
Jun
9
Thursday
Thu
2022
Past Event
Advanced Environmental Law Practitioner Roundtable – Ontario Bar Association
Speakers: Janet Bobechko
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.