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Welcome and Land Acknowledgement

Simon R. Coval — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Layne Hellrung — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver

Litigating the Poorly Drafted Contract

• the standard form contract of purchase and sale
• subject clauses
• ambiguity, inconsistency, and overlooked details
• the lawyer's role
• rules of interpretation
• parol evidence
• mistake and rectification
• practice tips
• actual contractual provisions
• examples on how to manage things
• get the file—figure out the end game early on
• need judgment because courts can go either way
• clause uncertain—how to fill in—find things in the factual matrix

Wesley J. McMillan — Allen / McMillan Litigation Counsel, Vancouver
Scott B. Twining — Twining, Short & Haakonson, Vancouver

Certificates of Pending Litigation and Specific Performance

• CPL: do's and don'ts
• specific performance: when available and strategic considerations

Jordanna Cytrynbaum — Whitelaw Twining Law Corporation, Vancouver
Carey Veinotte — Taylor Veinotte Sullivan, Vancouver

Break

Following the Money: Remedies in Real Estate Litigation

• accounting and tracing
• constructive trusts

Dan Parlow — Kornfeld LLP, Vancouver

Networking Lunch (Provided)

"Ready, Willing and Able": When the Seller Repudiates

• must a purchaser show it was ready, willing and able at closing even though a vendor repudiates pre-closing?
• must it show it is ready, willing and able at trial to get specific performance?
• Norfolk v. Aikens and the subsequent cases

Simon R. Coval — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver

Partition of Property Act Update

• when the Act applies and when relief is available
• dealing with trust property
• co-ownership or management agreements

Layne Hellrung — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver

The Enforceability of Positive Covenants

• running with the land—an outdated concept?
• principle versus precedent—which wins?
• form versus function—dancing on a pinhead?

Richard Olson — McKechnie & Company, Vancouver

Break

Mortgage Law Update

• Leatherman: mortgages and limitations
• Forjay Management Ltd.: what does your mortgage actually secure?

Sarah J. Nelligan — Dentons Canada LLP, Vancouver
Kimberley A.  Robertson — Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver

Real Estate Litigation: Questions and Answer Session

Simon R. Coval — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Layne Hellrung — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver

Closing Remarks

Simon R. Coval — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Layne Hellrung — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver