| Air Date: |
This is the archived version of a program presented on October 25, 2023. |
| Speakers: |
Robert Lapper, KC, Member of the Steering Committee for Access to Justice British Columbia
Michelle Lawrence, Director, Access to Justice Centre for Excellence
Michael Litchfield, Associate Director, Access to Justice Centre for Excellence
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| Format: |
Webinar Recording |
| CPD Hours: |
1 Hour of Approved Continuing Professional Development in BC.
Viewing of this recording will provide you with 1 hour of the ethics, professional responsibility and practice management component for your Law Society of BC reporting.
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SYNOPSIS
This panel will showcase the research of BC Access to Justice Centre for Excellence scholars, Rob Lapper, K.C., Michelle Lawrence & Michael Litchfield.
They will share preliminary findings from their study on the application of the open court principle to virtual hearing processes in the administrative tribunal context. They will evaluate artificial intelligence as a tool for legal research and increasing access to justice, and they will identify opportunities for justice system actors to improve the potential of this tool through contributions to open access legal content.
ABOUT OUR GUEST SPEAKERS
About Robert Lapper, KC
Robert is the David and Dorothy Lam Chair in Law and Public Policy at the Faculties of Law and Human and Social Development at the University of Victoria. He is a senior public law lawyer with an extensive background in public policy, professional regulation and governance, aboriginal law, and negotiations with First Nations. His teaching, research and advocacy interests include Access to Justice, Professionalism and Ethics, and Professional Regulation.
Robert is a graduate of the University of Victoria Faculty of Law (LLB '81). His work history includes private practice and service in the BC Government as a lawyer, Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Deputy Cabinet Secretary, Deputy Minister of Intergovernmental Relations and Deputy Minister of Labour, Citizens’ Services and Open Government. In 2012 he moved to Toronto to be the Chief Executive Officer of the Law Society of Upper Canada (now Law Society of Ontario). He served in that position for 6 years before returning to British Columbia in 2018.
About Michelle Lawrence
Michelle is the Director of the Access to Justice Centre for Excellence and is an Associate Professor with the University of Victoria’s Faculty of Law. Her current teaching and research focus is on criminal law, sentencing and the law of evidence. Michelle engages in issues at the intersection of the criminal justice, mental health, and family law systems, as well as the development of empirical measures for use in adjudicative proceedings and in aid of law reform.
Michelle previously practiced law as a partner in the Litigation Department of McCarthy Tétrault LLP. Her practice comprised of a diverse range of matters, including complex regulatory proceedings, corporate malfeasance, and criminal litigation.
Michelle holds graduate degrees in law and criminology, including an LL.M. from the University of Cambridge (Pegasus Scholar) and a Ph.D. from Simon Fraser University (Trudeau Scholar).
About Michael Litchfield
Michael Litchfield is the Associate Director of the British Columbia Access to Justice Centre for Excellence and is the Director of the Business Law Clinic with the University of Victoria’s Faculty of Law. He has a depth of experience project managing a number of important access to justice initiatives in the province of British Columbia including the Canadian Bar Association Rural Education and Access to Lawyers Initiative and the Public Commission on Legal Aid.
Outside of his academic pursuits Michael is the Managing Director of the Thinklab Group and is regularly called upon to speak on matters ranging from drug policy to corporate governance. Michael holds a Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Laws from the University of Victoria. Michael is currently a PhD Candidate at the University of Victoria where his research focuses on law reform, drug and alcohol policy and the cannabis industry.
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