Litigation Misconduct 2026

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2026-07-14

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2026-07-14 12:00 PM

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2026-07-21

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2026-07-21 12:00 PM

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2026-12-07

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2026-12-07 12:00 PM

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2016-12-15

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Effective responses to misconduct during civil litigation: don't get mad, get an order!

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On the rebroadcast date, you will have until midnight of that rebroadcast date to access the course. Please note that technical support will be available during regular CLEBC business hours.

Summer Series 2026
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Last Kick at the Can Series 2026
Monday, December 7, 2026
Tuesday, December 15, 2026

(Original course date: February 27, 2026)

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Who should attend: Civil litigators, corporate/commercial litigators

Learning level: All levels

This is the proud return of CLEBC's innovative course focused exclusively on addressing misconduct during litigation. Good counsel focus on the issues that matter, make concessions and reach agreements where appropriate, and conduct themselves as officers of the court.

Although good counsel approach litigation in this manner, this is not always the outcome for a case. Misconduct by litigants, their counsel, or in rare cases, by the court, tax our justice system and add frustration, cost, and delay.

In this full-day course, senior counsel will provide practical guidance and procedural strategies to effectively respond to and sanction a range of misconduct.

Law Society of BC CPD Hours: 6 hours (this course will contain a minimum of 2 hours pertaining to professional responsibility and ethics, client care and relations, and/or practice management)

Course Chairs
Danielle DiPardo — Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Vancouver
Layne Hellrung — Cook Roberts LLP, Victoria

Summer Series 2026	EARLY BIRD Register by June 15/26	Regular Price After June 15/26
Rebroadcast	$509	$579
Rebroadcast Articled Student	$289	$289

*Last Kick at the Can 2026*
Rebroadcast	$579
Rebroadcast Articled Student	$289

Are you a member of the Indigenous legal community (lawyer/Articled Student/legal support staff/paralegal) or a non-lawyer Indigenous community member?
CLEBC is committed to reducing barriers to legal education. We value your contributions and encourage your participation in all of our programs. To increase accessibility, we offer a 50% discount* to all self-identifying Indigenous lawyers/Articled Students/legal support staff/paralegals and a limited number of free online registrations to non-lawyer Indigenous community members. (*discount applies to Regular prices, not Early Bird prices). Please contact Customer Service to find out more.

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Registration includes an electronic copy of the reference materials.

CLEBC Program Lawyer*
Raymond Lee
rlee@cle.bc.ca
*non-practising

Course Chairs
Danielle DiPardo — Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Vancouver
Layne Hellrung — Cook Roberts LLP, Victoria

About the Course Chairs
Danielle DiPardo is a partner in the Litigation Group at Cassels. Danielle has a broad corporate and commercial litigation practice and offers experience in franchise litigation, class actions, securities litigation, and product liability.

Danielle is called to the bar in BC, Ontario, and Saskatchewan and has appeared before the BC Supreme Court, the BC Court of Appeal, the BC Securities Commission, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, the Yukon Supreme Court, and the Court of King's Bench Saskatchewan. Danielle also frequently uses alternative dispute resolution strategies, appearing on behalf of clients in arbitration proceedings and in mediation.

Danielle has been recognized in Best Lawyers Canada as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (Corporate and Commercial Litigation).

Outside of the office, Danielle doesn't train for marathons like her co-chair Layne, but does spend a significant amount of her time going for walks with her golden retriever, Sabrina.

Layne Hellrung is a litigator in Victoria, BC. His practice focuses on business, real estate, construction, and estate cases. Before moving to Victoria in 2025, he practiced for 12 years in Vancouver.

Layne co-chaired the first edition of this course in 2017. The inspiration for this course arose from his own experiences with parties (and counsel) disregarding the Rules. He is very pleased to be co-chairing this 2^nd edition of Litigation Misconduct with Danielle DiPardo, his former colleague.

Since Layne's call to the bar, he has devoted hundreds of hours to pro bono work, namely with Access Pro Bono, and has presented at numerous CLEs.

Outside of the office, Layne trains for marathons by chasing around his two little kids.

