2:45pm Dec1/2012 From Osgoode Hall of York University, Toronto
Social Networking Media: Crowd Sourcing the Investigation
Cst. Scott Mills, Corporate Communications, Social Media Officer, Toronto Police Service
Steven Johnston, Crown Prosecutor, Special Prosecutions Branch, Alberta Justice
• Social networking as part of the electronic footprint of a criminal case
• Discovery of evidence
• Understanding the digital profile of your witness
• Using essential “old school” investigative techniques
Complete Agenda of Event
Susheel Gupta, Vice-Chairperson, and Acting Chairperson and CEO, Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
Investigation and Drafting Issues in Cases Involving Electronic Evidence
Cst. Bruce Hunter, Guelph Police Service, Technological Crimes Unit
Randy Schwartz, Counsel, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario), Crown Law Office – Criminal
James Whiting, Counsel, Organized Crime Section, Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Vancouver, B.C.
• Technical challenges in the execution of the electronic search
• Drafting considerations in an Information to Obtain involving computers
• When is more than one Warrant required?
• Tips and techniques in navigating multiple Warrants
Search and Seizure Part 1
The Forensics: Latest Tools and Technology
Daniel Embury, Senior Forensic Hardware Engineer, R&D
Team Leader, Technical Analysis Team, Technological Crime
Branch Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Corey M. Fotheringham, Associate Partner, Forensic &
Dispute Services, Analytic & Forensic Technology, National
Leader – Computer Forensics & eDiscovery Services, Deloitte
Scott K. Fenton, Fenton, Smith Barristers
• Step-by-step review of a typical computer search and seizure
• Segregation of information
• Avoiding over seizure
• How to deal with Part VI Criminal Code Invasion of Privacy issues; cloud information, Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty “MLAT” and Production Orders
• Emerging technologies and investigative techniques
Search and Seizure Part 2
The Law: Latest Cases and Hot Button Issues
Scott C. Hutchison, Stockwoods LLP
Steven Johnston, Crown Prosecutor, Special Prosecutions Branch, Alberta Justice
Susan Magotiaux, Counsel, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario), Crown Law Office – Criminal
Joseph Di Luca, Di Luca Copeland LLP Barristers
Keynote Address
“Implications of Transnational Computer Searches”
Susan W. Brenner, NCR Distinguished Professor of Law& Technology, University of Dayton School of Law, Dayton, Ohio
Disclosure
The Hon. Justice Joseph F. Kenkel, Ontario Court of Justice
Robert W. Hubbard, Counsel, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario), Crown Law Office — Criminal
Michael Lacy, Lacy Wilkinson LLP
• Making sure disclosure is meaningful
• How electronic disclosure is currently handled and how can it be improved?
• How does defence counsel deal with large-sized disclosure packages?
• A practical guide to presenting the evidence in Court and avoiding pitfalls
Blurred Boundaries, Collapsed Contexts: The Ethical Challenges of Social Media
Dr. Avner Levin, Director, Privacy & Cyber Crime Institute Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University
• New technologies and the challenges they pose
• Privacy and ethics online
• Ethical principles of social media use
• Applying principles to practice:
– the legal profession
– the employer
– people in authority
• Suggested guidelines for employers and staff
Roundtable Discussion: New and Proposed Federal Government Crime Legislation
Moderators
Susheel Gupta, Vice-Chairperson, and Acting Chairperson and CEO, Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
Steven Johnston, Crown Prosecutor, Special Prosecutions Branch, Alberta Justice
Panellists
Daniel A. MacRury, Q.C., Chief Crown Attorney (Cape Breton Region), Public Prosecution Service of Nova Scotia
Karen Audcent, Senior Counsel, Justice Canada, Criminal Law Policy Section
Frank Addario, Addario Law Group
These speakers of undoubtedly divergent views will discuss and debate the latest crime bills relating to the use of technology.