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97: White Collar Criminal Law (Chilwin Cheng)


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On this episode, we're chatting about white collar criminal law with British Columbia business litigator and defense lawyer, Chilwin Cheng. Topics: Mens rea elements for corporate directors' secondary liability, search warrants for IP addresses, & health and safety obligations for project owners. This program contains 30 minutes of substantive content for the Law Society of Ontario's CPD requirements. ⚫ What is the mens rea element when corporate directors are charged with secondary liability offences? (10:14)⚫ What are the implications of the new requirement for police officers to obtain a warrant to access IP addresses? (19:11)⚫ Who bears the ultimate liability when a project owner hires a contractor to manage a project? (29:24)⚫ Our Ask-Me-Anything segment, featuring questions submitted by patrons of the Lawyered community (37:05)πŸ”΅ What are the differences that a lawyer faces in representing a person accused with white collar crimes as opposed to other kinds of crimes? (37:43)πŸ”΅ What governmental and policy steps have been the most effective in combatting money laundering? (40:37)πŸ”΅ Given the concerns regarding insider trading, is being offered the option of employee stock options a meaningful benefit? (44:14)πŸ”΅ What can you say about the popular perception that white collar criminals can "pay their way" out of criminal consequences? (46:06)πŸ”΅ How do we bridge the gap between white collar crimes and the people they impact? (49:33) ✨ Read the full episode transcript HERE ✨ Learn more about the topics/cases on the Lawyered website✨ Help to declutter the law on the Lawyered crowdfunding page

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