Please note this webcast will be in English only
Environmental class actions in Canada have become more prominent over the past few years and will continue to grow. Please join members of our Environmental and Litigation & Dispute Resolution groups for an informative discussion about the rise of environmental class actions and how to better prepare for them.
A Q&A session will follow the presentation.
Topics:
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Climate-change class actions
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Contaminated sites and PFAS
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Conventional environmental class actions
- Preparing for and immediately responding to potential claims
Blakes Speakers:
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Anthony Cayer, Associate, Montréal
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Nicole Henderson, Partner, Toronto (Moderator)
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Terri-Lee Oleniuk, Partner, Calgary
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Karine Russell, Partner, Vancouver
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James Sullivan, Partner, Vancouver
- David Tupper, Partner, Calgary
Event Details:
Thursday, May 16, 2024
1 – 2 p.m. (ET)
Online
Mandatory Continuing Education:
Ontario
This program is eligible for up to 1 Substantive hour.
British Columbia
This program has been accredited for up to 1 CPD Credit Hour with The Law Society of British Columbia.
Quebec
Please note that pursuant to the amendments to the Règlement sur la formation continue obligatoire des avocats (Regulation respecting mandatory continuing education for lawyers – available in French only) of the Barreau du Québec, which came into force on April 1, 2019, the status of “recognized provider” and the mandatory “recognition” of activities have been abolished.
Blakes will continue to provide you with a confirmation of participation for your records. As stipulated in the above-mentioned regulation, members must preserve supporting documents attesting their completion of training activities for a period of seven years beginning on April 30 following the end of the reference period during which such activities were completed.