Litigation Issues for Aboriginal Law Lawyers


Course Date: October 29, 2004

Welcome and Introduction

John S. Logan — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Douglas R. Sanders — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

Ethics in Negotiations

  • a new Code of Conduct for BC
  • "ethical negotiation"—oxymoron or sound strategy?
  • do client interests trump all others?
  • truth … or consequences
  • "sharp practice"—knowing it when you see it
  • technology and ethics
  • clients' conduct and lawyers' duties
  • ethics in transborder negotiations
  • typical ethical dilemmas in everyday negotiations

Paul J. Lowry — Retired Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

Networking Break

Beyond CCDC: Construction Contracts in Different Sectors and From Outside Canada

  • when CCDC is appropriate, or not appropriate
  • beyond CCDC: implicit assumptions to be aware of
  • construction contracts in
    • mining
    • oil and gas
    • energy
    • road, bridges, and major facilities
    • significant equipment supply
  • US and European models
    • IPD
    • consensus documents
    • alliancing
    • DBIA
    • FIDIC
  • PPP
  • how do the models differ?
  • how to draw value from some of the forms without embracing it all
  • custom forms
  • what are some lessons learned?

David W. Little — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Douglas R. Sanders — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Douglas R. Stollery, QC — General Counsel, PCL Constructors Inc., Edmonton

Lunch (on your own) 

Planning for Armageddon—Dispute Resolution Provisions (“DRPs”) in Construction Contracts

  • convincing your client that DRPs are important
  • identifying the right process for deadlocks, technical disputes, and legal disputes
  • why choose (or not) arbitration for international and non-international disputes
  • drafting pitfalls and how to avoid them
  • tiered and streamed DRPs
  • the key elements of an arbitration agreement
  • the scope of the CCDC arbitration clause
  • addressing multi-party issues

Moderator:  John S. Logan — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Derek A. Brindle, QC — Singleton Urquhart LLP, Vancouver
Gerald W.J. Ghikas, QC — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Karen Martin — Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, Vancouver

Networking Break

Getting the Most Out of Construction Arbitration

  • why arbitration is not merely private litigation
  • procedural options you cannot get in court
  • how to efficiently conduct discovery and other pre-hearing steps
  • creative options for tailoring the arbitration process to the dispute
  • selecting the right arbitrator(s)
  • how to win each stage of an arbitration
  • settlement, termination, and enforcement issues

Moderator:  John S. Logan — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Derek A. Brindle, QC — Singleton Urquhart LLP, Vancouver
Gerald W.J. Ghikas, QC — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Karen Martin — Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, Vancouver

Impact of the New Rules of Court on Construction Law Practice

  • expert witnesses
  • document discovery
  • other aspects of discovery
  • how have the new rules been used/interpreted?

Brian M. Samuels — Samuels & Company, Vancouver 

Hot Topics

  • key cases
  • analysis and trends

John S. Logan — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Douglas R. Sanders — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver