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Welcome and Introduction

Simon R. Coval — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
D. Ross McGowan — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

The Standard Form Lease
Landlords’ and Tenants’ counsel perspectives on particular boilerplate clauses:

• occupancy and permitted use
• damage and destruction
• assignment and subletting
• insurance and indemnity
• subordination and attornment
• environmental
• questions you wish your client would ask

Peter J. Anderson — Boughton Law Corporation, Vancouver
Simon R. Coval — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Beverly G. Ellingson — Terra Law Corporation, Vancouver
Rod Fram — Property Manager, TransPacific Realty Advisors, Burnaby
D. Ross McGowan — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

Break

The Standard Form Lease (Continued)
Landlords’ and Tenants’ counsel perspectives on special or unique clauses:

• extension and renewal
• restrictions and exclusives
• tenant allowances
• right of first refusal
• options to expand or downsize
• arbitration and mediation

Peter J. Anderson — Boughton Law Corporation, Vancouver
Simon R. Coval — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Beverly G. Ellingson — Terra Law Corporation, Vancouver
D. Ross McGowan — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

Networking Lunch

The Sinking Ship: Tips, Tools, and Strategies

• CCAA
  • by landlord
  • by tenant
• bankruptcy
• assignments and subletting
• amendments and addenda
• rent deferrals
•  third parties at the table:
  • assignors
  • guarantors
  • indemnifiers 

Richard J. Olson — McKechnie & Company, Vancouver
H. Scott MacDonald — Richards Buell Sutton LLP, Vancouver
Lisa Martz — Gudmundseth Mickelson LLP, Vancouver
Rod Fram — Property Manager, TransPacific Realty Advisors, Burnaby

Break

The End of the Lease
Taking the deal apart: expiration of the lease term and termination for default — post-expiry issues

• normal expiration: what stays, what goes
  •  removal and restoration obligations
•  goods left behind: who is entitled to them?
  • abandonment
  • charge under the lease?
  • landlord as bailee
• termination for breach
• recovery of possession
  • by a bailiff
  • Commercial Tenancy Act
  • court order

Richard J. Olson — McKechnie & Company, Vancouver
H. Scott MacDonald — Richards Buell Sutton LLP, Vancouver
Lisa Martz — Gudmundseth Mickelson LLP, Vancouver
Rod Fram — Property Manager, TransPacific, Burnaby

Closing Questions and Comments