Day 1: Personal Injury for Junior Lawyers, Paralegals, and Legal Support Staff
Welcome and Introduction
File Management
- opening the file
- organizing the file
- managing the file
Venita Singh — Paralegal, Murphy Battista LLP, Vancouver
Document Production and Discovery
- listing documents
- identifying and noting privileged documents
- the test for production: no more Peruvian Guano
- document management best practices
Nicole M. Kelly — Slater Vecchio LLP, Vancouver
Medical Records
- obtaining medical records and what to ask for
- how to organize medical records
- what to look for in medical records
- common medical symbols, abbreviations, and terminology
Manjit K. Grewal — Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver
Break
ICBC 101
- the view from ICBC
- recent changes at ICBC
- what lawyers and paralegals need to know
Liam Miller — Busines Process Advisor, Insurance Corporation of BC, North Vancouver
Part 7 Benefits
- what part Part 7s?
- practice pointers and pitfalls
Matthew Hinton — Legal Counsel, Insurance Corporation of BC, Vancouver
Updated Advice Re. PGT Infant Settlement Submissions—The Road to Prompt Approvals
- jurisdiction and duty to disclose
- available resources for guidance of submitting counsel
- top submission defects/errors causing delay in approval or comments
Bill Sokoloff — Public Guardian and Trustee of BC, Vancouver
Networking Lunch
Fast Track Litigation
- the ins and outs of fast-track
- criteria for fast-track actions
- effective preparation of court documents
Brandon Souza — Murphy Battista LLP, Vancouver
Chambers Practice
- the types of applications heard in Chambers
- setting up your file
- dealing with lay litigants—best practices
- the Chambers rules
- Judge or Master?
- drafting chambers documents
Kevin Yee — Hammerberg Lawyers LLP, Vancouver
Break
The Bill of Costs: Registrar's View
- tips on preparing a bill of costs
- the Tariff
- disbursements and their test
- common errors and pitfalls to avoid
District Registrar Scott A. Nielsen — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Practice Panel: Technology Utilization Tips
- start with your file process
- identify what you need
- woring with technology tools
Dave O'Neill — Spraggs & Company, Port Coquitlam
Closing Remarks
Day 2: Personal Injury Conference
Welcome and Introduction
Jan L. Lindsay, QC — Lindsay LLP, Vancouver
James D. Vilvang, QC — Richards Buell Sutton LLP, Vancouver
Case Law Update
Karen E. Jamieson — Murray Jamieson, Vancouver
Alison L. Murray, QC — Murray Jamieson, Vancouver
Break
Registrar Practice
- preparing a bill of costs
- using the tariff
- the test for disbursements
- common errors and pitfalls to avoid
District Registrar Scott A. Nielsen — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Fixing the Crisis at ICBC: Challenges and Opportunities
- ICBC’s financial crisis and work underway to fix it
- how increased accident benefits will help people recover faster
- minor injuries, and how they will be addressed in the new system
- how the Civil Resolution Tribunal will resolve cases faster, and offer benefits to injured ICBC customers
The Honourable David Eby, QC — Attorney General and Minister responsible for Liquor, Gaming and ICBC, Province of BC, Victoria
Networking Lunch
Psychological Damages in Sexual Assault Claims
- recent developments in sexual abuse claims
- factual and legal considerations in assessing damages for sexual abuse
- "outlier" cases and pitfalls
- the "range" of damages
Natalie A. Foley — Acheson Sweeney Foley Sahota LLP, Victoria
Video Depositions
- factors and law to be considered in obtaining an order
- R 7-8
Alex Eged — Richards Buell Sutton LLP, Vancouver
Medical Marijuana Claims in Personal Injury Actions
- current v. future/expected medical marijuana prescription guidelines for medical practitioners
- judicial considerations for awarding v. denying medical marijuana claims
- proving (plaintiff) v. mitigating (defence) medical marijuana claims — factual considerations and expert evidence
Tiffany P.K. Tsang — Lindsay LLP, Vancouver
Getting Off the Record: Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow But Only If Done Right!
- when you can and can't get off the record
- ethical considerations
- timing is everthing
- how to get off the record — with pitfalls to avoid
Kieron G. Grady — Klein Lawyers LLP, Vancouver
Break
Appeals in Personal Injury Actions
- the decision to launch an appeal
- practical considerations
- legal considerations
- appeals from legal errors
- appeals from factual errors
- tips for factum writing
- tips for oral argument
- remedies
Timothy J. Delaney — Lindsay Kenney LLP, Vancouver
Mary-Helen Wright — Pacific Law Group, Vancouver
Closing Remarks
Jan L. Lindsay, QC — Lindsay LLP, Vancouver
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