Sexual Violence (Civil) Conference 2025


Course Date: May 21, 2025

Full Course Materials
Total: 5h 42min
Total Ethics: 1h
Course Agenda ▼
Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:10)
 
Raymond Lee — Program Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver
Sandra L. Kovacs — KazLaw Injury Lawyers, Vancouver
Janelle O'Connor — Murphy Battista LLP, Vancouver
 
Types of Claims being Advanced and Discovery Considerations (9:10 – 9:40)
 
Morgyn Chandler — Hammerco Lawyers LLP, Vancouver
 
Evidentiary Issues in Civil Sexual Cases (9:40 – 10:35)
 
Rebecca J. Robb — Hunter Litigation Chambers Law Corporation, Vancouver
William B. Smart — Hunter Litigation Chambers Law Corporation, Vancouver
 
BREAK (10:35 – 10:50)
 
Trauma Informed Defence Lawyering—Understanding the Benefits to All Parties (10:50 – 11:25)
 
Janis D. McAfee — Dolden Wallace Folick LLP, Vancouver
 
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder ("PTSD") as a Neurobiological Injury (11:25 – 12:10) (remote presentation)
 
Ruth Lanius, Professor of Psychiatry — Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON
 
LUNCH (12:10 – 1:15)
 
Vicarious Liability and H.N. v. School District No. 61 (1:15 – 1:55)
 
Gavin Cameron — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver (remote presentation)
Sandra L. Kovacs — KazLaw Injury Lawyers, Vancouver
 
Criminal and Civil Law Intersect: A.B. v. Henry, 2025 BCSC 137 (1:55 – 2:40)
 
Kevin Gourlay — Murphy Battista LLP, Vancouver
 
BREAK (2:40 – 2:55)
 
Where Are We Going? Damages in Civil Sexual Assault Cases 2025 and Beyond (2:55 – 3:30)
 
Nathaniel J. Hartney — Preszler Law Firm LLP, Vancouver
 
Vicarious Trauma and Resisting Burn-Out (3:30 – 4:15)
 
Janelle O'Connor — Murphy Battista LLP, Vancouver
Shari R. Pearlman, LCSW, JD — Assistant Director/Lawyer Counsellor, Lawyer Assistance Program of BC, Vancouver
 
Closing Remarks (4:15 – 4:20)
 
Sandra L. Kovacs — KazLaw Injury Lawyers, Vancouver
Janelle O'Connor — Murphy Battista LLP, Vancouver