Civil Litigation Basics for Legal Support Staff
Course Date: June 5, 2003
Course Date: June 5, 2003
Welcome and Introduction
John S. Logan — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Douglas R. Sanders — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
So You Think Your Documents are Perfect?: Rethinking Your Tendering Documents
- The Perfect Plan – setting your goals
- The Perfect Trap Door – exclusion and discretion clauses
- The Imperfect Bidder – power to accept non-compliant bids
- The Perfect Storm – different considerations for public owners?
- The Perfect Words – shall vs. should
- When Imperfection Strikes – post-closing negotiations
John S. Logan — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Douglas R. Sanders — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Networking Break
Consultant Contracts: Standard Forms, Proposal Letters, and Napkin Agreements
- defining the scope of professional services
- contract administration and exposure for negligence
- limitation of liability clauses
- standard form contracts—CCAC Document 6 and ACEC Document 31
- effect of revised standard form contracts on Document 6 and Document 31
John S. Haythorne — Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, Vancouver
Robert A. Hodgins — Singleton Urquhart LLP, Vancouver
Lunch (on your own)
A Gourmet's Guide to Dispute Resolution in the Construction Industry
- the whine list—selecting the process to match the beef
- designing the menu—tips for tasteful drafting and rule selection
- the multi-course meal—a tiered regime sampler
- uninvited guests—multi-party problems
- flies in the soup—builders’ liens
- when service is slow—avoiding delay
- the bill—keeping costs down
Gerald W.J. Ghikas, QC — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Karen Martin — Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, Vancouver
Networking Break
Construction Mistakes: What They Are and How Not to Make Them
- builders’ lien traps
- misuse of experts
- failure to properly make and maintain bond and insurance claims
- failure to properly advise on contractual notice provisions
- what to do if you may have made a mistake
Blair A. Rebane — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Edna M. Ritchie — Lawyers Insurance Fund, Law Society of BC, Vancouver
Donald A. Thompson — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
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