Advanced Environmental Law Practitioner Roundtable – Ontario Bar Association

Janet Bobechko will be a discussion facilitator during the Advanced Environmental Law Practitioner Roundtable being hosted by the Ontario Bar Association on Thursday, June 9 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. The roundtable will cover several complex environmental law topics, addressed during a valuable, interactive discussion amongst senior environmental lawyers. Janet will be facilitating a discussion concerning appropriate penalties for convictions of environmental offences, tips for negotiating sentencing with the Crown (mitigating factors, fines and imprisonment), and administrative monetary penalties.

Other topics will include:

• the application of limitation periods in historical environmental claims;
• appropriate penalties for convictions of environmental offences;
• insights on administrative monetary penalties; and
• how fundamental environmental protection legislation looks today with a focus on the Conservation Authorities Act and the Endangered Species Act.

For more information and to register, please click here.