CLE Online

Day 1

Welcome and Introduction

Sandra F. Guarascio — Roper Greyell LLP, Vancouver
Lindsay M. Lyster — Moore Edgar Lyster LLP, Vancouver

Judicial Review Update

• review and update of significant BC Supreme Court, BC Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court of Canada cases

Katherine A. Hardie — BC Human Rights Tribunal, Vancouver
David G. Wong — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver

Sexual Misconduct: Prevention and Investigation

• best practices for prevention: policies and beyond
• the essentials of investigations and what you can and can’t disclose

Jessica L. Derynck — Legal Counsel, Health Sciences Association of BC, New Westminster
Carolyn M. MacEachern — Young Anderson, Vancouver

Break

Sexual Misconduct: Claims, Damages, and Case Law Update

• different forums for sexual misconduct claims (HRT, WCB, civil, criminal), tests, and damages
• recent cases and analysis

Sara Hanson — Moore Edgar Lyster LLP, Vancouver
Bethany Hastie — Assistant Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of BC, Vancouver

Lunch with Featured Speaker

"Whose Job is it to Protect Human Rights?"
The Honourable Lynn Smith, QC — Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of BC, Vancouver

Enhancing and Supporting Mental Capacity: Practical and Ethical Issues

• what mental capacity means
• why this subject matters particularly to human rights practice
• when a lawyer can represent a person with diminished capacity
• practical strategies for supporting your client to have adequate capacity to participate in the legal process

Krista James — National Director, Canadian Centre for Elder Law, Vancouver
Kevin Love — Community Legal Assistance Society, Vancouver
Heather D'Oyley — Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver

Break

Challenging Governmental Action

• how do you deal with governmental action and legislation that is discriminatory
• human rights vs. Charter
• procedural issues
• implications SCC Matson/Andrews case

Laura Track — Community Legal Assistance Society, Vancouver
Oliver Pulleyblank — Pulleyblank Law, Vancouver

Effective Advocacy at the Human Rights Tribunal: A view from the Tribunal Members

• Q & A session with members of the Human Rights Tribunal about best (and worst) practices in mediation, hearings, and written applications
• panelists will also discuss recent policy and practice changes at the Tribunal

Devyn Cousineau — BC Human Rights Tribunal, Vancouver
Emily Ohler — BC Human Rights Tribunal, Vancouver
Barbara A. Korenkiewicz — BC Human Rights Tribunal, Vancouver
Moderator: Lindsay M. Lyster — Moore Edgar Lyster LLP, Vancouver

Day 2

Welcome

Sandra F. Guarascio — Roper Greyell LLP, Vancouver
Lindsay M. Lyster — Moore Edgar Lyster LLP, Vancouver

Case Law Update

• key cases
• analysis and trends
• effects on practice

Laura DeVries — McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Vancouver
Christopher M. McHardy — McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Vancouver

Break

An Intersectional Analysis at the Crossroads of Canadian Human Rights Law and Canadian Immigration Law

• medical inadmissibility
• criminal inadmissibilty
  
• identifying immigration status
  
• renumeration of foreign nationals

Deanna L. Okun-Nachoff — McCrea Immigration Law, Vancouver
Véronique Delahaye — McCrea Immigration Law, Vancouver

When are Workplace Drug Policies Discriminatory

Lindsay Waddell — Moore Edgar Lyster LLP, Vancouver
Sari A. Wiens— Harris & Company LLP, Vancouver

Networking Lunch (provided)

Why Law Firms Should Embrace Workplace Inclusion and Well-being

• why workplace inclusion is important
• the benefits of recognizing and supporting diversity
• why law firms should prioritize employee health

Claire L. Marchant — Practice Advisor and Equity Ombudsperson, Law Society of BC, Vancouver
Bena Stock — Associate Director, Lawyers Assistance Program of BC, Vancouver

Break

Implications of the Decision in Trinity Western University v. Law Society of British Columbia

• is there a “rights” hierarchy?
• the role of Charter values in litigation
• the level of deference granted to decision-makers
• could this decision become a “creep” towards imposing Charter obligations on private parties, by virtue of the Charter obligations owed by regulatory bodies?
• could the decision be used to regulate ideologies within educational institutions?
• what implications might the case have on other religious institutions?
• will the decision be limited to lawyers because of the special role lawyers play in society?
• how will or could this decision affect the protections granted under s. 41 of the Human Rights Code?

Gwendoline Allison — Foy Allison Law Group, West Vancouver
Robyn P.M. Trask — BC Teachers' Federation, Vancouver

Ethics Fact Patterns

• what would/should you do?
• discussions in context

Shona A. Moore, QC — Moore Edgar Lyster LLP, Vancouver
Gabriel M.A. Somjen, QC — Arbitrator and Mediator, Vancouver

Closing Remarks

Sandra F. Guarascio — Roper Greyell LLP, Vancouver
Lindsay M. Lyster — Moore Edgar Lyster LLP, Vancouver