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In this issue we have an article titled "Court Ruling Sheds Light On Fiduciary Status". This article by Howard Levitt, which is an extremely informative item that should prove useful for a number of individuals especially those in the field of fraud investigations.

 

For those already planning to attend, and those still thinking about attending this year's ACFI conference and workshops, we have a few updates for these May events.
























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Workshop A 

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SAVINGS 
DISCOUNT 
ENDS
April 22 
 
 

$AVE MONEY AND REGISTER EARLY -

ATTENDING THIS YEAR'S ACFI ANNUAL FRAUD CONFERENCE and WORKSHOP

provides you with the opportunity to:

  • attend sessions in 3 thought-provoking tracks
  • Attend the conference and pickup 16 CPD credits
  • Attend a workshop and pickup 4 CPD credits
  • Network with other professionals from across Canada
  • Discover new tools, techniques and obtain ideas and suggestions from speakers and other delegates
  • Take part in hands on case studies

ALREADY REGISTERED? You can go online and book your sessions. You will receive an email shortly with the details.  

 

Everyone is welcome to join us for the Monday reception - network with others and take part in a draw for some valuable door prizes........ Don't miss out!

 

DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR & LEARN FROM SOME OF THE MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE SPEAKERS IN CANADA

 

May 3rd - ACFI WORKSHOPS

May 4th - ACFI CONFERENCE (1st day)

May 5th - ACFI CONFERENCE (2nd day)

 
 

 

Conference  Monday, May 4th and Tuesday May 5th
Fraud continues to plague Canada and costs sustained by the victim, as a result of the fraud or indirectly due to subsequent events such as the mishandling of investigations continue to mount.

We have managed to provide attendees with a session entitled "Negligent Investigations and Assessing your Lawyers Accounts".

The Association of Certified Forensic Investigators of Canada (ACFI) will address relevant topics by leading professionals in the field, sharing knowledge and industry best practices.
 
Mr. Brian Greenspan, one of the most prominent and well-regarded defense lawyers in Canada with over 40 years of experience, presents the keynote address "Fraud Investigations" which will encompass the past, the present and what the future might hold for those involved in the profession.

We are pleased to have added John Olah and Roman Myndiuk of Beard Winter as speakers. They will be addressing the recent Moore v. Getahun case which deals with the interaction between counsel and the expert. This case has tremendous ramifications to experts.

 

Readers should note that Mr. Olah had the privilege of arguing the Moore v. Getahun case for the Canadian Defence Lawyers Association.

 

We are also pleased to announce that Mr. Norm Groot will address "Negligent Investigations and Assessing your Lawyers Accounts" during day two of this year's ACFI conference. This is a remarkably good opportunity to learn from others who have perhaps performed slipshod investigations.


Sessions are presented in 3-tracks for delegates to customize their program.  See the full line-up online > 
 
Earn 16 CPD credits



Workshop A  Sunday, May 3rd

Corruption & Conflict of Interests
Workshop leader: Courtenay M. Thompson

Justice Charbonneau has called for Quebecers to work together to stop corruption. The ACFI endorses this call and encourages all Canadians to work towards this goal.

Responding to this need to address corruption and conflicts of interest we are pleased to announce that Mr. Courtenay Thompson of Courtenay Thompson & Associates has agreed to change his Sunday May 3rd workshop to address Corruption and Conflicts of Interest.

Although many reported cases reflect corruption in government the Canadian private sector has had its embarrassments as well.

Given recent events internal auditors and others can expect to increasingly be held accountable for detecting and investigating corrupt matters.

 

Earn 4 CPD credits 


Workshop B  Sunday, May 3rd

Detecting Deception in Interviews and General Discussions
Workshop leader: Nejolla Korris

Gathering truthful information is an integral part of any corporate environment. How important is it for us to learn the truth from our employees, managers, and clients? This overview presents how linguistic lie detection is used in business, audit, and investigative areas to help you become more effective in all your business relationships. As a session participant, you'll learn the basics of information gathering and how to interpret the information you receive. You'll also learn how linguistic lie detection techniques can be applied to a variety of high-profile media cases to illustrate examples of deception.


Earn 4 CPD credits 
Sponsored in part by:


Sponsorship opportunities are still available for both the conference and workshops. Please email Alan M. Langley for details.
March 2015

This issue contains the following:
Upcoming CONFERENCE
Upcoming WORKSHOPS
ACFI conference facilities
MEMBERS in Focus
FEATURE ARTICLE
CASL UPDATE

HAVE YOU BOOKED?


If you are an out-of-town delegate and are planning to stay at the Westin Prince Hotel
PLEASE NOTE
that the cut off date for the special ACFI rate falls off on March 31st 2015.

Please register prior to March 31st and don't be disappointed.

 

 
Let others know:

The ACFI would appreciate ACFI members and others who plan to attend this year's conference and workshops or who are unable to attend, contacting those within their organizations with a view to making the 17th annual event the best one ever. 
Conference facilities: 

 

You can still reserve rooms for a LIMITED TIME at the ACFI group rate! 
 

****Westin Prince 

900 York Mills Road, Toronto. 

 

Reservations: Call 416-444-2511 or the worldwide reservations line at 1-800-WESTIN-1.  Refer to the "Association of Certified Forensic Investigators of Canada" to receive the special ACFI rate of $157 per night. With complimentary parking.

 

   

 

  

 

Booking details >

CPD Requirements  


The minimum CPD hours required to stay current as a Certified Forensic Investigator is 20 hours per annum of which 10 are required to be fraud related and relevant to the area of a member's practice or employment. For example, a law course taught in Europe would not appear to be relevant for Canadians who are attempting to keep current with the laws of Canada.
 
Therefore under the rules of the ACFI, credits deemed not to be germane to Canada will not be allowable towards the 10 fraud related credits required.
 
Most Certified Forensic Investigators are aware of the aforementioned however the reason for bringing this to your attention again was due to a statement made by Mr. Richard Tchir a prosecutor with Alberta Justice and one of our speakers at an ACFI Fraud Conference, who made the following statement:   

   

"I found the conference a very worthwhile and interesting one and that especially refreshing was the Canadian content at the sessions I attended. I have found that at many other conferences and seminars that I have attended all too often the content is full of American information that sometimes is difficult to translate into the Canadian experience, and such was not the case at the ACFI."

 
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Members in Focus

Do you have any announcements for the ACFI member community?

Have you recently been promoted? Worked on anything interesting?

Let us know and we would be happy to pass along the news!

FEATURE ARTICLE 
Some real-life legal scenarios are so outlandish they resemble a plot for a madcap caper film or a gripping novel about revenge.

In one thrilling episode of Mad Men, the ad agency's top management successfully conspired to jump ship and start a rival agency, over just one giddy weekend in 1963. (They supposedly evaded their employment contracts by inviting a co-conspirator to fire them, expecting he'd then be fired, too.) But in Canada, in 2015, Don Draper would be successfully sued for "breach of fiduciary duty."

ACFI Certified Fraud Investigators

For more information, contact us: | Tel:  416-226-3018 | Toll-free:  877-552-5585
Email: info@acfi.ca
CASL UPDATE

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