CLE Online

Day 1: Monday, March 5

Welcome and Introduction

Kathryn L. Basran — Schuman Daltrop Basran & Robin, Vancouver
Todd R. Bell — Schuman Daltrop Basran & Robin, Vancouver

Drafting Plain Language Family Law Agreements

• writing for the audience not the lawyer
• drafting language that is understandable but enforceable
• simplified recitals, simpler operating clauses

John-Paul E. Boyd — Aaron Gordon Daykin Nordlinger, Vancouver

Affidavit Drafting

• technical formatting requirements
• content restrictions and requirements
• drafting reply affidavits

John-Paul E. Boyd — Aaron Gordon Daykin Nordlinger, Vancouver

Networking Break

Pleadings

• common pleadings
  • notice of family claim
  • response to family claim
  • counterclaim
  • response to counterclaim
• other useful court forms
  • certificate of pending litigation
  • Land (Spouse Protection) Act claim
  • list of documents
  • notice to admit

Morag M. J. MacLeod — Barrister & Solicitor, Vancouver

View From the Bench

The Honourable Mr. Justice Grant D. Burnyeat — Supreme Court of British Columbia, Vancouver

Lunch With a Mentor

Drafting Correspondence

• the basic rules of drafting
• letters, emails, and protecting yourself
• asserting your client’s rights with civility

John-Paul E. Boyd — Aaron Gordon Daykin Nordlinger, Vancouver
James A. W. Schuman, QC — Schuman Daltrop Basran & Robin, Vancouver

Networking Break

Drafting For Parenting Coordination

• parenting coordination and the new Family Law Act
• parenting coordination provisions for separation agreements
• parenting coordination provisions for court orders
• parenting coordination agreements

R. Craig Neville — Watson Goepel Maledy LLP, Vancouver

Negligence Claims Arising Out of Drafting Errors

• how to avoid the most common drafting mistakes
• be careful at all stages of the file
• undertakings

Edna M. Ritchie — Lawyers Insurance Fund, Law Society of British Columbia, Vancouver

Day 2: Tuesday March 6

Drafting Financial Statements

• Form 8: a wish list or an accurate reflection?
• what information should you obtain from your client?
• what documents should you request when reviewing the other party’s financial statement?
• using information in the other party’s financial statement to your advantage
• avoiding your Form 8 being used against you
• imputing income from expenses shown and how to gross up
• introduction to calculation of income under s. 16 of the Child Support Guidelines
• common problems and unusual situations

G. C. (Scottie) Scott — Peterson Stark Scott, Surrey
Angela E. Thiele — Lindsay Kenney LLP, Vancouver

View From the Bench

TBA – a judge from the Provincial Court of British Columbia

Networking Break

Drafting Agreements

• separation agreements
• prenuptial agreements
• cohabitation agreements
• marriage agreements
• independent legal advice

Kathryn L. Basran — Schuman Daltrop Basran & Robin, Vancouver
Scott L. Booth — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver

Lunch (on your own)

Drafting Orders and Minutes of Settlement

• the “do’s and don’ts”: practical tips on drafting orders
• pet peeves of the registrars
• drafting court orders and minutes of settlement
• settlement conferences
• judicial case conferences
• mediation briefs

Nicola (Nikki) D. Allen — Schuman Daltrop Basran & Robin, Vancouver
Todd R. Bell — Schuman Daltrop Basran & Robin, Vancouver

Networking Break

Professional Conduct Concerns

• ethical implications of drafting

Andrea Brownstone — Manager, Investigations, Monitoring & Enforcement, Law Society of British Columbia, Vancouver

Drafting For Ex Parte and Urgent Applications

• the ethical obligations inherent to ex parte applications
• how to properly advance an urgent issue
• the “do’s and don’ts” of drafting content for ex parte applications
• how to say no to your client: don’t risk being the lawyer who cries wolf

Todd R. Bell — Schuman Daltrop Basran & Robin, Vancouver
Annie C. Kaderly — Aaron Gordon Daykin Nordlinger, Vancouver

Drafting Judicial Case Conference Briefs and Arguments For Short Chambers Applications

• when are each necessary?
• when they are, what ought to be included in each and what ought not?
• doing the cost-benefit analysis for the client

Todd R. Bell — Schuman Daltrop Basran & Robin, Vancouver
Annie C. Kaderly — Aaron Gordon Daykin Nordlinger, Vancouver

Closing Comments and Questions & Answers

Kathryn L. Basran — Schuman Daltrop Basran & Robin, Vancouver
Todd R. Bell — Schuman Daltrop Basran & Robin, Vancouver