CLE Online

Welcome and Introduction

Self-represented Litigants

• strategies for dealing with self-represented litigants
• ethical considerations: walking the line between representing your client and assisting the court in the conduct of the case as a whole
• suggestions for keeping the matter on track and keeping costs and court time down

Chelsea C. Caldwell — Eichler Caldwell, Vancouver

Questions and Discussion

Dispute Resolution Rules

• overview of the various forms of ADR and where they are available
• what is involved/required when undertaking a specific form of ADR
• suggestions/recommendations for counsel

Adeline Kong — Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP, Vancouver

Questions and Discussion

Networking Break

Appeals

• appeals from Provincial Court
• judicial review and settlement conferences
• practice tips
• recent case law

Ryan Parsons — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

Questions and Discussion

Lunch (on your own)

Pleadings and Contested Applications

• pleadings generally
  • what is required
  • tips for counsel
  • relevant case law
• contested applications
  • what is required
  • timelines

Salim Hirji — Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, Vancouver

Questions and Discussion

Litigating MVAs in Small Claims Court

• choosing Provincial Court—considerations for the choice of venue
• use of experts
• effective advocacy—tips of the trade

Lewis Spencer — Derpak White Spencer LLP, Vancouver

Questions and Discussion

New Supreme Court Civil Rules

• brief overview of the differences between the old and new BC Supreme Court Rules
• how the Supreme Court Rules impact Small Claims procedures
• when and how a Provincial Court judge may be influenced by the Supreme Court Rules in a Small Claims proceeding
• in which court should you commence an action
• how the differences may impact counsel's decisions: comparing Small Claims procedures with Fast Track Litigation
• maximum Small Claims jurisdiction and how to increase it

Jonathan Lim — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver

Questions and Discussion

Networking Break

Views from the Bench

• good advocacy
• what is working
• ethical issues

The Honourable Associate Chief Judge Nancy Phillips — Provincial Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Judge Paul R. Meyers — Provincial Court of BC, Vancouver
Andrew P. Prior — Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, Vancouver

Questions and Discussion