CLE Online

Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:15)

Mary Kingston — Program Production Manager, CLEBC, Vancouver
Brandon D. Hastings — Northpoint Legal LLP, Vancouver

Privilege (9:15 – 10:15)

Gurminder Sandhu, KC — Kane Shannon & Weiler LLP, Surrey

BREAK (10:15 – 10:30)

Affidavit Drafting and Substantive Affidavits (10:30 – 11:15)

• brief review of the procedural requirements for affidavits, including:
  • formatting and drafting 
  • jurats 
  • exhibits
  • procedure for altering or re-swearing affidavits 
• substantive requirements for affidavits and the rules of evidence
  • appropriate content for an affidavit 
  • personal knowledge, hearsay, and double hearsay 
    • what is information and belief? 
    • when is hearsay admissible in court?
  • oaths and affirmations 

Lindsay Morgan — Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver

Chambers Preparation: From Theory to Order (11:15 – 12:05)

• drafting the legal basis
• understanding the key legal elements on a few common chambers applications
• preparation of application binders and authority briefs

Kenneth Armstrong, KC — Icon Law Group, Vancouver

LUNCH (12:05 – 1:05)

Virtual Chambers (1:05 – 1:50)

Patricia M. White — CSO Team Lead, SIBA (Strategic Information & Business Applications), Court Services Branch, Ministry of Attorney General, Victoria

Early Resolution in BC Supreme Court: Summary Judgment, Summary Trial, and other Pre-Trial Resolution Procedures (1:50 - 2:35)

• maps the continuum of pre-trial decision making tools—from pure questions of law to full adjudication—and how courts choose the appropriate pathway
• highlights the dividing lines between legal issues, factual disputes, and mixed questions—illustrating when each procedure is (and is not) a fit for resolution
• reviews common materials-preparation considerations, including evidentiary considerations, likely outcomes, and common pitfalls

Brandon D. Hastings — Northpoint Legal LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (2:35 – 2:50)

Practice Panel (2:50 – 3:50)

Brandon D. Hastings — Northpoint Legal LLP, Vancouver
Kenneth Armstrong, KC — Icon Law Group, Vancouver
Elizabeth Kollias — Paralegal, Farris LLP, Vancouver
Lindsay Morgan — Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver
Gurminder Sandhu, KC — Kane Shannon & Weiler LLP, Surrey

Closing Questions and Comments (3:50 – 4:00)