CLE Online

Welcome and Introduction

Privilege

• the categories of privilege
• loss of privilege and limits on privilege
• dealing with privilege claims at trial

The Honourable Madam Justice Victoria Gray — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Michael P. Klein, QC — Michael Klein Law Corporation, Vancouver
Stephen R. Schachter, QC — Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP, Vancouver

Networking Break

Direct and Cross Examination/Adverse and Hostile Witnesses

• the rule against self serving statements
• exceptions for introducing prior consistent statements at trial
• the admissibility of prior inconsistent statements
• the use of prior inconsistent statements at trial
• managing the hostile witness

The Honourable Mr. Justice Terence Schultes — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Sandra A. Cunningham, QC — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Justice, Vancouver
Craig A.B. Ferris, QC — Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver

Networking Lunch Break

The Rule Against Hearsay

• the principled approach exceptions: necessity and reliability
• do the traditional hearsay exceptions still matter?
• threshold v. ultimate reliability: is corrobative evidence necessary?

Andi N. Mackay — Winteringham Mackay Law Corporation, Vancouver
Margaret A. Mereigh —Crown Counsel, Ministry of Justice, Vancouver
William B. Smart, QC — Hunter Litigation Chambers Law Corporation, Vancouver

Networking Break

Introducing Real and Demonstrative Evidence

• effective use of real evidence
• admissibility and use of demonstrative evidence

The Honourable Madam Justice Gail M. Dickson — BC Court of Appeal, Vancouver
D. Geoffrey Cowper, QC —Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Patti Tomasson — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Justice, Vancouver

Concluding Remarks