IN-PERSON MEETING | When Interests Collide: Navigating Conflicting Interests in Labour Law
This meeting is being hosted by the Labour Law Section.
| Speakers: |
Megan Ashbury, Mediator, Arbitrator and Investigator, Megan Ashbury Law Corporation
Sara Forte, Founder, Mediator & Lawyer, Forte Workplace Law
Stephanie Drake, Vice Chair & Registrar at the BCLRB |
| Time: |
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 12:00pm - 1:00pm (PT) |
| Location: |
Courthouse Libraries, 800 Smithe St. Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2E1 (3rd Floor - Columbia Room) |
| Meal Fee: |
$22.00 (GST Incl.) - Optional |
| Fee: |
CBA Member: Free!
Non-CBA Member: $70 (+ GST)
Don't have a CBA account? Create a non-member account to register! |
| CPD Hours: |
1.00 hour (Ethics) |
Join Megan Ashbury, Stephanie Drake, and Sara Forte for a facilitated discussion of ethics and practical advice, centering on navigating conflicting interests as labour practitioners and neutrals. Topics may include navigating business conflicts in a mixed practice, emergent issues with witness evidence, acting as a neutral for parties that are former clients or formerly opposed, and managing conflicts between unions and their members.
TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This event is being hosted from the traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including Tsleil-Waututh, Squamish and Musqueam First Nations. We encourage members to explore the rich history and knowledge of Indigenous people, and to continue learning about their experience in Canada past and present.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
This meeting is for lawyers, judges, articling students & law students only.
If you are a non-lawyer working in a field related to this meeting, please contact sections@cbabc.org to request attendance. Attendance is granted to non-lawyers on a case by case basis.
ACCESSIBILITY
Please add any accommodation requests you have to the notes of your registration. Wheelchair accessibility, gender-neutral washrooms, and allergies will be accommodated based on venue availability.
We welcome suggestions for enhancing the inclusiveness of our activities. Please contact if you have any questions or recommendations.
ONLINE REGISTRATION
Remote attendance is available for this event. Please see the registration page here.
