CLE Online

Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:10)

Raymond Lee — Program Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver
Sandra L. Kovacs — KazLaw Injury Lawyers, Vancouver
Janelle O'Connor — Murphy Battista LLP, Vancouver

Finding the Missing Pieces of the Puzzle: Open-source Intelligence Services (9:10 – 9:40)

David Toddington — Founder and CEO, Toddington International Inc., Vancouver

BREAK (9:40 – 9:45)

Trauma-informed Private Investigations and Witness Interviews (9:45 – 10:15)

Leona Huggins — Client Support Specialist, KazLaw Injury Lawyers, Vancouver
Laurence Rankin — Mantix Consulting, Port Moody

BREAK (10:15 – 10:20)

Understanding Psychiatric Injuries Arising from Sexual Assault (10:20 – 11:10)

Dr. Shaohua Lu — Addiction and Forensic Psychiatrist; MD FRCPC Psychiatry Consultation Liaison Services, VGH; Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UBC, Vancouver

BREAK (11:10 – 11:15)

Treatments for PTSD: CBT, DBT, EMDR, and More (11:15 – 12:00)

Dr. Laura M. Klubben — Registered Psychologist, Vancouver

BREAK (12:00 – 12:05)

Sexual Violence Issues Unique to the Workplace (12:05 – 12:35)

Rose A. Keith, KC — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver

LUNCH (12:35 – 1:15)

Non-disclosure Agreements in 2023 (1:15 – 1:40)

Janis D. McAfee — Dolden Wallace Folick LLP, Kelowna

BREAK (1:40 – 1:45)

Contending with Overlapping Proceedings (1:45 – 2:25)

Robin J. Harper — Dives, Harper, Stanger & Mizrahi LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (2:25 – 2:30)

The Snakes and Ladders of Anonymity Orders, for Plaintiffs and Defendants (2:30 – 3:00)

Sandra L. Kovacs — KazLaw Injury Lawyers, Vancouver
Mallory K. Hogan — KazLaw Injury Lawyers, Vancouver

BREAK (3:00 – 3:05)

Where Do We Go from Here—Emerging Torts for Survivors of Sexual Violence (3:05 – 3:35)

Janelle O'Connor — Murphy Battista LLP, Vancouver
M. Caitlin Ohama-Darcus — Murphy Battista LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (3:35 – 3:40)

Negligence Claims Against Family Members and Insurance Considerations (3:40 – 4:10)

Morgyn Chandler — Hammerco Lawyers LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (4:10 – 4:15)

Roundtable—Working with Survivor Plaintiffs (4:15 – 4:30)

Morgyn Chandler — Hammerco Lawyers LLP, Vancouver
Sandra L. Kovacs — KazLaw Injury Lawyers, Vancouver
Janelle O'Connor — Murphy Battista LLP, Vancouver

Closing Remarks (4:30 – 4:35)

Sandra L. Kovacs — KazLaw Injury Lawyers, Vancouver
Janelle O'Connor — Murphy Battista LLP, Vancouver