Priorities Update 2024

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Steering clear: avoiding and resolving priority disputes

Tuesday, November 26, 2024
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
via webinar only

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Tuesday, March 4, 2025

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Who should attend: Lawyers whose practice includes business or real estate law, protection of assets, creditors remedies, or insolvency

Learning level: All levels

Principles determining respective priorities arise directly from the competitive nature of our increasingly complex society and form the heart of our commercial legal system. The measure of a successful lawyer is the extent to which she or he steers clients to positions of enjoying priority.

This course is of fundamental importance to solicitors in avoiding, and barristers in resolving, priority disputes. As our laws grapple with trying to regulate and reconcile greater numbers and kinds of interests in real and personal property, rules determining priority become more numerous and complex.

Relatively new legal codes such as the PPSA are required (and regularly revised) to keep pace with our ever-evolving commercial landscape. Old laws such as those governing bankruptcy are under constant pressure to reform in light of our changing values.

Will secured lending under the Bank Act survive the latest attack on its 18th-century priority system? Will the federal Crown collect more tax arrears through its new approaches?

Learn the latest and avoid being stranded on second base.

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
Tyler S. Galbraith — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Christopher E. Hirst — Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver

Pricing	EARLY BIRD Register by Oct. 29/24	Regular Price After Oct. 29/24
Live Webinar	$529	$599
Live Webinar Articled Student	$309	$309

Jump Start 2025	EARLY BIRD Register by Feb. 3/25	Regular Price After Feb. 3/25
Rebroadcast	$479	$549
Rebroadcast Articled Student	$279	$279

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CLEBC Program Lawyer*
Teresa Sheward
tsheward@cle.bc.ca
*non-practising

Course Chairs
Tyler S. Galbraith — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Christopher E. Hirst — Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver

About the Course Chairs
Tyler Galbraith represents most stakeholders in the construction industry, including contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and owners. As well as acting as project counsel for clients, he provides advice on all aspects of construction projects, including contract drafting, procurement, dispute resolution, bond and insurance claims and liens. Approaching matters with a problem-solving perspective, he seeks to obtain the best result, as efficiently and effectively as possible.

Tyler has appeared before all levels of court in BC, and his involvement spans appeals, trials, arbitrations, and mediations. He has acted in numerous builders lien and tender cases, disputes arising from delays, defective work, contract termination, bond claims, and insurance coverage matters.

Prior to joining JML, Tyler clerked for five justices of the Supreme Court of BC and then articled and worked as an associate at a national law firm where he gained general commercial litigation experience.

When not practicing law, Tyler enjoys spending time with his family and when they've had enough of him, he enjoys the occasional run or ride.

Chris Hirst is Alexander Holburn's Managing Partner and the leader of the firm's Construction + Engineering Practice. Chris is also a member of the firm's Environmental, Insurance and Maritime Practices.

Chris assists construction industry clients in the management of procurement issues, the negotiation and drafting of contracts, and the resolution of builders' liens and other construction based litigation. His construction experience includes a very active professional liability practice and Chris defends design professionals in a wide range of error and omissions claims and disciplinary proceedings.

In addition to his construction practice, Chris provides environmental advice and litigation services to a broad range of clients including a major Canadian oil company, various construction industry participants, as well as maritime clients.

Chris has represented clients at all levels of the court in BC as well as in the Northwest Territories, Alberta, and Ontario. He is also regularly involved in alternative dispute resolution and has extensive experience in resolving multi-party disputes through mediation and negotiation.

Chris is a frequent speaker and writer on legal issues of interest to the construction and business communities. He is the co-author of Annotated Builders Lien Act, 2007–2008 (3rd ed) published by CLEBC and a contributing author to Builders Lien Practice Manual published by CLEBC.

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