CLE Online

Welcome and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:10)

Claire E. Hunter, QC — Hunter Litigation Chambers, Vancouver
Raymond D. Leong — Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Vancouver

Commencing an Appeal and Grounds for Appeal (9:10 – 10:30)

• facts and law
• appeal from errors in law
• standard of review

Moderator: Claire E. Hunter, QC — Hunter Litigation Chambers, Vancouver
The Honourable Madam Justice Mary E. Saunders — BC Court of Appeal, Vancouver
Eric Purtzki — Fowler, Blok, Vancouver
Peter R. Senkpiel — Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (10:30 – 10:40)

Registry Matters (10:40 – 11:40)

• navigating the registry
• use of electronic documents
• registry practice update
• electronic filing—post COVID-19

Moderator: Raymond D. Leong — Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Vancouver
The Honourable Mr. Justice Harvey M. Groberman — BC Court of Appeal, Vancouver
Registrar Timothy Outerbridge — BC Court of Appeal, Vancouver

Recent Updates in Chambers Practice (11:40 – 12:00)

• common applications (leave to appeal, stays, extensions of time, security for costs, appointment of counsel)
• case management (family/criminal)
• practicalities of COVID-era telephone appearances

Claire E. Hunter, QC — Hunter Litigation Chambers, Vancouver
Raymond D. Leong — Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Vancouver

LUNCH BREAK (12:00 – 12:30)

New to Appeals—A Primer (12:30 – 1:50)

• advice for counsel new to appeals
• lessons along the way

Moderator: Claire E. Hunter, QC — Hunter Litigation Chambers, Vancouver
The Honourable Madam Justice Lauri Ann Fenlon — BC Court of Appeal, Vancouver
Erica Olmstead — Edelmann & Co. Law Offices, Vancouver
Julia E. Roos — Hunter Litigation Chambers, Vancouver

BREAK (1:50 – 2:00)

Appellate Advocacy Part 1: Moving from Grounds to the Factum (2:00 – 3:00)

• the factum
• written advocacy

Moderator: Raymond D. Leong — Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Vancouver
The Honourable Mr. Justice S. David Frankel — BC Court of Appeal, Vancouver
Thomas Arbogast — Barrister, Vancouver
Craig P. Dennis, QC — McEwan Cooper Dennis LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (3:00 – 3:10)

Appellate Advocacy Part 2: Moving from the Factum to Argument (3:10 – 4:10)

• oral advocacy
• best practices for counsel

Moderator: Claire E. Hunter, QC — Hunter Litigation Chambers, Vancouver and
Raymond D. Leong — Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Vancouver
The Honourable Madam Justice Mary V.M. Newbury — BC Court of Appeal, Vancouver
Tracey M. Cohen, QC — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
David Layton, QC — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Vancouver

Closing Remarks (4:10 – 4:15)

Claire E. Hunter, QC — Hunter Litigation Chambers, Vancouver
Raymond D. Leong — Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Vancouver