CLE Online

Welcome and Introduction

Appellate Practice: an Overview

The Honourable Chief Justice Lance Finch — Court of Appeal for BC, Vancouver

Differences Between Trial and Appellate Advocacy

The Honourable Mr. Justice William Ehrcke — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver

Procedural Overview—Practice in the BC Court of Appeal

Susan J. Brown — Crown Counsel, Criminal Appeals and Special Prosecutions
Gregory S. Pun — Law Officer, Court of Appeal for BC, Vancouver

Perspectives from the Court of Appeal Registry

Jennifer L. Jordan — Registrar, Court of Appeal for BC, Vancouver
Maria Littlejohn — Deputy Registrar, Court of Appeal for BC, Vancouver
Gregory S. Pun — Law Officer, Court of Appeal for BC, Vancouver

Networking Break

Standards of Review

Holly A. Brinton — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
W. Paul Riley — Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Vancouver

Factum Writing

The Honourable Mr. Justice Kenneth J. Smith — Court of Appeal for BC, Vancouver
Gregory J. Fitch, QC — Director of Criminal Appeals and Special Prosecutions, Vancouver
Angus M. Gunn, Jr — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

Networking Lunch

Advocacy in the Supreme Court of Canada

Gil D. McKinnon, QC — Barrister and Solicitor, Vancouver

Oral Advocacy

Moderator: Patrick G.  Foy, QC — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
The Honourable Mr. Justice S. David Frankel — Court of Appeal for BC, Vancouver
John J. L. Hunter, QC — Hunter Litigation Chambers, Vancouver
Robert A. Mulligan, QC — Mulligan Tam Pearson Law Corporation, Victoria

Networking Break

Appeal Demonstration

THE COURT
The Honourable Mr. Justice John E. Hall — Court of Appeal for BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Mr. Justice Kenneth J. Smith — Court of Appeal for BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Madam Justice Nicole J. Garson — Court of Appeal for BC, Vancouver

Counsel for the Appellant — Gil D. McKinnon, QC — Barrister and Solicitor, Vancouver

Counsel for the Respondent — Ursula Botz — Crown Counsel, Criminal Appeals and Special Prosecutions, Vancouver 

Appellate Practice: Panel Discussion

Moderator: Gil D. McKinnon, QC — Barrister and Solicitor, Vancouver
The Honourable Mr. Justice John E. Hall — Court of Appeal for BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Mr. Justice Kenneth J. Smith — Court of Appeal for BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Madam Justice Nicole J. Garson — Court of Appeal for BC, Vancouver

Concluding Remarks