title: Panel--lawyers' perspectives on strategic litigation.
abstract: This article contains summaries of the four presentations made during this panel. David Eby provides a framework for questions every organization should consider before deciding to proceed with litigation. Derek Olson discusses the criminal law of aggravated sexual assault as related to the strategic litigation in R v. Mabior. Jonathan Shime stresses the need for players in the legal sector to educate themselves better on the science surrounding HIV. Finally, Elin Sigurdson outlines the legal arguments advanced in SWUAV, British Columbia's parallel litigation to Ontario's Bedford case, challenging the constitutional validity of provisions of the Criminal Code that endanger the lives of sex workers.
authors.affiliation: Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Eby
authors.forename: Derek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Olson
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shime
authors.forename: Elin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sigurdson
mesh_terms: D001955:British Columbia; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000635:transmission; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007603:Jurisprudence; D011477:Sex Work