Faculty
Kinji Bourchier, KC — Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Vancouver
Geoff Bowman — Owen Bird Law Corporation, Vancouver
Luke Casburn — Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Vancouver
Robert W. Cooper, KC — McEwan Cooper Kirkpatrick LLP, Vancouver
Shea Coulson — Coulson Litigation, Vancouver
Jordanna Cytrynbaum — Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Vancouver
Claire E. Hunter, KC — Hunter Litigation Chambers, Vancouver
Aneka Jiwaji — Jiwaji Law, Vancouver
Joyce M. Johner — Director, Discipline, Law Society of BC, Vancouver
Leslie E. Maerov — Leslie E. Maerov, Vancouver
Greg Palm — Hamilton Duncan Law Corporation, Surrey
Michael Parrish — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
John H. Shevchuk — Lex Pacifica Law Corporation, Vancouver
Kaitlin Smiley — Owen Bird Law Corporation, Vancouver
James M. Sullivan, KC — Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP, Vancouver
Carey Veinotte — Bojm, Funt, & Gibbons LLP, Vancouver
Jason Wilkins, P. Ag., CSAP — Principal, Contaminated Sites Expert, Legacy Environmental, Vancouver

Course Materials Contributor
Charn Sidhu — Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Vancouver

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Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:05)

Raymond Lee — Program Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver

Danielle DiPardo — Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Vancouver
Layne Hellrung — Cook Roberts LLP, Victoria

Special and Increased Costs (9:05 – 9:45)

recent jurisprudence on when the courts will award special or increased costs
how litigation behaviour influences cost consequences
practical guidance for seeking or resisting special costs awards

Robert W. Cooper, KC — McEwan Cooper Kirkpatrick LLP, Vancouver

Document Disclosure Misconduct (9:45 – 10:15)

common forms of disclosure misconduct such as selective disclosure and late production
recent jurisprudence on disclosure misconduct and prejudice related to same
tools for compelling compliance

Shea Coulson — Coulson Litigation, Vancouver

Misconduct Involving Experts (10:15 – 10:45)

counsel's role in preventing expert misconduct through proper instruction and boundaries
consequences of expert misconduct for admissibility, weight, and costs

Kinji Bourchier, KC — Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Vancouver
Luke Casburn — Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Vancouver
Jason Wilkins, P. Ag., CSAP — Principal, Contaminated Sites Expert, Legacy Environmental, Vancouver

BREAK (10:45 – 11:00)

Law Society Complaints and Counsel Obligations (11:00 – 11:40)

understand when litigation conduct triggers regulatory scrutiny
core professional obligations during contentious litigation
responding effectively to Law Society complaints

Jordanna Cytrynbaum — Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Vancouver
Joyce M. Johner — Director, Discipline, Law Society of BC, Vancouver

Disagreeing Without Being Disagreeable (11:40 – 12:10)

why de-escalate conflict with opposing counsel
how to maintain cordial relations with opposing counsel
how do you deal with uncivil opposing counsel

Claire E. Hunter, KC — Hunter Litigation Chambers, Vancouver
James M. Sullivan, KC — Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP, Vancouver

LUNCH (12:10 – 1:00)

Arbitration Misconduct (1:00 – 1:40)

misconduct unique to the arbitral process including procedural unfairness, delay tactics, and non-compliance with tribunal orders
how arbitrators and courts address misconduct
best practices for counsel in arbitration

Moderator: Danielle DiPardo — Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Vancouver

John H. Shevchuk — Lex Pacifica Law Corporation, Vancouver
Leslie E. Maerov — Leslie E. Maerov, Vancouver

Procedural Strategies for Dealing with Misconduct (1:40 – 2:10)

identifying misconduct early and choosing the right procedural tool
applications to control the process

Geoff Bowman — Owen Bird Law Corporation, Vancouver
Kaitlin Smiley — Owen Bird Law Corporation, Vancouver

Defensive Client Management (2:10 – 2:30)

managing clients who push for aggressive or improper tactics
documenting advice and instructions to protect counsel from future disputes or complaints
setting boundaries and expectations to prevent misconduct before it arises

Carey Veinotte — Bojm, Funt, & Gibbons LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (2:30 – 2:45)

Dealing with Abusive Registrations (2:45 – 3:05)

identifying registrations made to gain improper leverage
how to discharge those registrations
cost orders in dealing with wrongful registrations
damages for wrongful registrations

Layne Hellrung — Cook Roberts LLP, Victoria
Aneka Jiwaji — Jiwaji Law, Vancouver

Abuse of Process (3:05 – 3:35)

what is abuse of process?
types of abuse of process
remedies for abuse of process

Michael Parrish — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver

Costs Against Counsel (3:35 – 4:05)

the power to make, and purpose of, costs orders against counsel
special costs awards against counsel
the impact of counsel's ethical obligations on costs orders
strategies to avoid personal exposure

Greg Palm — Hamilton Duncan Law Corporation, Surrey

Closing Remarks (4:05 – 4:10)

Danielle DiPardo — Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Vancouver
Layne Hellrung — Cook Roberts LLP, Victoria

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