Defending Personal Injury 2016
Course Date: February 4, 2016
Total: 5h 29min
Course Date: February 4, 2016
Introduction
Robert C. Brun, QC — Harris & Brun, Vancouver
Expert Evidence: Challenging of Same
- expert reports: how to object to opinion evidence
- avoiding boilerplate objections
- how and when to object to expert opinion evidence
The Honourable Mr. Justice Douglas Thompson — Supreme Court of BC, Nanaimo
Master Douglas Baker — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Counsel’s Role as Gatekeeper
- who is in charge of medical management?
- mitigation and treatment recommendations
- failure to follow medical recommendations
Jan L. Lindsay, QC — Lindsay LLP, Vancouver
Networking Break
Jury Trials—Closing Argument Follies
- how to avoid a mistrial
- who pays the costs of a mistrial?
Ian D. Aikenhead, QC — AMJ Law, Vancouver
Medical and Legal Causation
- an update on the latest appellate decisions
David W. Pilley — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver
Expert Evidence: The Role of the Family Doctor
- how to deal with a sympathetic family doctor
- avenues to challenge a family doctor—for defence counsel
Alison L. Murray, QC — Murray Jamieson, Vancouver
Networking Lunch
Over Prescription of Narcotic Painkillers: Physician Heal Thy Self
-
physician liability for prescription narcotic painkillers
-
drug therapy vs. drug addiction
Robert C. Brun, QC — Harris & Brun, Vancouver
Dr. Thomas L. Perry — Dept. of Anesthesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Defending Claims Brought by Unrepresented Litigants
- vexations claims: searching for wheat in the chaff
- best practices when dealing with unrepresented litigants
Jennifer J.L. Brun — Harris & Brun, Vancouver
Networking Break
Juman v. Doucette Re-Visited
- a review of recent decisions
Rebecca Buchanan — Harris & Brun, Vancouver
Cultural Norms and Neuropsychological Assessments
- limitations on the use of neuropsychological analysis
- one size does not fit all—one size may not fit anyone
Dr. Hendre Viljoen, RPsych — Director, HeadWise Rehabilitation, Surrey
Concluding Remarks
Robert C. Brun, QC — Harris & Brun, Vancouver
Contributor(s):
Presentation Content:
Counsel's Role as Gatekeeper
[24min]
Contributor(s):
Presentation Content:
Contributor(s):
Presentation Content:
Medical and Legal Causation
[35min]
Contributor(s):
Presentation Content:
Contributor(s):
Presentation Content:
Contributor(s):
Presentation Content:
Contributor(s):
Presentation Content:
Juman v. Doucette Re-Visited
[31min]
Contributor(s):
Presentation Content: