Civil Litigation Basics 2021
Course Date: April 6, 2021
Total: 8h 34min
Total Ethics: 2h
Course Date: April 6, 2021
Day One
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Welcome and Land Acknowledgment (9:00 – 9:10)
1. The Course Plan
2. The Fact Pattern
3. The Error Identification Contest
The Honourable Mr. Justice Ward K. Branch — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Luciana P. Brasil — Branch MacMaster LLP, Vancouver
Ex Parte Mareva Application (9:10 – 9:40)
Justice: The Honourable Madam Justice Carla L. Forth — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Counsel: Claire E. Hunter, QC — Hunter Litigation Chambers, Vancouver
BREAK (9:40 – 9:55)
Case Planning Conference (9:55 – 10:10)
Justice: The Honourable Mr. Justice Warren B. Milman — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Counsel:
Chelsea Hermanson — Camp Fiorante Matthews Mogerman LLP, Vancouver
Donald B. Lebans — Branch MacMaster LLP, Vancouver
BREAK (10:10 – 10:25)
Contested Telephone Application (10:25 – 10:55)
Justice: The Honourable Mr. Justice Warren B. Milman — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Counsel:
Luciana P. Brasil — Branch MacMaster LLP, Vancouver
Jill S. Yates — McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Vancouver
BREAK (10:55 – 11:10)
Contested In-person Application (11:10 – 11:50)
Justice: The Honourable Madam Justice Carla L. Forth — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Counsel:
Brad Dixon — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
David G.A. Jones — Camp Fiorante Matthews Mogerman LLP, Vancouver
LUNCH (11:50 – 12:20)
Contested MS Teams Application Brought by a Lay Litigant (12:20 – 1:00)
Justice: The Honourable Mr. Justice Ward K. Branch — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Counsel:
Craig McTavish — Port Moody Law Group, Port Moody
Michael Parrish — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
BREAK (1:00 – 1:15)
Pre-trial Conference (1:15 – 1:55)
Justice: The Honourable Mr. Justice Ward K. Branch — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Counsel:
Wesley J. McMillan — Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel, Vancouver
Christopher Rhone — Branch MacMaster LLP, Vancouver
BREAK (1:55 – 2:10)
Question and Answer Period (2:10 – 2:20)
The Honourable Mr. Justice Ward K. Branch — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Luciana P. Brasil — Branch MacMaster LLP, Vancouver
Day Two
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Welcome and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:10)
The Leader Board in the Error Identification Contest
The Honourable Mr. Justice Ward K. Branch — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Luciana P. Brasil — Branch MacMaster LLP, Vancouver
Faculty for The Trial (9:10 – 2:00)
Justices:
The Honourable Mr. Justice Ward K. Branch — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Madam Justice Palbinder K. Shergill — Supreme Court of BC, New Westminster
Counsel:
Trevor Bant — Hunter Litigation Chambers, Vancouver
Malcolm B. Funt — Bojm, Funt & Gibbons LLP, Vancouver
Andrew P. Morrison — Shields Harney LLP, Vancouver
Susanne K. Raab — Pacific Medical Law Corporation, Vancouver
Witnesses:
Jillian Dean — Branch MacMaster LLP, Vancouver
Kaleigh Milinazzo — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Trial: Procedural Preliminaries (10) (9:10 – 9:45)
Trial: The Plaintiff's Opening (20)
Read Ins (5)
BREAK (9:45 – 10:00)
Trial: Examination-in-chief (45) (10:00 – 10:45)
Objections (leading, relevance, hearsay, speculation/opinion)
Admitting business records
Past recollection recorded
Present memory revived
BREAK (10:45 – 11:00)
Trial: Cross-examination of the Plaintiff (11:00 – 11:45)
Impeaching the Witness
BREAK (11:45 – 12:00)
Trial: Defendant's Opening (20) (12:00 – 12:40)
Trial: Examination-in-chief of Defendant (20)
LUNCH (12:40 – 1:10)
Trial: Cross-examination of the Defendant (20) (1:10 – 2:00)
Trial: Closing Arguments (30)
BREAK (2:00 – 2:15)
The Reserve (2:15 – 2:45)
The Honourable Mr. Justice Ward K. Branch — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Madam Justice Palbinder K. Shergill — Supreme Court of BC, New Westminster
BREAK (2:45 – 3:00)
Question and Answer Period (3:00 – 3:30)
The Honourable Mr. Justice Ward K. Branch — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Luciana P. Brasil — Branch MacMaster LLP, Vancouver
Closing Remarks (3:30 – 3:40)
The Winner of the Error Identification Contest
The Honourable Mr. Justice Ward K. Branch — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Luciana P. Brasil — Branch MacMaster LLP, Vancouver
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Handout: Garcia v. Vertex Manufacturing Fact Pattern
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