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CLE Program |
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The Institute provides continuing legal education in the form of oral and written advocacy training programs.
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News
& Events |
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The Institute has published its Annual Report for 2010-2011.
The Institute has a new Executive Director. |
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Committees |
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The Institute
is composed of a National
Advisory Committee and Regional
Committees. The Executive
Directors run the day-to-day
operations of the Institute. |
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Advocacy Program |
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Mandate
The principal goal of the
Institute is to provide
free, non-partisan advocacy
advice to lawyers appearing
in an appeal before the
Supreme Court of Canada.
The Institute aims to assist
the Bar, the Supreme Court
of Canada, and the public.
The Institute contributes
to the public and the legal
community by increasing
the effectiveness and quality
of advocacy before the Court.
Beneficiaries include lawyers
and their clients, the Supreme
Court of Canada, and the
legal community at large.
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Advocacy
Program
Advocacy sessions are
for counsel appearing
in an appeal before the
Supreme Court of Canada.
They are open to both
sides of an appeal and
is available to both private
and government lawyers.
The program is available to interveners, although preference will be given to the parties to the appeal.
The advocacy program is
delivered in the format
of an advocacy session,
in which counsel practice
their oral argument before
an advocacy panel. Advocacy
panels are composed of
three or more senior appellate
counsel, former Supreme
Court law clerks, and
professors of law selected
from a pool of advocacy
advisors registered with
the Institute. Panel members
donate their time on a
voluntary, non-partisan
basis and prepare seriously
for the practice hearing.
During an advocacy session,
the panel listens to counsel's
argument in a formal setting
and tests counsel's submissions
in order to simulate the
experience before the
Supreme Court. The advocacy
advisors offer critiques
of the argument as well
as general comments to
help maximize counsel's
opportunity to present
an effective, informative
oral argument. The advocacy
sessions are designed
to help counsel in further
refining their arguments
and to familiarize counsel
with the general proceedings
of the Court.
The Process
Counsel wishing to enrol
in the Institute’s
advocacy program should
contact the Institute at
least thirty (30) days in
advance of their hearing
before the Supreme Court. Click
here to enrol.
Counsel will be expected
to provide a copy of written
submissions at the time
of registration in order
to permit the Institute
to organize a panel hearing.
In cases of demonstrated
hardship, the Institute
will cover copying expenses.
Conflict of Interest
Conflict of interest
guidelines have been established,
including regarding any
relationship between advocacy
advisors and the parties
or interveners appearing
before the Supreme Court.
A cross-check between
the panel members and
counsel appearing before
the Supreme Court in the
case will be performed
prior to the panel hearing.
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