On November 9, 2017, the Law Society of Upper Canada is holding a full day seminar on fraud recovery law. This seminar forms part of our firm’s ongoing victim advocacy efforts. This seminar is not restricted to lawyers. Anyone from our fraud recovery networks, including police and private sector professionals, may attend either in person at the Law Society conference centre, or by webcast. For further information, see https://store.lsuc.on.ca/bankruptcy-and-fraud-recovery-law.
The agenda for the conference is set out below:
Chairs: Frank Bennett, Bennett Bankruptcy Law
Norman J. Groot, Investigation Counsel PC – Fraud Recovery Lawyers
November 9, 2017
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Total CPD Hours = 5 h + 30 m Substantive + 30 m Professionalism
Donald Lamont Learning Centre
The Law Society of Upper Canada
130 Queen St. W.
Toronto, ON
Agenda
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks Frank Bennett, Bennett & Company Norman Groot, Investigation Counsel PC |
| 9:10 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | The Regulator’s Role: Protecting the Public Roula Eatrides, Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy |
| 9:30 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. |  Mervyn Abramowitz, Blaney McMurtry LLP |
| 9:50 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. | The Trustee’s Role: Investigating with Assets to Fund and Without Funds Uwe Manski, Forensic Accountant, BDO Canada Limited |
| 10:10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. |  Raymond G. Leclair, Lawyers Professional Indemnity Company |
| 10:30 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. | Question and Answer Session |
| 10:40 a.m. – 10:55 a.m. | Coffee and Networking Break |
| 10:55 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. | Indictable Offences under the Criminal Code Grace Hession David, Ministry of the Attorney General |
| 11:15 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. | Summary Offences under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and Criminal Code Stephane Marinier, Public Prosecution Service of Canada Robert Morin, Public Prosecution Service of Canada |
| 11:40 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Interim Relief and Preventing Dissipation of Assets in Civil Proceedings Sanjeev Mitra, Aird & Berlis LLP |
| 12:00 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. | Question and Answer Session |
| 12:10 p.m. – 1:10 p.m. | Lunch Will Be Provided |
| 1:10 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Update on Enforcement Remedies for Fraud in Bankruptcy and Receiverships Catherine Weiler, Ontario Securities Commission |
| 1:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. | Restitution Orders, Compensation Orders, Fines and Penalties Philip J. Gertler, Gertler & Koven |
| 1:50 p.m. – 2:10 p.m. | Top Five Cases in Bankruptcy and Fraud Recovery Law of the Year Steven Weisz, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP OR Vern DaRe, Fogler, Rubinoff LLP |
| 2:10 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Pitfalls, Conundrums and Challenges in Civil Fraud Frank Bennett, Bennett Bankruptcy Law |
| 2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. | Enforcing Fraud Judgments through Accounting Orders and Contempt Motions Norman Groot, Investigation Counsel PC |
| 2:50 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Question and Answer Session |
| 3:20 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. | Pitfalls and the Expense of Prosecuting Civil Contempt in the Fraud Recovery Context: A Cost-Benefit of Contempt Proceedings versus Bankruptcy Assignments Norman Groot, Moderator The Hon. Justice Todd L. Archibald, Ontario Superior Court of Justice Brian Greenspan, Greenspan Humphrey Weinstein Frank Bennett, Bennett Bankruptcy Law |
| 3:50 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Question and Answer Session |
| 4:00 p.m. | Program Ends |
Inquiries
At Investigation Counsel, we investigate and litigate fraud recovery cases. If you discover you are a victim of fraud, contact us to have your case assessed and a strategy for recovery mapped out before contacting police or alerting the fraudster. We also promote victim advocacy and academic discussion through various private and public professional associations and organizations. If you have an interest in the topics discussed herein, we welcome your inquiries.