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Impaired Driving Update

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Substantive: 0.5
30 minutes
Published
2019
Presenter(s)
James Bocking
James Foord
Source
County of Carleton Law Association (CCLA)
Provider
CPDOnline.ca
Language
English
Length
30 minutes
Price
$139.00 plus tax
31st Annual Criminal Law Conference 2019
Includes Handouts

This topic will cover both substantive issues and professionalism content. The substantive part will involve an update regarding the caselaw as it pertains to impaired/over 80 driving, including cases dealing with the new legislative changes to the Criminal Code that came into effect in December 2018, including mandatory demands for Approved Screening Devices, and the Charter issues this poses.

Presenters

James Bocking

James graduated from Queen’s Law School in 1997 and was called to the Bar in 1999. He articled with Stikeman Elliott (Ottawa) and was a litigation/competition law associate until Fall 2001. James left Stikeman to take a position with the Federal prosecution Service and was a prosecutor there until July 2007. He has been an Assistant Crown Attorney with the Crown Attorney’s Office (Ottawa) ever since. James' undergraduate honours essay in economics was titled: “The Impact of Free Agency on Major League Baseball”. James is a huge baseball fan and an avid curler.

James Foord

After completing an Honours Degree in English and Philosophy from the University of Toronto in 1992, James Foord continued his studies at Queen’s University, where he obtained his Baccalaureate of Laws in 1996. James Foord has practiced criminal law since his call to the Ontario Bar in 1998. James Foord is a certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Criminal Law. His practice is focussed primarily on criminal trial and appellate advocacy; however James also represents individuals who are charged with regulatory offences and represents professionals before their disciplinary tribunals. James frequently represents individuals on appeal, both from conviction and sentence. James Foord has taught Trial Advocacy at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, and regularly presents at Continuing Legal Education programs. James is a past President of the Defence Counsel Association of Ottawa and a former Trustee of the County of Carleton Law Association.

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