Join the Live CILA Webinar: Federal Court Advocacy in Refugee Cases

CILA is excited to invite you to our upcoming CLE webinar, “Federal Court Advocacy in Refugee Cases.”

This webinar will highlight best practices for representing refugees before the Federal Court. You will learn all about:

• How to prepare a leave application at the Federal Court, including  

• • Applicable deadlines; 

• • Key Rules and Practice guidelines 

• • Drafting affidavits and memoranda 

• • Assembling the digital record 

• How to proceed if leave is granted, including issues around 

• • Production orders 

• • Settlement proceedings; 

• • Incomplete Certified Tribunal Records 

• • The Further Memorandum 

• • Adjournments 

• • Hearing procedure (do’s and don’ts) 

• How to win your case: the art of persuasive written and oral pleadings in the refugee context. 

Join expert panelists Maureen Silcoff and Lorne Waldman  for an overview of the key skills required to successfully argue a refugee case at the Federal Court.  (This webinar is the last of CILA’s six-part CLE series, “The ABC’s of Representing Refugees”). 

Program Details:

Date: Tuesday April 21, 2025

Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET

Registration: $50 for CILA Members and Law Students; Open to eligible Non-Members ($100 per ticket).

Register now to secure your spot!