DATE: December 5, 2019; 5:00PM–8:15PM
LOCATION: Centre for Social Innovation (CSI), 192 Spadina Ave (Queen & Spadina)
CPD Hours: To be confirmed
To register for this event, pay the appropriate fee by e-Transfer to [email protected].
5:00pm –5:15pm: Welcome and Introduction to Speakers
Panel I: 5:15pm–6:15pm
Panelists: Joshua Blum; Jared Will & Associates; Constance Nakatsu, Barrister and Solicitor
Topic: Statelessness and Citizenship (Joshua Blum)
-How does statelessness occur?
-Difference between de jure statelessness and de facto statelessness
-Country of former habitual residence
-Issues and strategies for Palestinians, including the right of return
-Obtaining identity documents for stateless persons
-Removal issues
Topic: Citizenship (Constance Nakatsu)
-Country of nationality: what does this mean?
-The obligation to seek citizenship of a second country
-Navigating potential citizenship by virtue of jus sanguinis
-The impact of rendering individuals stateless before seeking citizenship of a second country
-Issues and strategies for Tibetans
6:15pm–6:25pm: Questions and answers for Panel One
6:25pm–6:45pm: BREAK. Light Dinner to be Served
Panel II: 6:45pm–7:45pm
Panelists: Sandra M. González Ponce, Barrister and Solicitor; LSO representative [tentative]
Topic: Domestic Law Expert Opinions (Sandra M. González Ponce)
-Intersections between child protection, criminal law, and refugee law
-Race, status, and child protection proceedings
-The obligation to obtain advice from lawyers in other practice areas where there will be an impact on a refugee proceeding
Topic: LSO Complaint Process
-What is the process for an LSO complaint, particularly within the investigative process?
-Is there an obligation for investigators to interview clients or the impugned counsel?
-What are the timelines for a complaint?
-Is the situation of the client taken into consideration, i.e., is the LSO process faster if the client is about to face removal?
-Does the LSO take into consideration the nature and number of past complaints against the impugned counsel when assessing new complaints?
-What is the line between a frivolous and non-frivolous complaint?
7:45pm–7:55pm: Questions and answers for Panel Two
7:55–8:15pm: Annual General Meeting of the RLA