Defending Personal Injury 2012


Course Date: February 24, 2012

Welcome and Introduction

Robert C. Brun, QC — Harris & Brun, Vancouver

Juman v. Doucette

  • the duty of implied confidentiality
  • how you can access material in closed files

Richard B. Lindsay, QC — Lindsay Kenney LLP, Vancouver

Managing Conflicts in Personal Injury Claims

  • the Federation of Law Societies guidelines
  • best practices     

Gavin H.G. Hume, QC —  Harris & Company LLP, Vancouver

Networking Break

The Paperless Office: Personal Injury Practice Edition

  • ICBC initiatives
  • hardware and software
  • tips for law firms making the switch

David J. Bilinsky — Practice Management Advisor, The Law Society of BC, Vancouver
Richard H. Swadden — Swadden & Company, Vancouver
Anthony A. Vecchio — Slater Vecchio LLP, Vancouver

Cross-Examination of the Expert Witness

  • developing a strategy and the supporting tactics
  • how to cross-examine an expert witness

Mary-Helen Wright — Pacific Law Group, Vancouver

Lunch With Featured Speaker

David J. Bilinsky — Practice Management Advisor, The Law Society of BC, Vancouver

The Cost of Care

  • governing principles
  • awards for cost of care
  • recent developments

Avon M. Mersey — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver

The Law of Costs

  • expedited trials
  • interest on disbursements

Lyle G. Harris QC — Harris & Brun, Vancouver

Networking Break

Self-Represented Litigants in Personal Injury

  • view from the bench
  • Small Claims Court
  • Supreme Court
  • best practices for counsel

The Honourable Madam Justice Victoria Gray — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Jennifer J.L. Brun — Guild Yule LLP, Vancouver
Alison L. Murray, QC — Murray Jamieson, Vancouver

Concluding Remarks

Robert C. Brun, QC — Harris & Brun, Vancouver