20:20 A VISION FOR LAWYER EXPERTISE DURING A PANDEMIC AND BEYOND

Presented by the CBA Immigration Law Section

DAY 1 – THURSDAY, MAY 21 2020 10:55 AM - 12:15 PM ET

10:55 am – 11:55 pm
Expertise and Innovation

Striving to ensure Canada's justice system is as fair, accessible and efficient as possible with well-trained and professional counsel and COVID-19-born innovations.

This session will address:
- Defining legal expertise
- Public attraction to non-experts and resulting harms
- Access to justice
- Public trust in the legal profession and improving trust by differentiating education and training, professionalism, integrity and innovation
- Technological innovation in legal practices at the tribunals and the Federal Court

Speakers:
Gary Dukeshire, Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Montreal, QC)
The Honourable Paul S. Crampton, Chief Justice, Federal Court (Ottawa, ON)

Moderator: Marina Sedai, Sedai Law Office (Surrey, BC)

11:55am – 12:15 pm
Remarks by CBA Co-Chair

Ravi Jain, Conference Co-Chair & CBA Immigration Law Section Chair