Defending Personal Injury 2012
Course Date: February 24, 2012
Course Date: February 24, 2012
Welcome and Introduction
Robert C. Brun, QC — Harris & Brun, Vancouver
Juman v. Doucette
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the duty of implied confidentiality
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how you can access material in closed files
Richard B. Lindsay, QC — Lindsay Kenney LLP, Vancouver
Managing Conflicts in Personal Injury Claims
- the Federation of Law Societies guidelines
- best practices
Gavin H.G. Hume, QC — Harris & Company LLP, Vancouver
Networking Break
The Paperless Office: Personal Injury Practice Edition
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ICBC initiatives
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hardware and software
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tips for law firms making the switch
David J. Bilinsky — Practice Management Advisor, The Law Society of BC, Vancouver
Richard H. Swadden — Swadden & Company, Vancouver
Anthony A. Vecchio — Slater Vecchio LLP, Vancouver
Cross-Examination of the Expert Witness
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developing a strategy and the supporting tactics
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how to cross-examine an expert witness
Mary-Helen Wright — Pacific Law Group, Vancouver
Lunch With Featured Speaker
David J. Bilinsky — Practice Management Advisor, The Law Society of BC, Vancouver
The Cost of Care
- governing principles
- awards for cost of care
- recent developments
Avon M. Mersey — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
The Law of Costs
- expedited trials
- interest on disbursements
Lyle G. Harris QC — Harris & Brun, Vancouver
Networking Break
Self-Represented Litigants in Personal Injury
- view from the bench
- Small Claims Court
- Supreme Court
- best practices for counsel
The Honourable Madam Justice Victoria Gray — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Jennifer J.L. Brun — Guild Yule LLP, Vancouver
Alison L. Murray, QC — Murray Jamieson, Vancouver
Concluding Remarks
Robert C. Brun, QC — Harris & Brun, Vancouver
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