Civil Resolution Tribunal and Personal Injury Practice 2019

Course Chair
Shannon Salter — Chair, Civil Resolution Tribunal, Vancouver

About the Course Chair
Shannon Salter is the Chair of the Civil Resolution Tribunal, Canada's first online tribunal resolving small claims, condominium disputes, and motor vehicle accident disputes (April 2019). She is also an adjunct professor at the UBC Allard School of Law, teaching administrative law and legal ethics and professional regulation. She earned her BA and LLB from UBC, and her LLM from the University of Toronto. Ms. Salter was a BC Supreme Court judicial law clerk before practicing civil litigation at a large Vancouver firm. She has served as a vice chair of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal and on the College of Registered Nurses of BC. Ms. Salter is currently a commissioner of the Financial Institutions Commission, vice president of the BC Council of Administrative Tribunals, a Law Society of British Columbia disciplinary hearing panel member, and a board member of the Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII). She is a co-author of the BC Administrative Decision Maker's Manual, as well as a number of legal journal articles. In 2017, Ms. Salter was named one of the 25 Top Most Influential Lawyers in Canada, and was previously recognized as one of Canada's New Law Pioneers by the Canadian Bar Association and an Access to Justice All-Star by the National Self-Represented Litigants Project (NSLAP). She is also the 2016 recipient of the Adam Albright award for outstanding teaching by an adjunct professor. Ms. Salter is a frequent speaker at international conferences on online dispute resolution, administrative law, legal education, and the future of law and technology.

Online Moderator
Richard G. Dempsey — Pryke Lambert Leathley Russell LLP, Richmond

Faculty
Sandra M. Katalinic — Eyford Macaulay Shaw & Padmanabhan LLP, Vancouver
Kandis McCall — Director, Case Management, Civil Resolution Tribunal, Victoria
Alison L. Murray, QC — Murray Jamieson, Vancouver
Oliver Pulleyblank — Pulleyblank Law, Vancouver
John M. Rice — Rice Harbut Elliott LLP, Vancouver
Richard Rogers — Executive Director and Registrar, Civil Resolution Tribunal, Victoria
Matthew R. Voell — Barrister and Solicitor, Vancouver

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Welcome and Introduction

Shannon Salter — Chair, Civil Resolution Tribunal, Vancouver

Introduction to the Civil Resolution Tribunal

• philosophy and values
  
• evolution
  
• how it works—a high level view

Shannon Salter — Chair, Civil Resolution Tribunal, Vancouver

The CRT and MVA Personal Injury Claims

• jurisdictions
  
• how the CRT operates
  
• top 10 things to watch out for

Richard Rogers — Executive Director and Registrar, Civil Resolution Tribunal, Victoria

Break

How to Maximize Your Chances of Settlement

• how the mediation process works
  
• what is the statutory authority of mediators
  
• factors which will maximize the chances of a consensual agreement

Kandis McCall —Director, Case Management, Civil Resolution Tribunal, Victoria

Networking Lunch (provided)

CRT and Jurisdiction—What is a Minor Injury?

• what are the criteria?
  
• what are the uncertainties in play?
  
• implications for managing your files

Sandra M. Katalinic — Eyford Macaulay Shaw & Padmanabhan LLP, Vancouver

CRT and Expert Evidence

• limitations on expert evidence
  
• implications of restrictions on file conduct: timing and tactics
  
• independent medical examinations

Alison L. Murray, QC — Murray Jamieson, Vancouver
John M. Rice — Rice Harbut Elliott LLP, Vancouver

Break

Judicial Review of Decisions of the CRT

• procedure and parties
  
• patent unreasonableness standard of review/procedural unfairness
  
• Charter values
  
• remedies on judicial review

Oliver Pulleyblank — Pulleyblank Law, Vancouver
Matthew R. Voell — Barrister and Solicitor, Vancouver

Concluding Wide Open Question Session

Shannon Salter — Chair, Civil Resolution Tribunal, Vancouver

Closing Remarks

Shannon Salter — Chair, Civil Resolution Tribunal, Vancouver