Search & Seizure and Digital Spaces (Livestream)

This is the livestream registration page for Search & Seizure and Digital Spaces. This program is also being offered online in Edmonton.

The inevitability of advances in technology and surveillance techniques creates ever-challenging issues in defining the boundaries of privacy under section 8 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Join eminent members of the judiciary and academia, along with seasoned criminal defence counsel and Crown prosecutors to examine recent developments in search & seizure jurisprudence and practical considerations when litigating section 8 issues. This program will provide invaluable insights applicable to newly-called members of the bar as well as experienced criminal defence lawyers and Crown prosecutors.  

Topics will include: 

• Issues of standing and consent searches of digital devices 
• Police surveillance of digital media, data and biometric information 
• Practical strategies for challenging judicial authorizations  
• Advancing Section 8 applications in complex criminal cases 
• Ethical considerations in Section 8 litigation 
• Judicial perspectives on litigating search & seizure issues 

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*Please Note: Program formats and dates are subject to change. Prices are subject to GST. Early bird pricing expires on August 22, 2023.

Chair

Daniel J. Song KC, Pringle Chivers Sparks Teskey

Presenters

Justice Bob Aloneissi, Alberta Court of Justice 

Justice Karen Molle, Alberta Court of Justice 

Monique B. Dion, Public Prosecution Service of Canada 

Heather Ferg, McKay Ferg LLP

Prof. Steven Penney, Faculty of Law, University of Alberta 

Simon M. Renouf KC, Simon Renouf Professional Corporation