How Do I Fight a DUI charge? Attorneys and Lawyers in Canada
Learn how to defend a new client charged with drunk driving, impaired driving, excess alcohol, over 80, refusal offence.
Ratings 4.86 / 5.00
What You Will Learn!
- Engage a prospective client during the first telephone call
- Interview a new DUI client in a manner that identifies potential legal issues and captures the client's confidence
- Draft powerful Stinchcombe disclosure letters that get useful information and set the tone for future Charter litigation
- Conduct a meaningful pre-trial meeting with an Assistant Crown Attorney where you give nothing away but gain concessions from the Crown
- Obtain admissions of "operator error" from qualified technicians during cross-examination that result in an acquittal
- "Those two courses are amazingly thorough and cover the most basic requirements from telephone call through interview and beyond to the skills required to do even a basic DUI case with comfort and back up support." (Ray Kuszelewski, Halifax, NS)
Description
This course teaches Canadian lawyers, the basics of commencing the defence of a drunk driving charge. Canadian barristers already have a good grasp of the Criminal Code, the Charter of Rights, criminal procedure, and common law defences, but attorneys commencing a DUI charge for the first time need help with identification of key issues that can result in an acquittal or a non-criminal resolution. This program uses video to teach approaches to interviewing your client, getting more disclosure, and preparing for a trial. The price includes HST.
Who Should Attend!
- Criminal defence lawyers recently called to the Bar should take this course
- Experienced criminal law defence lawyers who wish to expand their practice into DUI work should take this course
- Articling Students working with criminal defence lawyers in Canada
- It would be very dangerous for a member of the public who is not a lawyer, to take this course, and then try to defend himself or herself on a DUI charge
- The content in this course is Canadian and applies to Canadian laws and criminal procedure
- This course is not for paralegals
