CLE Online

Welcome and Introduction

Jasbir S. Bains — Paralegal, Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP, Vancouver

Small Claims Court

• jurisdiction of the Small Claims Court
• procedural steps: from the notice of claim to the enforcement of a judgment
• making the most of the settlement conference
• practical issues frequently encountered

Navdeep Baidwan — Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP, Vancouver

Pleadings

Owen James — Dentons Canada LLP, Vancouver

Networking Break

List of Documents

David Moriarty — Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver

Networking Lunch

Registry Issues

Eva Tang — Deputy District Registrar, Vancouver Law Courts, Vancouver

Chambers Applications

• scheduling an application for hearing
• preparing an application record
• using the application record as an advocacy tool
• using proper preparation to obtain a litigation advantage

Andrew P. Morrison — Shields Harney, Vancouver

Self-Represented Litigants

• obligations of lawyers to self-represented litigants
• communicating with litigants
• how and when to be helpful to litigants
• limits on assisting litigants

Timothy C. Louman-Gardiner — Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP, Vancouver

Networking Break

Practice Panel

Jasbir S. Bains — Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP, Vancouver
Timothy C. Louman-Gardiner — Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP, Vancouver
David Moriarty — Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver
Andrew P. Morrison — Shields Harney, Vancouver
Eva Tang — Deputy District Registrar, Vancouver Law Courts, Vancouver

Closing Questions and Comments

Jasbir S. Bains — Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP, Vancouver