CLE Online

Welcome and Introduction

Sandra I. Banister, QC — Banister & Company, Vancouver
Charles G. Harrison — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver

Judicial Review Applications

• frequency
• trends
• recent case law

Elena F. Miller — Senior Staff Lawyer, Labour Relations Board of British Columbia, Vancouver

Role of the Board in Judicial Review: Discussion Panel

• how is judicial review being used in practice?
• legal strategies
• delay
• costs

Sandra I. Banister, QC — Banister & Company, Vancouver
Donald J. Jordan, QC — Taylor Jordan Chafetz, Vancouver
Elena F. Miller — Senior Staff Lawyer, Labour Relations Board of British Columbia, Vancouver

Networking Break

Topics in Damages

• kinds of damages
• amounts of damages
• strategic uses for awarding damages

Barry Y.F. Dong — Harris & Company LLP, Vancouver
Bruce A. Laughton, QC — Laughton & Company, Vancouver

Use of Social Media by Unions and Employers

• unions and employees using social media to organize
• employers monitoring union and union members' activities
• employers using social media pre-employment, during employment, and post-employment

Chris Buchanan — Hastings Labour Law Office, Vancouver 
John Mortimer — President, Canadian LabourWatch Association, Vancouver
Donald L. Richards — Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP, Vancouver

Lunch (on your own)

Arbitration: Practice Points

• preliminary issues
• case management
• document management and admissibility

Richard Coleman — Arbitrator and Mediator, Vancouver
David C. McPhillips — Arbitrator and Mediator, Vancouver
Wayne Moore — Arbitrator and Mediator, Vancouver

Networking Break

Labour Law Update

• key cases
• analysis and trends

Delayne M. Sartison — Roper Greyell LLP, Vancouver
David W. Tarasoff — Hastings Labour Law Office, Vancouver

Closing Questions and Comments