Personal Injury Conference 2013
Course Date: June 21, 2013
Course Date: June 21, 2013
Jan L. Lindsay, QC — Lindsay LLP, Vancouver
James D. Vilvang, QC — Richards Buell Sutton LLP, Vancouver
Karen E. Jamieson — Murray Jamieson, Vancouver
Alison L. Murray, QC — Murray Jamieson, Vancouver
- necessary and admissible evidence for establishing a future care award
- reducing awards where plaintiff is unlikely to use funds for the purpose awarded
- quantifying housing-related future care costs
- distinguishing future cost of care awards from loss of homemaking capacity
- deductions for government-funded expenses and other contingencies
- in-trust awards
- tax gross-up, management fees, and the discount rate
Guy P. Brown, QC — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver
Subrogation
- equitable and contractual subrogation by LTD insurers
- insurance versus tort: double recovery and loss avoidance
- settlement issues
Vincent R.K. Orchard, QC — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Health Care Cost Recovery Act
- essentials of the Act
- update on the operation of the Act
- practice tips
Peter R. Lawless — Ministry of Justice, Victoria
Divisible vs. Indivisible Injuries
- how should plaintiff’s counsel approach the issue
- how should defence counsel approach the issue
- the significance of pre-existing non-tortious conditions
- keeping proof of causation separate from proof of damages
- the effects of contributory negligence
- are defendants being held liable for harm they did not cause?
Steven H. Heringa — Paine Edmonds LLP, Vancouver
J. Derek James — Quiinlan Abrioux, Vancouver
- the interplay between legislation and contract
- who can be an “owner”
- overview of “drives with consent”
- priorities between owner and driver
- the law of consent
Iain C. Hallam — McAlister Hallam, Vancouver
- effective management of funds
- protecting disability benefits
- optimizing tax strategies
Genevieve N. Taylor — Legacy Tax + Trust Lawyers, Vancouver
- case selection
- file and client management
- client relations
- experts: selection, timing, and preparation
- witnesses: preparation
- trial preparation
- trial evidence and tactics
R. Brian Webster, QC — Webster & Associates, Richmond
Jan L. Lindsay, QC — Lindsay LLP, Vancouver
James D. Vilvang, QC — Richards Buell Sutton LLP, Vancouver
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Insurance
» Life insurance, Litigation, Motor vehicle insurance
Litigation
» Appeals, Causes of action, Costs, Discovery, Ethics, Evidence, Experts, Infants, Juries, Practice, Pre-trial Procedures, Settlement, Trials
Personal Injury
» Damages, Ethics, Injuries, Insurance, Motor vehicle accidents, Part 7 benefits, Practice
Practice Management
» Billing, Ethics
Professional Responsibility and Ethics
» Ethics
Workers Compensation
» Claims, Liability of employer
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