Appellate Practice 2015


Course Date: April 17, 2015

Course Agenda ▼

Welcome and Introduction

W. Paul Riley, QC — Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Vancouver
Eileen E. Vanderburgh — Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver

Registry Perspective

  • background to the court
  • electronic filing
  • future initiatives
  • tips from the registrar
  • new rules
Timothy Outerbridge — Registrar, Court of Appeal for BC, Vancouver   
Sally Rudolf — Legal Officer, Court of Appeal for BC, Vancouver 

Court of Appeal Chambers

  • common issues
  • practice pitfalls and practice tips

The Honourable Madam Justice Mary E. Saunders — Court of Appeal for BC, Vancouver
Claire E. Hunter — Hunter Litigation Chambers, Vancouver
Raymond D. Leong — Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Vancouver
Timothy Outerbridge — Registrar, Court of Appeal for BC, Vancouver

Networking Break

Identifying the Grounds for Appeal

  • the standard of review
  • common errors
  • implications for civil trials
  • implications for criminal trials

Nikos E. Harris — Peck and Company, Vancouver
Karen A. Horsman, QC — Ministry of Justice, Vancouver

Dealing with Deficiencies in the Proceedings Below

  • fresh evidence
  • ineffective counsel
  • deficiencies in the record

Susan J. Brown — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Justice, Vancouver  
Craig P. Dennis, QC — Dentons Canada LLP, Vancouver

Lunch with Featured Speaker

The Honourable Lance S.G. Finch, QC — Guild Yule LLP, Vancouver

Advocacy

  • written advocacy: the factum
  • oral advocacy: counsel’s role
  • practice pointers
       
    The Honourable Madam Justice Mary V.M. Newbury — Court of Appeal for BC, Vancouver 
    Mark D. Andrews, QC — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver 
    Gil D. McKinnon, QC — Vancouver

Networking Break

Leave to Appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada

  • the basic test for leave to appeal and attendant considerations when preparing materials
  • considerations and strategies for seeking leave to appeal
  • considerations and strategies when opposing leave to appeal

W. Paul Riley, QC — Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Vancouver
K. Michael Stephens — Hunter Litigation Chambers, Vancouver

Access to Justice Issues

  • the rise of self-represented litigants
  • funding issues
  • dealing with self-represented litigants: professionalism issues

The Honourable Madam Justice Elizabeth A. Bennett — Court of Appeal for BC, Vancouver
Katherine A. Hardie — BC Human Rights Tribunal, Vancouver
Claire E. Hunter — Hunter Litigation Chambers, Vancouver

Concluding Remarks   

W. Paul Riley, QC — Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Vancouver
Eileen E. Vanderburgh — Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver

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