CLE Online

Welcome and Introduction

Jasbir S. Bains — Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP, Vancouver

File Management and Organization

• opening the file
• organizing the file
• managing the file

Jodi McKinstry — Paralegal, Quinlan Abrioux, Vancouver

Chambers Practice

• the types of applications that may be heard in chambers
• setting up your file
• dealing with lay litigants—best practices
• the chambers Rules
• who should hear the application, a judge or a master?
• drafting chambers documentation

Pamela Fleming — Paralegal, Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang LLP, Vancouver
Debra Grahn — Paralegal, Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang LLP, Vancouver

Medical Records

• obtaining medical records and what to ask for
• how to organize medical records
• what to look for in medical records
• common medical symbols, abbreviations, and terminology

Manjit Grewal — Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang LLP, Vancouver

Networking Break

Document Production and eDiscovery

• listing documents
• identifying and noting privileged documents
• the test for production of documents: no more Peruvian guano
• what is eDiscovery?
• the Sedona Canada Principles and their application
• best practices for electronic document management

Ann Halkett — Litigation Support Coordinator, Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang LLP, Vancouver
David Iverson — Grant Thornton LLP, Vancouver
Lawrence “Lanny” Robinson — Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang LLP, Vancouver

Fast Track Litigation and Summary Judgment

• which types of files are appropriate for these
• effective preparation of court documents
• special considerations for managing these types of files

Scott Morishita — Slater Vecchio LLP, Vancouver

Lunch (on your own)

The New Civil Rules One Year On

• what the New Rules mean for personal injury files
• tips and best pactices for trial preparation

Faith E. Hayman — Faith E. Hayman Law Corporation, Vancouver

Small Claims Court

• the essential differences for file management
• making the most of Small Claims Court
• practice tips and pitfalls to a avoid

Manjot Hallen — Klein Lyons, Vancouver

The Health Care Costs Recovery Act

• what this Act is about
• implications for file management
• practical tips on how to manage HCCRA elements of files

Barbara A. Carmichael — Ministry of Attorney General, Victoria

Networking Break

Expert Evidence

• where to find experts and who can be an expert
• handling experts’ reports
• best practices and practice pitfalls

Greg A. Smith — Greg Smith Injury Lawyer, Surrey

The View from ICBC

• the ICBC perspective on files
• management of communications

Michael O'Brien — Manager Regional BI Claims Services, ICBC, Richmond
Lawyer TBA

Collateral Benefits/Subrogation

James A. Hanson — Hanson Wirsig Matheos, Surrey

The Bill of Costs

• how to prepare a bill of costs
• tariff items
• types of disbursements
• the test for incurring disbursements

Jasbir S. Bains — Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP, Vancouver

Concluding Remarks

Jasbir S. Bains — Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP, Vancouver