CLE Online

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

Raymond Lee — Program Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver
Ludmila B. Herbst, KC — Farris LLP, Vancouver

Arbitration vs. Litigation (9:10 – 9:50)

• should you arbitrate or litigate, if you have a choice—advantages and disadvantages
• getting into the arbitration track—arbitration clauses, submissions to arbitrate
• early steps to maximize the advantages of arbitration
• defending or disrupting the arbitration route—stays of court proceedings

Moderator: Ariel Solose — Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Vancouver
Laura M. Cundari — Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Vancouver
Ken Duke — Senior Vice-President and General Counsel, BC Hydro, Vancouver

BREAK (9:50 – 9:55)

Selecting an Arbitral Tribunal (9:55 – 10:35)

• key considerations that go into selecting an arbitral tribunal
• increasing diversity among potential arbitrators
• whether communication with candidate arbitrators is permitted
• selection process if parties do not agree on an arbitral tribunal
• arbitrators' appointment and remuneration agreements
• conflict issues

Moderator: Ludmila B. Herbst, KC — Farris LLP, Vancouver
John S. Logan, KC — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Sarah McEachern — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (10:35 – 10:40)

Procedural Tips: The View from the Arbitral Tribunal (10:40 – 11:30)

• procedural conferences
• statements of case approach vs. traditional pleadings
• written vs. oral process
• other procedural considerations

Moderator: Joseph C. McArthur, KC — Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Vancouver
Tina M. Cicchetti — Vancouver Arbitration Chambers, Vancouver
Mary E. Comeau, FCIArb — Comeau Arbitration Corp., Vancouver
Gerald W. Ghikas, KC — Vancouver Arbitration Chambers, Vancouver

BREAK (11:30 – 11:35)

Specific Evidentiary Issues in Arbitration (11:35 – 12:10)

• getting a sense of the evidence before the hearing
  • whether or to what extent oral discovery available
  • document production
  • written witness statements
  • getting evidence from non-parties
• experts—departures from court practice
• adducing and testing evidence at an oral hearing
• whether court rules of admissibility need to or should be followed

Moderator: Ludmila B. Herbst, KC — Farris LLP, Vancouver
Yarden Gershony — Rush Ihas Hardwick LLP, Kelowna
Alexandra Mitretodis — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver

LUNCH (12:10 – 12:45)

Med-Arb in the Commercial Context (12:45 – 1:15)

• advantages and disadvantages
• application of med-arb specifically to commercial disputes
• procedural considerations and potential constraints

Moderator: Emily Kirkpatrick — McEwan Cooper Dennis LLP, Vancouver
William E. Knutson, KC — Clyde & Co Canada LLP, Vancouver
Simon Margolis, KC — CMB Mediation, Vancouver

BREAK (1:15 – 1:20)

Appeals from Arbitral Awards (1:20 – 2:10)

• basic framework: availability in domestic arbitrations; different than review/set aside applications
• seeking leave to appeal (in the Court of Appeal) on a question of law vs. appealing to an arbitral appeal tribunal
• standard of review on appeals from arbitral awards
• contracting out of appeals

Moderator: Emily Kirkpatrick — McEwan Cooper Dennis LLP, Vancouver
The Honourable Thomas A. Cromwell, CC — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Jennifer K. Choi — McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Vancouver
Angus M. Gunn, KC — Eyford Partners LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (2:10 – 2:15)

Hot Topic #1: Costs Awards (2:15 – 2:40)

• more than court tariff costs available 
• process for obtaining costs—waiving solicitor-client privilege? pre-award submissions? summary determination?

Moderator: Ariel Solose — Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Vancouver
David E. Gruber — Bennett Jones LLP, Vancouver
Ludmila B. Herbst, KC — Farris LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (2:40 – 2:45)

Hot Topics #2: Interim Measures and Enforcement of Awards (2:45 – 3:10)

• interim measures—seeking them before an emergency arbitrator, the ultimate arbitral tribunal, or a court
• enforcing arbitral awards

Craig Chiasson — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Ludmila B. Herbst, KC — Farris LLP, Vancouver

Conclusion (3:10 – 3:15)

Ludmila B. Herbst, KC — Farris LLP, Vancouver