Ensure you are prepared to represent your corporate clients who are subjects of investigations or prosecutions under the Consumer Protection Act (“CPA”).  In today’s credit-based economy, our marketplace is rife with opportunities for fraud, misrepresentation and other unfair business practises.  The government has responded with legislation to protect the consumer, that aims to stay in tune with these realities and provides for a range of remedies and mechanisms- the CPA being one of the most important.  Are you on top of the continually evolving language used in the CPA to express emerging offenses and defenses?

Attend this program to hear from senior counsel involved in the day-to-day management of this and related legislation, as well as a ministry investigator with first-hand knowledge of what is happening in the trenches.  You will obtain strategies for identifying different types of consumer agreements and using consumer law to protect your clients.  You will also hear about pending amendments and know what to expect if the authorities knock on your client's door. Register now to ensure you can represent your clients knowledgably should the day arrive that they are charged with a CPA offence.

PROGRAM CHAIRS

Dan Edmondstone, McMillan LLP
David Chaiton, Torkin Manes LLP

SPEAKERS

Christina Christophe, Senior Counsel, Ministry of Government and Consumer Services
Jeffrey Ludlow, Crown Counsel, Ministry of Labour and Ministry of Government and Consumer Services Prosecution Unit
Raimondo Maltese, Crown Counsel, Ministry of Labour and Ministry of Government and Consumer Services Prosecution Unit Team Lead
Michael Smith, Investigator, Ministry of Government and Consumer Services