CLE Online

Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:05)

Teresa Sheward — Program Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver
Hunter Parsons — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Matthew G. Swanson — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

Creditors' Remedies: Strategic Overview (9:05 – 9:35)

• developing strategies for identification of claims, remedies, parties, and prospective recoveries
• investigations and searches
• jurisdiction and forum
• pre-claim statutory and contractual considerations
• law practice management

Hunter Parsons — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

Dealing with Self-represented Litigants (9:35 – 10:20)

• ethical obligations
• strategies for managing costs and the process
• helping the court—its adversarial by your adversary may not know the rules of the game 

Andrew P. Morrison — Shields Harney LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (10:20 – 10:35)

Acting for the Debtor (10:35 – 11:15)

• magical defences
• tricks of the trade
• dealing with judgments
• setting aside garnishment

John Douglas Shields — Shields Harney LLP, Vancouver

Post-judgment: Enforcement and Recovery (11:15 – 11:55)

• enforcement process and considerations for real property
• examinations in aid of executions
• enforcement options/process for personal property
• subpoenas to debtor
• enforcement of foreign judgments in BC
• non-compliance and contempt proceedings

Scott R. Andersen — Lawson Lundell LLP, Kelowna

LUNCH (11:55 – 12:40)

Pre-judgment Do's and Don'ts (12:40 – 1:15)

• business practices and Consumer Protection Act issues: rules for collectors
• pre-litigation demands and related notices
• commencing an action
• pre-judgment garnishment
• forbearance agreements and early settlement
• pleading for default

Thomas D. Boyd — Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver

View from the Bench: How to Run a Summary Trial (1:15 – 1:45)

• practice tips for summary proceedings
• effective use of affidavits
• suitability

The Honourable Mr. Justice Geoffrey B. Gomery — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Matthew G. Swanson — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

Fraudulent Transactions (1:45 – 2:15)

• relevant statutes
• fraudulent conveyances
• fraudulent preferences
• procedure to obtain a remedy
• tracing

Sarah J. Nelligan — Legal Services Branch, Ministry of Attorney General, Vancouver

BREAK (2:15 – 2:30)

Bankruptcy and Insolvency: What You Need to Know (2:30 – 3:00)

• overview of process
• additional remedies
• restrictions and limitations

Katie Mak — Clark Wilson LLP, Vancouver

Questions and Discussion (3:00 – 3:15)

Hunter Parsons — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Matthew G. Swanson — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver