Yesterday GFN lawyer David Layton joined a panel of four criminal lawyers and judges at the University of Toronto bridge week on professional responsibility. The bridge week, one of several dedicated to non-substantive law topics, focused on various aspects of professional responsibility including access to justice, legal ethics and the independence of the bar. This year was David's fifth at U of T. The criminal law component of the bridge week was developed by former Quebec Court of Appeal justice Michel Proulx, a leading defence counsel and jurist since the 1960s and a mentor to many in the profession including David.