Personal Injury for Paralegals and Legal Support Staff 2013


Course Date: June 12, 2013

Course Agenda ▼
Welcome and Introduction
 
Jasbir S. Bains — Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP, Vancouver
 
 
File Management and Organization
  • opening the file
  • organizing the file
  • managing the file

Jodi McKinstry — Paralegal, Quinlan Abrioux, Vancouver

Chambers Practice
  • the types of applications that may be heard in chambers
  • setting up your file
  • dealing with lay litigants—best practices
  • the chambers rules
  • who should hear the application, a judge or a master?
  • drafting chambers documentation

Pamela Fleming — Paralegal, Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver
Debra Grahn — Paralegal, Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver

Medical Records 
  • obtaining medical records and what to ask for
  • how to organize medical records
  • what to look for in medical records
  • common medical symbols, abbreviations, and terminology

Manjit Grewal — Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver

Networking Break
 
The View from ICBC
  • Part 7 benefits
  • recent changes at ICBC
Jesse Smith — Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, Vancouver
 
 
Document Production and Discovery
 
  • listing documents
  • identifying and noting privileged documents
  • the test for production of documents: no more Peruvian Guano
  • best practices for document management
Raj K. Dewar — Giusti Nairne, Vancouver
 
 
The Bill of Costs
  • how to prepare a bill of costs
  • tariff items
  • types of disbursements
  • the test for incurring disbursements

Jasbir S. Bains — Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP, Vancouver

Lunch (on your own)
 
Fast Track Litigation and Summary Judgment
  • which types of files are appropriate for these
  • effective preparation of court documents
  • special considerations for managing these types of files

Scott Morishita — Collette Parsons Harris, Vancouver

Infant Settlements and the Public Guardian and Trustee
  • outline of the procedure for PGT approval
  • the top submission errors and omissions
  • special issues

William P. Sokoloff — Public Guardian and Trustee of BC, North Vancouver 

Networking Break
 
Mediation
  • preparing the file
  • preparing the client

J. Bryce Jeffery — MacDonald, Boyle & Jeffery, Langley

Small Claims Court 
  • the essential differences for file management
  • making the most of Small Claims Court
  • practice tips and pitfalls to a avoid

Kevin J. McLaren — Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver

Expert Evidence 
  • where to find experts and who can be an expert
  • handling experts’ reports
  • best practices and practice pitfalls

Matthew G. Howard — Harris & Brun, Vancouver 

Concluding Remarks
 
Jasbir S. Bains — Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP, Vancouver
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