CLE Online

TOPICS INCLUDE:

Affidavits—A Few Words of Caution

• some mechanics
• recent developments
• swearing affidavits; limits and dangers

Vernon J. Pahl — Guild Yule LLP, Vancouver

Chambers Applications

• common reasons for bringing chambers applications
• pre-application tips
• general information
• preparation of application materials
• other helpful tips and information

Debra Grahn — Senior Paralegal, Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver

Outsourcing Your E-Discovery

• in-house vs. outsourcing
• what a vendor can do—instructions to the vendor
• kinds of evidence to ask the client for and why; considerations regarding the processing of evidence (doing it right the first time)
• keeping costs under control and what not to do

Peter Sanford — Project Manager, Triage Data Solutions Inc., Vancouver

Electronic Discovery

• what exactly is electronically stored information?
• requirements for producing electronically stored information
• an overview of the Electronic Discovery process from identification to production
• methods of reviewing electronically stored information and how to approach the review

Ann Halkett — Litigation Support Coordinator, Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver

Registry Perspective

• what the registry looks for in pleadings, affidavits, and other filed materials
• the best and worst practices “out there”

Farrahnaz Asin — Deputy District Registrar, Civil Registry, Vancouver Law Courts, Vancouver

Properly Presented Expert Evidence

• choosing an expert
• briefing an expert
• objecting to an expert

Krista L. Prockiw — Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver

Privilege

• recent developments and case law update
• identifying privileged documents
• listing privileged documents
• loss and waiver of privilege
• applications to challenge claims of privilege

C. Byron Yep — Guild Yule LLP, Vancouver

Lay Witnesses

• best practices
• ethical issues
• Swirsky interviews
• Rule 7-5 discovery

Alexander D.C. Kask — Guild Yule LLP, Vancouver

Chambers Issues: A Perspective From the Bench

• how to make a judge's or master's life easier: inside tips on what judges and masters really want from lawyers in chambers applications
• the rationale behind court requirements

Master Shelagh Scarth — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver

Note: there will be a networking lunch with an opportunity for connecting with your colleagues.