Title of Program: Case Law: How to Find, Read & Use **** Webinar & Video****
(3 CPD Hours, Under Review by ICCRC)
Seminar ID: CLH – 1020 October 1st, 2020
Time: 2:00pm – 5:15pm Eastern Time
Program Duration: 3 CPD Credits
Language: English
Provider: Immigration Learning & Information Centre, IMLIN
Presenter: Jennifer Luu, Immigration Litigation Lawyer
Jennifer Luu is an Immigration Litigation Lawyer at Mamann, Sandaluk & Kingwell LLP. Her practice is mainly focused on admissibility, and conducting hearings at the IRB as well as the Federal Court. She also prepares written applications, including temporary resident permits, humanitarian and compassionate applications, and pre-removal risk assessment applications. In addition to practicing law, she is also a part-time instructor at the University of British Columbia. She teaches the H&C/admissibility module as well as the refugee module for their Certificate in Immigration: Laws, Policies, and Procedures program. The program is aimed at individuals who are interested in becoming an RCIC and starting/operating a professional immigration consulting business. As an instructor, she prepares and ensures the student has gained a practical, theoretical, and ethical understanding of immigration laws in Canada prior to writing the RCIC EPE.
AGENDA:
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. Opening Remarks (10 Minutes)
– What is a Case Law
- Researching Case Law (15 Minutes)
– Look for Leading Cases
– Finding Case Law Using Digest
- Sources of Case Law (10 Minutes)
– Unreported Judgements
– Commercial Legal Databases
- How to Search CanLII (10 Minutes)
– Understanding how the cases are Reported
– Understanding how the cases are Cited
- Important Immigration Court Decision (60 Minutes)
– Citizenship Cases
– Immigration Appeal Division
- Selection of IRB Decisions (60 Minutes)
- Closing remarks (15 minutes)
– Questions and Answers
– Conclusion & closing comments