Annual Insurance Conference


Course Date: May 1, 2003

Welcome and Introduction

Richard J. Olson — McKechnie & Company, Vancouver
D. Ross McGowan — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

I. Commercial Leasing Arbitration

A. Problematic Arbitration Issues

  • common problems in arbitration
  • trapped by the clause—working around a difficult provision
  • selecting the arbitrator(s)

Richard J. Olson — McKechnie & Company, Vancouver
D. Ross McGowan — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

B. Drafting Arbitration Clauses

  • drafting arbitration clauses in leases—renewals and beyond
  • scope of the clause
  • lease renewal—what is “comparable”?
  • big tenants
  • smaller tenants

Catherine Gibson — Davis LLP, Vancouver
Peter J. Anderson — Boughton Law Corporation, Vancouver
Simon R. Coval — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver

Networking Break

C. Conducting the Arbitration

  • arbitrating lease disputes—renewals and other issues
  • types of arbitration processes
  • retaining experts—engaging and instructing an appraiser
  • compilation of evidence
  • conduct of the arbitration

Murray A. Clemens, QC — Nathanson Schachter & Thompson LLP, Vancouver
Gerald W.J. Ghikas, QC — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Robert V. Wickett — MacKenzie Fujisawa LLP, Vancouver

Questions & Discussion

Lunch (on your own)

II. Remedies

A. Landlords’ and Tenants' Remedies—Point and Counter Point

  • overview of landlords’ remedies in the event of default
  • tenant strategies for defence and response to landlord claims
  • negotiated solutions—landlord and tenant perspectives

Simon R. Coval — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Robert B. Dawkins — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

B. Advising the Insolvent Tenant: Ethical Issues

  • when is defence unethical?
  • preferences
  • the midnight move

H. Scott MacDonald — Richards Buell Sutton LLP, Vancouver

Networking Break

C. Advising the Annoyed Landlord: Ethical Issues

  • defensive strategies for landlords
  • avoiding surprises: contamination, physical damage, and other tenant misdeeds

Robert V. Wickett — MacKenzie Fujisawa LLP, Vancouver

III. Hot Topics in Commercial Leasing: Panel Discussion

  • operating costs—the sky’s the limit?
  • termination right in assignment clauses
  • use clauses—tied up in “nots”?
  • gross ups and base rent

Peter J. Anderson — Boughton Law Corporation, Vancouver
Catherine Gibson — Davis LLP, Vancouver
D. Ross McGowan — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Richard J. Olson — McKechnie & Company, Vancouver

Questions & Discussion


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