Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:10)
Raymond Lee — Program Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver
Daxton S. Boeré — Farris LLP, Vancouver
Rebecca M. Morse — Farris LLP, Vancouver
Panel of Seasoned Litigators (9:10 – 9:40)
Mary I.A. Buttery, KC — Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Vancouver
Ludmila B. Herbst, KC — Farris LLP, Vancouver
Helen H. Low, KC — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Pleadings Dos and Don'ts: The Court of Appeal's Decision in Mercantile Office Systems Private Limited v. Worldwide Warranty Life Services Inc. (9:40 – 10:10)
Arden Beddoes — McEwan Partners, Vancouver
Ariyana Dhawan — McEwan Partners, Vancouver
Immediately, Eventually or when it is Convenient? Timing of Disclosure Agreements that Change the Landscape of Litigation (10:10 – 10:40)
Stephanie John — Jenkins, Marzban, Logan LLP, Vancouver
David Volk — Jenkins, Marzban, Logan LLP, Vancouver
BREAK (10:40 – 10:55)
Evidence (10:55 – 11:40)
Gita Keshava — Ethos Law Group LLP, Vancouver
Monique Pongracic-Speier, KC — Ethos Law Group LLP, Vancouver
Using Technology and AI (11:40 – 12:10)
Andrew Crabtree — Crabtree Law, West Vancouver
Rose P. Singh — Chief Executive Officer, Triage Data Solutions, Vancouver
Discovery in Litigation Involving Indigenous People (12:10 – 12:40)
Karey Brooks, KC — JFK Law LLP, Vancouver
Timothy M. Pritchard — JFK Law LLP, Vancouver
LUNCH (12:40 – 1:45)
Mediation (1:45 – 2:15)
Mediator: Peter J. Roberts, KC — Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver
Tara R. Britnell, KC — Hamilton Duncan Law Corporation, Surrey
William Kaplan, KC — WCK Personal Law Corporation, Vancouver
Written Advocacy (2:15 – 3:00)
Connor Bildfell — McCarthy Tétrault, Vancouver
Michael Feder, KC — McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Vancouver
BREAK (3:00 – 3:15)
Oral Argument, Bringing the Case Home (3:15 – 3:45)
George K. Macintosh, KC — McEwan Partners LLP, Vancouver
Tried and True: Strategies, Tips, and Points of Law for Your Next Trial (3:45 – 4:15)
Daxton S. Boeré — Farris LLP, Vancouver
Rebecca M. Morse — Farris LLP, Vancouver
View from the Bench (4:15 – 5:00)
Moderator: Merran Hergert — Sean Hern Law, Vancouver
Justice Sharon D. Matthews — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Associate Judge Kimberley A. Robertson — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Justice Neena Sharma — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Closing Remarks (5:00 – 5:05)
Daxton S. Boeré — Farris LLP, Vancouver
Rebecca M. Morse — Farris LLP, Vancouver