CLE Online

Welcome and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:10)

Elder George Harris — Stz'uminus First Nation

John S. Logan, QC — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Douglas R. Sanders — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

Regulatory and Indigenous Issues (9:10 – 9:45)

• update on provincial legislation, including Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act and Environmental Assessment Act
• implications for the construction industry
• managing Indigenous contracting preferences

Sam Adkins — Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Vancouver

Advising Clients on Common Issues During the Project (9:45 – 10:30)

• understanding the contract(s)
• communications and relationship management
• submittal review
• dealing with changes
• dealing with delays
• dealing with claims and CLAIMS
• the big picture—strategic advice

Christopher W. Eagles — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Douglas R. Sanders — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (10:30 – 10:40)

Tendering Update (10:40 – 11:25)

• basic principles you need to know
• recent developments in the law
• practical tips for drafters of tenders/RFPs
• the common issues that arise—and how to solve them

Alim Khamis — Dentons Canada LLP, Vancouver
Karen Martin, QC — Dentons Canada LLP, Vancouver 

BREAK (11:25 – 11:35)

Clauses that Really Matter (11:35 – 12:20)

• identifying and reviewing the clauses that really matter
• persons, price, property, time
• clauses that are argued about, but are rarely used
• what matters to owners, consultants, contractors, subcontractors

David W. Little — Bennett Jones LLP, Vancouver
Douglas R. Sanders — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Jade Scrymgeour — Bennett Jones LLP, Vancouver

LUNCH (12:20 – 1:00)

Delay Claims (1:00 – 1:45)

Christopher J. Moore — McLean & Armstrong LLP, West Vancouver
Michael Preston — McLean & Armstrong LLP, West Vancouver

BREAK (1:45 – 1:55)

Due Diligence and Getting Paid (1:55 – 2:40)

• notice: the importance of providing early notice of potential claims, and paying attention to contractual terms
• document production: pro-active steps to help get your client's (document) house in order
• lien claims: critical considerations, highlights
• consider bonds: a labour and material payment bond may be a route to recovery—helpful take-aways

Stephanie Streat — Synthesis Legal, Port Moody

BREAK (2:40– 2:50)

Dispute Resolution Do's and Don't's (2:50 – 3:35)

• negotiation
• consultant decision
• mediation
• referee/expert decision
• arbitration
• litigation

John S. Logan, QC — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Vanessa S. Werden — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (3:35– 3:45)

Ethical Quandaries (3:45 – 4:30)

• instructing experts on retention of drafts of expert report
• failure to disclose to the tribunal binding case authority that the lawyer considers to be directly on point and that has not been mentioned by another party; Code of Professional Conduct 5.1-2
• what can be said by counsel to a mediator during a private meeting (without the client representative present) and pressuring one's client in mediation
• litigation counsel giving settlement advice—the litigator's view on whether they want it to go to trial (personal conflicts)
• acting for multiple plaintiffs against same defendant where the defendant is insolvent (e.g., acting for multiple lien claimants on the same project if the pot is too small)
• is your client representative at the mediation truly authorized to approve a settlement?
• what to do when a client makes a comment that could be perceived as harassment, racist/sexist, discriminatory, etc.

Moderators: John S. Logan, QC — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Douglas R. Sanders — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

Brian M. Samuels, QC — Samuels & Company, Vancouver