Your key to being"first in class" in class actions!
Friday, October 16, 2026
9:00 am – 4:50 pm
Vancouver location TBA
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Who should attend: Judges, plaintiff counsel, defence counsel, corporate counsel, and in-house counsel throughout Canada who will be judging, prosecuting, or defending class proceedings
Learning level: All levels
Class proceedings continue to evolve as a powerful litigation mechanism, and the differences that exist in jurisprudence across jurisdictions make the class action process extremely complex. As actions cross provincial borders, you will face important strategic, tactical, and practice decisions, such as where to file, how to best manage the certification process, and how to effectively manage common trial issues and individual issues.
Once again, this year's conference will prepare you to manage a range of issues, both long-standing and emerging, in class proceedings.
Of particular note, this year's conference will mark 30 years since the Class Proceedings Act was first introduced in BC. We will take this opportunity to reflect on 30 years of class actions practice and discuss what lies ahead for this evolving area of litigation practice.
We are honoured to have Chief Justice Skolrood of the BCSC join us this year as our keynote speaker to discuss some of the important lessons that have emerged in the last three decades and how we can continue to improve class actions practice and access to justice going forward.
Participants in the program will learn from leading counsel and jurists at the centre of emerging class actions jurisprudence and will receive a comprehensive review of the issues, trends, and practices shaping class actions litigation today. In addition, there will be multiple opportunities and time to socialize and interact with fellow members of the class actions bar from across Canada.
Law Society of BC CPD Hours: 6 hours (this course will contain a minimum of 1 hour pertaining to professional responsibility and ethics, client care and relations, and/or practice management)
Course Chairs
Michelle T. Maniago — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Avichay Sharon — Branch MacMaster LLP, Vancouver
Pricing
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EARLY BIRD
Register by Sept. 18/26 |
Regular Price
After Sept. 18/26 |
| In-person* |
$659 |
$739 |
| In-person Articled Student* |
$419 |
$419 |
| Webinar |
$559 |
$639 |
| Webinar Articled Student |
$319 |
$319 |
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*Please note: The in-person session is dependent on a minimum number of registrants and may not be confirmed until 4 weeks before the course date.
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 and lunch for in-person registrants.
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CLEBC Program Lawyer*
Raymond Lee
rlee@cle.bc.ca
*non-practising