2 - Vetrovec Protections Post-Khela: Some Progress, but not Enough
May 19, 2022
- Articles by Nikos Harris:
- R. v. Seruhungo: The Supreme Court of Canada "Substantially" Affirms a Powerful Tool to Protect Against Wrongful Convictions Caused by Vetrovec Witnesses
- available through Courthouse Libraries BC subscription to Westlaw Canada (38 CR-ART 64, 2017)
- Justice for All: The Implications of Hart and Hay for— Vetrovec Witnesses
- available through Courthouse Libraries BC subscription to Westlaw Canada (22 CR-ART 105, 2015)
- R. v. Seruhungo: The Supreme Court of Canada "Substantially" Affirms a Powerful Tool to Protect Against Wrongful Convictions Caused by Vetrovec Witnesses
- Presentation - Vetrovec Protections Post-Khela: Some Progress, but not Enough
CLSS #1 - Jury Selection after Chouhan
April 21, 2022
Legal Aid BC: Resources for Self-Represented Litigants in Provincial Court
April 5, 2022
Remote Access Databases through Courthouse Libraries BC: Tips and Tricks
March 24, 2022
- vLex: Advanced search
- Browsing Irwin books
- vLex: Search in this document
- Using vLex with CanLII to find case law
Supporting Self Represented Litigants in Provincial Court: Resources and Q&A
February 24, 2022
- BC Provincial Court Resources Posters All Links
- BC Provincial Court Resources - Criminal Court
- BC Provincial Court Resources - Family Court
- BC Provincial Court Resources - Small Claims Court
- BC Provincial Court Resources - Traffic Court
- Chat Resources
- Supporting Self Reps Presentation
Human Rights and Workplace Sexual Harassment: Case Updates
February 15, 2022
Human Rights and Workplace Sexual Harassment presentation
WorkSafeBC Handling of Workplace Sexual Harassment Claims
January 20, 2022
Bite Sized Animal Law Part II: "The Link" Between Animals & Humans
April 21, 2021
A Brief History of Pardons: Should Louis Riel be Pardoned?
January 18
- Exoneration for Louis Riel: Mercy, Justice, or Political Expediency?
- Opinion: Why Louis Riel should not be pardoned
- Pardons
CanLII Tips and Tricks
July 20, 2021
COVID-19 and Criminal Justice Systems: Challenges and legacy
July 14, 2021
- Covid-19 and Scotland’s courts: A brief background
- Summary of the impact of Covid-19 on the Criminal Justice System in Ireland
- Covid-19 in South Africa: A summary
- Technology changes in the justice system for Covid-19, Scotland's experience
- A reflection on Covid-19 and corrections
Criminal Jury Trials in a Pandemic: International Perspectives
January 16
- Judiciary of Scotland Judicial Institute publications - Amalgamated Briefing Paper on Restarting Solemn Trials
- Duckett Presentation material
- Warren Presentation material
The Criminal Law re Sexual Assault/Harassment: A primer for civil lawyers
April 20, 2021
Employment and Civil Law Remedies for Workplace Sexual Harassment
April 13, 2021
- Workplace Law - Damages graphic
- Workplace Law - Determining notice flowchart
- Workplace Law - Sexual assault flowchart
- Workplace Law - Termination flowchart
Free Legal Services in BC: An overview of CLAS and APB programs
February 4
Gender-Based Violence and Trauma-Informed Approaches to Workplace Sexual Harassment Claim
May 25, 2021
Gender Diversity and Trauma-Informed Approaches to Workplace Sexual Harassment Claims
May 11, 2021
- SHARP Gender Diversity and WSH Resource List
- SHARP Presentation Gender Diversity and Trauma Informed Approaches
Human Rights and Workplace Sexual Harassment
April 2, 2021
Legal Coaching for Sharp Clients
May 18, 2021
- Legal Coaching for SHARP clients
- Excerpts from SHARP Workplaces Manual for Legal Coaching session
- Intersection Human Rts Employment Law CLEBC Employment Law 2021
- Note: the paper was originally written for the CLEBC Employment Law Conference 2021 held online May 6, 2021.
Overview of COVID-19 BC Gender Equality Report Card
March 1, 2021
Privacy Issues in Workplace Sexual Harassment and Working with Support People
June 1, 2021
Searching for Precedents: Maximizing your efficiency
October 20, 2021
Lexis Advance Quicklaw
CLE Online: Finding Precedents
- The Search Within Book Tool
- The Index
- Commentary
- The Practice Manuals Tab
- The Precedent Collection Tab
- Searching with Quotation Marks
Service-focused Lawyering: Cultural Competency and Violence-informed Approaches for Working with Indigenous Clients
May 31, 2021
Stolen Lives: The Perils of False Guilty Pleas
November 24, 2021
Workers Compensation and Workplace Sexual Harassment Claims
April 27, 2021
Working Effectively with Difficult Litigants and Clients with Mental Health Issues
June 2, 2021
Workplace Investigations Related to Sexual Harassment Claims
April 30, 2021
- Workplace Investigations Related to Sexual Harassment Claims presentation material
- Handout re: Workplace Investigations
The Art of a Deft Direct
June 18
BC Gender Equality Report Card: An Overview
June 15
- BC Gender Equality Report Card Webinar Presentation
- A copy of the BC Gender Equality Report Card 2019/2020 can be found here:
Challenging the Lawfulness of Searches
May 7
- Challenging searches - presentation
- Sample charter notice 1
- Sample charter notice 2
- Sample charter notice 3
Civility in the Criminal Bar
December 2
Court of Appeal Criminal Chambers Practice Tip
May 12
Effective Cross-Examination
May 21
Effective Oral Advocacy in the Court of Appeal
June 25
Effective Written Advocacy: A Guide to Writing Persuasive Factums
April 30
Ethics in Criminal Practice
April 23
Ethics in Criminal Practice, Part 2
June 2
Indian Day Schools
July 2
Indigenous Courts: A Cross-Jurisdictional Comparison
May 28
- Indigenous Courts: A Cross Jurisdictional Perspective presentation
- Presentation of Judge Davis - New Zealand District Court
Indigenous Human Rights
August 18
Indigenous Rights in BC and Indian Act Amendments
July 30
- Hunting Rights in BC presentation
- Income Tax Exemptions presentation
- Indian Act Amendments & Status presentation
Interrupting Bias: How Systemic Racism, Discrimination and Distorted Thinking Lead to Wrongful Convictions
December 10
- Additional Resources Interrupting Bias Dec 10, 2020
- Lorna Fadden, “Police Interviews with Aboriginal and Non Aboriginal Suspects” (2007) Language and Law. Police Interviews with Aboriginal and Non Aboriginal Suspects
- A “primer” on Critical Race Theory (“CRT”) Critical Race Theory
- A working paper on CRT and racial profiling Critical Race Theory and Racial Profiling working paper
- Globe and Mail op-ed on juries and racial bias Juries and Racial Bias
- The BCCLA’s intervener factum in R v Chouhan BCCLA intervener factum
Métis Legal Issues
June 23
A Panel Discussion: Navigating section 276 and 278 Criminal Code matters for complainant counsel in criminal proceedings
May 19
Protest Law and Civil Disobedience
July 29
Trauma-Informed Legal Practice
September 17