Personal Injury Conference 2010
Course Date: October 15, 2010
Course Date: October 15, 2010
Welcome and Introduction
Jan L. Lindsay, QC — Lindsay Kenney LLP, Langley
James D. Vilvang, QC — Richards Buell Sutton LLP, Vancouver
Case Law Update
Alison Murray, QC — Murray Jamieson, Vancouver
Karen O’Byrne — Litigation Department, ICBC, Vancouver
Conflicts
- contingency fee agreements and/or funding for therapy
- multiple passengers in a vehicle
- Family Compensation Act claims
David McGivern — Jeffery & Calder, Vancouver
Networking Break
Is Swirski Dead?
- ethical issues for defence lawyers seeking to interview treating doctors
- ethical issues for doctors asked to speak to defence lawyers
- is Swirski good law in BC?
R. Brian Webster, QC — Webster & Associates, Richmond
Loss of Earning Capacity
- the BC Court of Appeal's restatement of the fundamental principles governing claims for loss of (future) earning capacity
- methods to assess types of loss of earning capacity cases
Mark Virgin — Stevens Virgin, Vancouver
Networking Lunch
Causation; Indivisible Injuries
- Bradley v. Groves
- how to distinguish between divisible and indivisible injuries
Grant Ritchey — Quinlan Abrioux, Vancouver
Mitigation: How far is the Plaintiff Expected to Go?
Douglas MacAdams, QC — MacAdams Law Firm, Abbotsford
Assessing Motorcycle Helmet Effectiveness
- fracture mitigation
- brain injury risk
Dennis D. Chimich, MSc, PEng — MEA Forensic Engineers and Scientists Ltd., Richmond
Networking Break
A New Tariff in Town: Costs Assessments under the Civil Rules
- entitlement to costs
- preparing bills of costs
- setting down assessments
- the tariff: how many units?
- "necessary or proper" disbursements
Christopher J. Hope — Lindsay Kenney LLP, Vancouver
Lawyer as “Doctor”
- a role for counsel to play
- professional responsibility and ethics
Steven H. Heringa — Paine Edmonds LLP, Vancouver
Concluding Remarks
Jan L. Lindsay, QC — Lindsay Kenney LLP, Langley
James D. Vilvang, QC — Richards Buell Sutton LLP, Vancouver
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