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Welcome and Introduction

Adele J. Adamic — Ministry of Justice, Legal Services Branch, Vancouver
Robert A. Kasting — Stewart, Aulinger & Company, Vancouver

The Nature of Judicial Review

• what is judicial review, what controls judicial review
• the variables in court
• determining the basis for your application
• the end game: what do you want to achieve?
   
  David W. Garner — Labour Relations Board of British Columbia, Vancouver  

The Mechanics of an Application for Judicial Review

• who is the proper petitioner and respondent
• who do you serve
• time limits
• what are the key elements of a petition and affidavit
• what other pleadings are needed – e.g. responses
• standard of review
• petition v. action – choosing the correct proceeding

Laurel Courtenay — Ministry of Justice, Legal Services Branch, Vancouver
Andrew D. Gay, QC — Gudmundseth Mickelson LLP, Vancouver

Networking Break 

The Record

• what evidence goes before the court?
• who puts the record before the court?
• what is the record?
• addressing gaps in the record
• document management
   
  Adele J. Adamic — Ministry of Justice, Legal Services Branch, Vancouver

Pitfalls to Consider Before Filing a Petition

• standing
• costs and security for costs
• standard of review
• procedural entanglement
• relief

Robert A. Kasting — Stewart, Aulinger & Company, Vancouver

Networking Lunch

Presenting your Argument

• strategic and practice considerations
• points to cover in written argument
• how to handle the record and materials at the hearing
• do’s and don’ts of effective oral submissions

Gregory J. McDade, QC — Ratcliff & Company LLP, North Vancouver

Federal Court Judicial Review Practice Tips

• practice tips unique to Federal Court procedures
• cases highlighting some of the unique features of the Federal Court Rules
• significant pactice cases that may assist practitioners in navigating the Federal Court

Jennifer Chow, QC — Department of Justice Canada, Vancouver

Networking Break

View from the Bench

• understanding the nature of persuasion
• focusing on the controlling idea: the methodology of judicial review, defining the record before the court, the current law on the standard or review and the meaning of reasonableness
• creating “winning conditions”: drilling into the decision maker's reasons and mining the record
• writing to win
• exploiting the courtroom dynamic: reacting to the other side, capitalizing on questions, and reading signals from the Bench
• obtaining leave to appeal and leave to intervene
• managing your client

The Honourable Justice David Stratas — Federal Court of Appeal, Ottawa