Introducing Evidence at Trial 2021

Course Chairs
Tracey M. Cohen, QC — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Andi MacKay — MacKay Boyar Law Corporation, Vancouver

About the Course Chairs (photos and bios to follow)

Faculty
The Honourable Madam Justice Karen A. Horsman — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Mr. Justice Terence Schultes — Supreme Court of BC, New Westminster
The Honourable Madam Justice Neena Sharma — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Robert S. Anderson, QC — Farris LLP, Vancouver
Michelle Booker — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Vancouver
Morgan Camley — Dentons Canada LLP, Vancouver
Eric V. Gottardi, QC — Peck and Company, Vancouver
Jacqueline D. Hughes — Ministry of Attorney General, Vancouver
Marc Kazimirski — KazLaw Injury Lawyers, Vancouver
Daniel Song — Pringle Chivers Sparks Teskey, Vancouver

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Introducing Evidence at Trial: A British Columbia Handbook

How to handle evidence like seasoned counsel

This publication is essential for: all civil and criminal lawyers who take cases to trial

Current to: October 1, 2016

Evidentiary issues can arise at any time in your civil or criminal law case and you often need quick access to recent law and guidance on how to introduce or object to particular evidence. Introducing Evidence at Trial: A British Columbia Handbook (3rd ed.) is your trial companion, offering you access to clear statements of the rules of evidence, practice pointers and strategies for leading different types of evidence, and checklists and scripts to help you in the courtroom.

With this resource, you will be able to:

• understand the evidentiary proof you need in your case and spot weaknesses in the other party's case
  
• better understand the rules of evidence and use them effectively in your case
  
• more effectively argue for the admission or exclusion of evidence
  
• confidently lead and object to evidence in a trial

Buy today and improve your courtroom performance! View a sample from the book.

Highlights of the 3rd edition include:

• all commentary and practice points are current to October 1, 2016
• a new chapter on exclusion of evidence
• analysis of significant cases decided since the second edition (2012)
• consolidation of the full text of the Canada Evidence Act and the BC Evidence Act

Welcome and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:05)

Tracey M. Cohen, QC — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Andi MacKay — MacKay Boyar Law Corporation, Vancouver

Hearsay (9:05 – 10:10)

Morgan Camley — Dentons Canada LLP, Vancouver
Eric V. Gottardi, QC — Peck and Company, Vancouver

BREAK (10:10 – 10:20)

Statements (10:20 – 11:20)

• prior consistent
• prior identification
• prior inconsistent
• refreshing memory
• past recollection recorded

Robert S. Anderson, QC — Farris LLP, Vancouver
Michelle Booker — Crown Counsel, BC Prosecution Service, Ministry of Attorney General, Vancouver

BREAK (11:20 – 11:30)

Real and Demonstrative Evidence (11:30 – 12:30)

Marc Kazimirski — KazLaw Injury Lawyers, Vancouver

LUNCH (12:30 – 1:00)

Electronic Evidence (1:00 – 2:05)

Jacqueline D. Hughes — Ministry of Attorney General, Vancouver
Daniel Song — Pringle Chivers Sparks Teskey, Vancouver

BREAK (2:05 – 2:15)

View from the Bench Panel Discussion (2:15 – 3:15)

Moderator: Tracey M. Cohen, QC — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver

The Honourable Madam Justice Karen A. Horsman — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Mr. Justice Terence Schultes — Supreme Court of BC, New Westminster
The Honourable Madam Justice Neena Sharma — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver

Questions and Concluding Remarks (3:15 – 3:30)