CLE Online

Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:05)

Raymond Lee — Program Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver
Theresa Iandiorio, KC — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Vancouver
Michael Parrish — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver

Expert Evidence Case Law Update (9:05 – 9:50)

Theresa Iandiorio, KC — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Vancouver
Michael Parrish — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (9:50 – 10:00)

Do You Really Need an Expert? (10:00 – 10:40)

Esher Madhur — Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver 
Mark Wolf — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Vancouver

BREAK (10:40 – 10:50)

Selecting, Retaining, and Instructing an Expert (10:50 – 11:35)

Darlene Crimeni — McMillan LLP, Vancouver
Rebecca A. McConchie — McConchie Criminal Law, Vancouver

BREAK (11:35 – 11:45)

The Boundaries of Expert Evidence: Novel Science, Social Science, and "Junk" Science (11:45 – 12:15)

Lisa J. Helps — Helps Law Corporation, Vancouver
Christopher A. McPherson, KC — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Surrey 

LUNCH (12:15 – 1:00)

Expert Evidence: A View from the Bench (1:00 – 1:30)

Justice Carla L. Forth — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver

BREAK (1:30 – 1:40)

Specialized Expert Reports (1:40 – 2:10)

Sonya Bertrand — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Surrey
Jill S. Yates — McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (2:10 – 2:20)

Objecting to Expert Evidence (2:20 – 2:50)

Laura L. Bevan — Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver
Martin Finch, KC — Baker Newby LLP, Chilliwack

BREAK (2:50 – 3:00)

Direct/Cross-examination of Expert Witnesses: "Dr. Wolfe" (with demonstration) (3:00 – 3:30)

Martin Finch, KC — Baker Newby LLP, Chilliwack
Angela Lee — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, New Westminster 
Thor Paulson — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver (as expert witness)

BREAK (3:30 – 3:40)

Direct/Cross-examination of Expert Witnesses: "Dr. Baker" (with demonstration) (3:40 – 4:10)

Laura E. Jones — CFM Lawyers LLP, Vancouver
Marc Kazimirski, KC — KazLaw Injury Lawyers, Vancouver
Thor Paulson — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver (as expert witness)

Closing Remarks (4:10 – 4:15)

Theresa Iandiorio, KC — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Vancouver
Michael Parrish — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver