Welcome and Introduction
David Cheifetz — Pacific Law Group, Vancouver
Causation: The “But For” Test
- necessary: the meaning of "but for"
- evidence issues: proof of factual causation, Snell inference
- factual indeterminancy
- other causal tests
The Honourable Mr. Justice Russell S. Brown — Alberta Court of Appeal, Edmonton
Networking Break
Causation: The Material Contribution Test
- contribution to the risk of injury, not contribution to injury
- prerequisites
- future development
Professor Lynda M. Collins — Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, Ottawa
Professor Heather McLeod-Kilmurray — Centre for Environmental Law and Global Sustainability (CELGS), Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, Ottawa
Networking Break
Scope of Liability: Remoteness and Proximate Cause
- legal causation versus factual causation
- requires a finding of legal causation
- limitations on the scope (extent) of liability
Professor Craig E. Jones, QC — Faculty of Law, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops
Networking Lunch
Causation in Economic Loss Claims in Personal Injury
- proof of past loss
- proof of future loss
- key evidence issues
Jeffrey Joudrey — Pacific Law Group, Vancouver
Causation and Medical Negligence
- complexity
- expert evidence
- factual indeterminancy
David W. Pilley — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver
Networking Break
Causation and Expert Evidence—Lost in Translation
- clarifying concepts
- helping the judge and jury
The Honourable Madam Justice Elaine J. Adair — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Dr. Paul Bishop, MD, PhD — Blusson Spinal Cord Centre, Vancouver
David Cheifetz — Pacific Law Group, Vancouver
Jeffrey Joudrey — Pacific Law Group, Vancouver
David W. Pilley — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver
Concluding Remarks
David Cheifetz — Pacific Law Group, Vancouver