Court of Appeal Advocacy and Practice 2023


Course Date: June 22, 2023

Full Course Materials
Total: 5h 32min
Total Ethics: 36min
Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:05)
 
Raymond Lee Program Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver
Peter R. Senkpiel, KC Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP, Vancouver
Kayla K. Strong Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP, Vancouver
 
Afraid of Change? We Got You. Overview of Changes to the Court of Appeal Act and Court of Appeal Rules (9:05 – 9:50)
 
Registrar Timothy Outerbridge BC Court of Appeal, Vancouver
 
Transition Break (9:50 – 9:55)
 
The Fixer: Stepping in on Appeal when You Were Not Trial Counsel (9:55 – 10:40)
 
Greg Allen Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel, Vancouver
John Trueman Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel, Vancouver
 
Transition Break (10:40 – 10:45)
 
Effective Factum Writing without ChatGPT (10:45 – 11:30)
 
Connor Bildfell McCarthy Tetrault, Vancouver
 
Transition Break (11:30 – 11:35)
 
How to Argue the Tough Appeal: Facts, Not Law (11:35 – 12:20)
 
Gavin Cameron Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Julia Kindrachuk Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
 
LUNCH (12:20 – 1:00)
 
By the Book: Topics of Interest from the Civil Appeal Handbook (1:00 – 1:45)
 
Thomas A. Posyniak Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
 
Transition Break (1:45 – 1:50)
 
"I'm Here Live, I'm Not a Cat": Using Technology in Appellate Advocacy (1:50 – 2:35)
 
Joel Payne Payne Litigation, Vancouver
 
Transition Break (2:35 – 2:45)
 
Sorry, It's a Long Book: More Topics of Interest from the Civil Appeal Handbook (2:45 – 3:30)
 
M. Caitlin Ohama-Darcus Murphy Battista LLP, Vancouver
 
Transition Break (3:30 – 3:35)
 
Reflections on the Evolution of the Court of Appeal and Some Predictions About the Future (3:35 – 4:20)
 
The Honourable Chief Justice Robert J. Bauman BC Court of Appeal, Vancouver
 
Concluding Remarks (4:20 – 4:30)
 
Peter R. Senkpiel, KC Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP, Vancouver
Kayla K. Strong Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP, Vancouver