Litigation Foundations: Perspective of a Litigated Case 2025
Course Date: March 20, 2025
Total: 6h 47min
Total Ethics: 1h
Litigation Foundations: Perspective of a Litigated Case 2025
Course Date: March 20, 2025
Total: 6h 47min
Total Ethics: 1h
Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:05)
Raymond Lee — Program Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver
Gurminder Sandhu, KC — Hamilton Duncan Law Corporation, Surrey
Thomas L. Spraggs — Spraggs & Co. Law Corporation, Coquitlam
Gurminder Sandhu, KC — Hamilton Duncan Law Corporation, Surrey
Thomas L. Spraggs — Spraggs & Co. Law Corporation, Coquitlam
Opening Remarks (9:05 – 9:15)
Regional Administrative Judge Rita S. Bowry — Fraser Region, Provincial Court of BC, Surrey
Pleadings: Family Law (9:15 – 9:55)
Jaspreet Malik — South Fraser Law Group, Surrey
Writer: Nyusha Samiei — Jiwa Law Corporation, Vancouver
Document Discovery: Construction Law (9:55 – 10:35)
Adnan Habib — Baker Newby LLP, Abbottsford
Mike Stewart — ATAC Law Corporation, Burnaby
Mike Stewart — ATAC Law Corporation, Burnaby
BREAK (10:35 – 10:50)
Examination for Discovery: Employment Law (10:50 – 11:30)
Fiona Wong — Overholt Law LLP, Vancouver
Jim Wu — Forte Workplace Law, Surrey
Jim Wu — Forte Workplace Law, Surrey
Trial—Direct Examination: Family Law (11:30 – 12:10)
Tamara Dewar — Hamilton Duncan Law Corporation, Surrey
Kendelle L. Pollitt — Pier Law & Mediation, White Rock
Kendelle L. Pollitt — Pier Law & Mediation, White Rock
Writer: Brittney Menzel — White & Company Family Law, Penticton
LUNCH (sponsored by Hamilton Duncan) (12:10 – 1:00)
Trial—Cross Examination: Construction Law (1:00 – 1:40)
Marko Pokrajac — BTM Lawyers LLP, Port Moody
Perminder Tung — Lindsay Kenney LLP, Langley
Perminder Tung — Lindsay Kenney LLP, Langley
Trial—Closing Argument: Employment Law (1:40 – 2:20)
Christopher Drinovz — Kane Shannon & Weiler LLP, Surrey
Jessie Legaree — RDM Lawyers LLP, Abbottsford
Jessie Legaree — RDM Lawyers LLP, Abbottsford
Writer: Jenson K. Leung — Kane Shannon & Weiler LLP, Surrey
The Assessment of Party and Party Costs (2:20 – 3:00)
Greg Palm — Hamilton Duncan Law Corporation, Surrey
Writer: Amandeep Cheema — Hamilton Duncan Law Corporation, Surrey
BREAK (3:00 – 3:15)
Mediation—PL and Def Perspectives: Family Law (3:15 – 3:55)
Manpreet K. Mand — Mand Law & Mediation, Surrey
Matthew Somers — Somers Poulin Hall LLP, New Westminster
Matthew Somers — Somers Poulin Hall LLP, New Westminster
Judicial Perspectives: Panel Discussion on Trial Advocacy (3:55 – 4:55)
Justice Lisa J. Hamilton — Supreme Court of BC, New Westminster
Justice Terence Schultes — Supreme Court of BC, New Westminster
Justice Neena Sharma — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Stephen D. Ballard, KC — Cowley & Co., Surrey
Justice Terence Schultes — Supreme Court of BC, New Westminster
Justice Neena Sharma — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Stephen D. Ballard, KC — Cowley & Co., Surrey
Edward G. Wong — Edward G. Wong Law Corporation, Vancouver
Closing Remarks (4:55 – 5:00)
Gurminder Sandhu, KC — Hamilton Duncan Law Corporation, Surrey
Thomas L. Spraggs — Spraggs & Co. Law Corporation, Coquitlam
Thomas L. Spraggs — Spraggs & Co. Law Corporation, Coquitlam
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