Human Rights Conference 2015
Course Date: November 19, 2015
Total: 11h 23min
Course Date: November 19, 2015
Day 1: Thursday, November 19, 2015
Welcome and Introduction
Sandra F. Guarascio — Roper Greyell LLP, Vancouver
Lindsay M. Lyster — Moore Edgar Lyster, Vancouver
Case Law Update
- key cases
- analysis and trends
- effects on practice
Christopher M. McHardy — McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Vancouver
Ryley M. Mennie — McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Vancouver
Networking Break
What are our Rights Worth?: Quantifying Damages for Charter Breaches and Human Rights Violations
- damages under s. 24(1) of the Charter
- non-pecuniary damages under the Human Rights Code
- principles of compensation, vindication, and deterrence
Bryant A. Mackey — Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy, Victoria
Susanna Quail — Allevato Quail & Worth, Vancouver
Systemic Exclusion by Design: The Human Rights Implications of Shifts in Government Service Delivery
- trends in service delivery to low-income and marginalized people
- barriers that these present to people for reasons including mental health and language
- human rights implications and litigation strategies
Lobat Sadrehashemi — BC Public Interest Advocacy Centre, Vancouver
Adjusting the Frame: Expert Evidence of Social Context at the BC Human Rights Tribunal
- use of expert evidence to prove the nexus in the test for prima facie discrimination
- recent case examples: VANDU, PN, Balikama and Bombardier
Devyn Cousineau — Koskie Glavin Gordon, Vancouver
Lunch with Featured Speaker
Scott Brent — Client Services Manager, Mental Health Claims Unit, WorkSafeBC, Richmond
Networking Break
Sex and Off Duty Conduct
Veronica S.C. Rossos — Singleton Urquhart LLP, Vancouver
Brar and Others v. BC Veterinary Medical Association and Osborne (No. 22), 2015 BCHRT 151
Professor Margot Young — Faculty of Law at Allard Hall, University of BC, Vancouver
Ethics Fact Patterns
- what would/should you do?
- discussions in context
Lindsay M. Lyster — Moore Edgar Lyster, Vancouver
Gabriel M.A. Somjen — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Closing Questions and Comments
Sandra F. Guarascio — Roper Greyell LLP, Vancouver
Lindsay M. Lyster — Moore Edgar Lyster, Vancouver
Day 2: Friday, November 20, 2015
Welcome and Introduction
Sandra F. Guarascio — Roper Greyell LLP, Vancouver
Lindsay M. Lyster — Moore Edgar Lyster, Vancouver
Judicial Review of BC Human Rights Tribunal Decisions
- review and update of significant BC Supreme Court, BC Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court of Canada cases
Jacqueline Gant — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Katherine A. Hardie — BC Human Rights Tribunal, Vancouver
Monique G. Orieux — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Networking Break
Mediation Panel
- pros and cons to mediation
- when it is and isn’t appropriate
Diana Juricevic — BC Human Rights Tribunal, Vancouver
Lindsay Waddell — Moore Edgar Lyster, Vancouver
Michael A. Wagner — Roper Greyell LLP, Vancouver
Strengthening Human Rights: Why British Columbia Needs a Human Rights Commission
- changes to Clinic and CLAS
- suggested change to the Tribunal-only model
Dr. Gwen Brodsky — Barrister & Solicitor; Director of the Poverty and Human Rights Centre, Vancouver
Shelagh Day — President, Canadian Human Rights Reporter, Vancouver
Robyn Durling — Co-Director, BC Human Rights Clinic, Vancouver
Networking Lunch
Trans Human Rights: Challenging the M/F Paradigm
Harriette Cunningham — Comox
barb findlay, QC — barbara findlay, QC Law Office, Vancouver
Elizabeth A. Reid — Boughton Law Corporation, Vancouver
Networking Break
Working with Self-Represented Litigants
- practical tips, strategies, and advice (including ethical considerations) for dealing with self-represented litigants
Frances M. Kelly — Community Legal Assistance Society, Vancouver
Norman K. Trerise — BC Human Rights Tribunal, Vancouver
Exercise in Advocacy
- mock micro hearings on human rights issues
- live adjudication with discussion on reasons for decisions
Jonathan Chapnick — Legal Counsel, Hospital Employees' Union, Burnaby
Catherine McCreary — BC Human Rights Tribunal, Vancouver
Andrea Zwack — Gall Legge Grant & Munroe LLP, Vancouver
Closing Questions and Comments
Sandra F. Guarascio — Roper Greyell LLP, Vancouver
Lindsay M. Lyster — Moore Edgar Lyster, Vancouver
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Paper: Human Rights Case Law Update
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Handout: Exercise in Advocacy