CLE Online

Welcome and Introduction

John S. Logan — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Douglas R. Sanders — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

Advising Clients on Small Construction Disputes

• assessing the situation
• identifying the objective
• developing the plan

Stephen J. Berezowskyj — Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP, Vancouver

CCDC: Top Ten Common Problems for Owners

Douglas R. Sanders — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

Break

Construction Insurance Market Update

• overview of common Construction Insurance products
• insurance market financial update
• new coverage terms and products
• common challenges and mysteries
• best practices/client management recommendations

Nolan Heuchert — Director, Wylie-Crump Limited, Vancouver

Multijurisdictional Practice

• red flags when moving jurisdictions
• claims — practice and procedure
• time to trial
• domestic arbitration
• top five things to know about:
  • the Builders Lien Act
  • the Limitation Act – BC, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec
  • Court Rules

Rachel Mockler — Flatiron Constructors Canada Limited, Richmond
Michael B. Morgan — Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver

Networking Lunch (Provided)

Liens

• legal update
• saving time by using the right technology
• practice tips to avoid trouble and keep clients happy
  

Soft Resolution Claims

• how to resolve disputes without litigation
• contractual or consensual processes: meetings, mediators, referees, expert panels
• tactical issues
• non-arbitral/non-litigators
• how to park an issue

Stephen P. Coyle — Dentons Canada LLP, Vancouver

Drafting the Right Dispute Resolution Clause

• what are you trying to accomplish?
• what are the alternatives
• some important considerations
• tendering dispute clauses
  

David Curtis — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP,  Vancouver
David W. Little — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver

Break

Top Mediation/Arbitration Mistakes

• when to mediate
• preparing for the mediation
• counsel skills at the mediation
• putting the wrong dispute resolution clause in the contract
• agreeing to arbitration when it is not right for your case
• picking the wrong arbitrator(s)
• thinking this was litigation
• being unprepared at the first arbitral conference

John S. Logan, QC — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Kerry A. Short — Twining, Short & Haakonson, Vancouver 

A Selection of Ethical Quandaries

• in contract negotiation
• in procurement
• in dealing with liens
• in dealing with limitation dates
• in dealing with insurance
• in mediation 
• in arbitration
• in litigation

Nolan Heuchert — Director, Wylie-Crump Limited, Vancouver  
John S. Logan, QC — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Douglas R. Sanders — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver