Seminar ID
ION-2017-08-17A
Date and time
Thursday, August 17, 2017 at 09:00 EST see it in calendar
Attendance
- recording
Languages
- in English
CPD hours
2
, 3 CCIC
LSO 1 Professionalism
LSBC 3 CPD hours
Venue
Pace Law Firm300 The East Mall
Toronto
M9B 6B7
Capacity: 18
Description
Professional Responsibility issues in immigration
Part 1
Negligence and incompetence
Possible causes:
·
Lack of knowledge – improper assessment,
selecting wrong application, failure to assess both eligibility and
admissibility
·
Failure to properly present a case using
supporting documents and making sure they are relevant to the application
·
Case study to illustrate the differences between
a genuine error and negligence or incompetence and consequences of thereof:
o
Negligent preparation for an RPD hearing
§
X, Re (2013)
Refugee Appeal Division TB3-02673
o
Negligent representation at an IAD hearing
§
Kaur v.
Canada (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) 2013
CarswellNat 6420, 2013 CarswellNat 6421
Part 2
Ethical issues relating to
documentation and identity
·
Verification
·
Fraudulent documents/allegations in immigration
proceedings
Part 3
Case Studies
·
Review negligence/incompetence/misconduct decisions
Law Societies and ICCRC in immigration cases.
·
Discussion of what was the negligence or
incompetence alleged and how is it managed
·
Review decisions by the Federal court and see
how they treated allegations of negligence or incompetence of counsel
Part 4
How to respond to an allegation of
negligence or incompetence
·
To a regulatory body i.e. a Law Society or the
ICCRC
·
To a the Federal Court, Refugee Appeal Division
according to protocol where somebody has made an allegation of negligence or
incompetence
·
What are the rights of former (impugned) counsel
in immigration proceedings?
Length
3 hours
Cost
regular fee - $ 90.00Presenters
Disclaimer
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