CLE Online

Welcome and Introduction

Joseph J. Arvay, QC — Arvay Finlay LLP, Vancouver
The Honourable Madam Justice Karen A. Horsman — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver 

Crown Litigation Practice and Procedure 

• who is the Crown? Naming the proper defendant
• where to sue? Federal Court v. BCSC
• collateral attack: when do administrative remedies have to be exhausted? Recent BCCA decision in Greengen

Arden Beddoes — Arvay Finlay LLP, Vancouver
The Honourable Madam Justice Karen A. Horsman — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Donnaree G. Nygard — Department of Justice Canada, Vancouver 

Class Actions Against the Crown 

• how to sue
• individual claims v. class actions in litigation against the Crown

Joseph J. Arvay, QC — Arvay Finlay LLP, Vancouver
David A. Klein — Klein Lawyers LLP, Vancouver 

Break

Aboriginal Litigation by and Against the Crown 

• Origins, categories, and content of Crown/Aboriginal obligations.
• Practice issues: judicial review or action, proper parties, special rules of evidence, regulatory prosecutions, Federal Court, limitations, pleadings and particulars, experts, emerging causes of action.
• How should counsel conduct “respectful litigation”?  What is the effect of "honour of the Crown" on the litigation process?

Jack Woodward, QC — Barrister and Solicitor, Campbell River
Paul E. Yearwood — Ministry of Attorney General, Victoria

Lunch (provided) With Featured Speaker: Effective Appellate Advocacy

The Honourable Marshall Rothstein, CC, QC — Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Vancouver 

Misfeasance In Public Office: Substantive and Procedural Issues 

• establishing liability under Category A or B
• pleadings and evidentiary issues
• review of J.P. v. British Columbia (Children and Family Development), 2017 BCCA 308

Andrew D. Gay, QC — Gudmundseth Mickelson LLP, Vancouver 

Civil Damages for Charter Breaches 

• the Ward test and good governance concerns
• applicability of limitation periods to personal constitutional claims for Charter damages

Jason B. Gratl — Gratl & Company, Vancouver
Jacqueline D. Hughes — Ministry of Attorney General, Vancouver

Break

Tort and Charter Remedies For Wrongful Imprisonment 

• update on Henry v. HMQBC: the trial judgment
• tort remedies for wrongful imprisonment

Professor Efrat Arbel — Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of BC, Vancouver
Marilyn Sandford, QC — Ritchie Sandford McGowan, Vancouver 

Evidence in Charter Cases: Do/Should Special Rules Apply?

Moderator: Joseph J. Arvay, QC — Arvay Finlay LLP, Vancouver 
Ken Manning — Department of Justice Canada, Vancouver
Jonathan G. Penner — Ministry of Attorney General, Victoria 
Sheila M. Tucker, QC — Shapray Cramer Fitterman Lamer LLP, Vancouver 

Closing Remarks 

Joseph J. Arvay, QC — Arvay Finlay LLP, Vancouver
The Honourable Madam Justice Karen A. Horsman — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver