CLE Online

Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgment (9:00 – 9:05)

Raymond Lee — Program Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver
Mila Shah — Crown Counsel, BC Prosecution Service, Vancouver
Kevin B. Westell — Pender Litigation, Vancouver

The Conduct of Sexual Offence Trials: View from the Bench (9:05 – 10:05)

Moderator: Mila Shah — Crown Counsel, BC Prosecution Service, Vancouver
The Honourable Madam Justice Catherine A. Murray — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Madam Justice Janet L. Winteringham — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Judge Mark R. Jette — Provincial Court of BC, Surrey

Transition Break (10:05 – 10:10)

Assessing Credibility: Myths and Stereotypes (10:10 – 11:10)

Susanne Elliott — Crown Counsel, BC Prosecution Service, Vancouver
Eric Purtzki — Fowler, Blok, Vancouver

Transition Break (11:10 – 11:15)

All About Consent: Consent, Vitiating Consent, and Honest but Mistaken Belief in Communicated Consent (11:15 – 12:15)

Moderator: The Honourable Judge Jeff Campbell — Provincial Court of BC, Port Coquitlam
Janet A.M. Dickie — Crown Counsel, BC Prosecution Service, Surrey
Tony Paisana — Peck and Company, Vancouver

LUNCH (12:15 – 1:00)

Complainants and Third Party Records (1:00 – 2:00)

The Honourable Madam Justice Palbinder K. Shergill — Supreme Court of BC, New Westminster
Stephanie Dickson — Pender Litigation, Vancouver 
Lesley A. Ruzicka, KC — Crown Counsel, Criminal Appeals and Special Prosecutions (Prosecution Support), BC Prosecution Service, Victoria

Transition Break (2:00 – 2:05)

Testimonial Accommodations for Complainants (2:05 – 3:05)

The Honourable Judge Andrea Ormiston — Provincial Court of BC, Chilliwack
Brent R. Anderson — Johnson Doyle Nelson & Anderson, Vancouver
Emily K. Yao — Crown Counsel, BC Prosecution Service, Prince George

Transition Break (3:05 – 3:10)

The Sexual Offence Case: Practical Approaches to Negotiations/Settlements (3:10 – 4:10)

Moderator: Kevin B. Westell — Pender Litigation, Vancouver
Jennifer Dyck — Crown Counsel, BC Prosecution Service, Vancouver 
Kristy Neurauter — Myers, Karp, Patey & Neurauter, Vancouver

Concluding Remarks (4:10 – 4:15)

Mila Shah — Crown Counsel, BC Prosecution Service, Vancouver
Kevin B. Westell — Pender Litigation, Vancouver