Secrets of Chambers 2023
Course Date: March 28, 2023
Total: 3h 1min
Total Ethics: 1h 12min
Course Date: March 28, 2023
Welcome and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:05)
Raymond Lee — Program Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver
Andrew P. Morrison — Shields Harney LLP, Vancouver
John Douglas Shields — Shields Harney LLP, Vancouver
Supreme Court Chambers Practice (9:05 – 9:45)
- how to effectively prepare
- making the strongest case for your client
- avoiding mis-steps
- best practices
Master Kimberley A. Robertson — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
John Douglas Shields — Shields Harney LLP, Vancouver
Secrets of Costs in Chambers (9:45 – 10:15)
- costs in any event, payable forthwith
- getting all you deserve—assessing costs in chambers
- avoiding paying too much
Master Kimberley A. Robertson — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Kate R. Phipps — Arvay Finlay LLP, Vancouver
Court of Appeal Chambers Practice (10:15 – 10:45)
The Honourable Mr. Justice S. David Frankel — BC Court of Appeal, Vancouver
J. Kenneth McEwan, KC — McEwan Cooper Dennis LLP, Vancouver
BREAK (10:45 – 11:00)
Dealing with the Self-represented Litigant ("SRL") (11:00 – 11:30)
- avoiding one more last chance for the "umpteenth time" scenarios
- protecting oneself from baseless accusations of unfairness (and worse)
- managing the evidence
- keeping the record straight
The Honourable Madam Justice Alison Beames — Supreme Court of BC, Kelowna
Andrew P. Morrison — Shields Harney LLP, Vancouver
Chamber Practice—Quiz and Panel Discussion (11:30 – 12:25)
(Moderator) John Douglas Shields — Shields Harney LLP, Vancouver
The Honourable Madam Justice Alison Beames — Supreme Court of BC, Kelowna
Andrew P. Morrison — Shields Harney LLP, Vancouver
Kate R. Phipps — Arvay Finlay LLP, Vancouver
Closing Remarks (12:25 – 12:30)
Andrew P. Morrison — Shields Harney LLP, Vancouver
John Douglas Shields — Shields Harney LLP, Vancouver
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