Rebroadcast
"Jump Start on CPD 2015": Friday, March 27, 2015; Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm—Contact Customer Service to register
(Original course: Wednesday, November 19, 2014)
Who should attend: Civil litigators at all levels of practice experience.
Learning level: All levels
Rules, culture, and change
It has been more than three years since British Columbia adopted a new set of Supreme Court Rules to govern civil litigation—rules aimed to make civil justice more efficient and affordable. It would be fair to say that the 2010 Civil Rules have only partially realized the lofty goals that were set out for them.
This course will review the jurisprudence that has developed under the 2010 Rules to more deeply understand whether change for the better has been realized, and the factors that have shaped, and continue to shape, the evolution of the Rules in practice. We will examine the theoretical and practical challenges of improving civil justice and what this entails for the bench and bar going forward.
At this course you will learn about...
- the impact of the 2010 Rules on civil litigation practice
- litigation and its evolving status relative to other dispute resolution mechanisms
- the lessons of other jurisdictions that have sought improved civil justice
- the current front line practice issues and practice pointers that the 2010 Rules have given rise to
- the impact of technology on litigation practice and how to prepare for coming changes
Law Society of BC CPD Hours: 6 hours (a minimum of 1 hour will involve aspects of professional responsibility and ethics, client care and relations, and/or practice management)
Course Chairs
Peter C.P. Behie, QC — Ramsay Lampman Rhodes, Nanaimo
Brook Greenberg — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Featured Speaker
The Honourable Mr. Justice Thomas A. Cromwell — Supreme Court of Canada, Ottawa
Pricing
Rebroadcast
"Jump Start on CPD 2015"
EARLY BIRD (Register by February 27, 2015 and SAVE): $405
After February 27, 2015: $450
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Registration includes an electronic copy of the course materials and lunch.
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CLEBC Program Lawyer
Raymond Lee
Raymondl@cle.bc.ca
Course Chairs
Peter C.P. Behie, QC — Ramsay Lampman Rhodes, Nanaimo
Brook Greenberg — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Featured Speaker
The Honourable Mr. Justice Thomas A. Cromwell — Supreme Court of Canada, Ottawa
Faculty
The Honourable Mr. Justice John J. Gill — Court of Queen's Bench, Edmonton
The Honourable Chief Justice Christopher E. Hinkson — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
The Honourable Mr. Justice Nathan H. Smith — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Daniel R. Bennett, QC — Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP, Vancouver
Murray A. Clemens, QC — Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP, Vancouver
Barbara Cornish — Singleton Urquhart LLP, Vancouver
D. Geoffrey Cowper, QC — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Craig P. Dennis — Dentons Canada LLP, Vancouver
Geoffrey B. Gomery, QC — Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP, Vancouver
J. Kenneth McEwan, QC — Hunter Litigation Chambers, Vancouver
Alison L. Murray, QC — Murray Jamieson, Vancouver
Darin Thompson — Ministry of Justice - Justice Services, Victoria