11:00 am – 11:10 am

Welcome and Introduction

Speakers:
Darren Williams, Past-Chair of the CBA Civil Litigation Law Section (Victoria, BC)
Alexander Hora, Chair of the CBA Civil Litigation Law Section (Toronto, ON)

11:10 am – 12:15pm

SESSION 1: 8th Annual Update of Key Civil Litigation Cases Across Canada

This panel will review recent significant civil litigation cases from across the Country.

Speakers:
Samantha Green, Fogler, Rubinoff LLP (Toronto, ON)
Kelly Moffet-Burima, Norton Rose Fulbright (Calgary, AB)
Andrew Kinley, McInnes Cooper (Halifax, NS)

Moderator: Andrew Moss, Moss Hachey Law (Fredericton, NB)

12:15 pm - 12:35 pm

Break

12:35 - 2:05 pm

SESSION 2: Are We There Yet? Getting to Trial Faster

Our pan-Canadian panel will discuss initiatives at addressing delays in our civil justice system, including changes advanced under Ontario’s Civil Rules Review. 

Speakers:
The Honourable Justice Cary Boswell, Ontario Superior Court of Justiceand Co-Chair of the Ontario Civil Rules Review Working Group (Newmarket, ON)
Michelle Awad, K.C., McInnes Cooper LLP (Halifax, NS)
Craig Dennis, K.C., Dennis Dawson James Aitken LLP (Vancouver, BC)
Doug Mitchell, Ad. E., IMK S.E.N.C.R.L LLP (Montreal, QC)
Lillian Y. Pan, K.C., Dentons Canada LLP (Calgary, AB)
Allison Speigel, Speigel Nichols Fox LLP and Co-Chair of the Ontario Civil Rules Review Working Group (Mississauga, ON)

Moderator: Steve Tenai, Aird & Berlis LLP (Toronto, ON)

2:05 pm - 2:25 pm

Break

2:25 pm - 3:25pm

SESSION 3: Ethical Issues for Litigation

Part 1:  When Your Case Goes Viral:  ‘I do not litigate in the media’ made sense when media and the courts operated in distinct spheres and it was possible to segregate your conduct of the litigation from the outside context.  In our brave new wholly-integrated and dominated by lightening-fast communication world, the historic approach may no longer be appropriate to protect litigants or the process.  This discussion will consider counsel’s ethical obligation to their clients, to opposing counsel and opposing parties, and most importantly to the Court when a case goes viral.

Speakers:
Susan Kushneryk, Kushneryk Morgan LLP (Toronto, ON)

Part 2:  The Costs of Hallucinating:  A review of various Canadian Court’s rules and practice directions relating to how counsel and lay litigants may and may not us AI in preparing court materials, and the evolving costs consequences of misusing AI in the court process. 

Moderator & Speaker: Darren Williams, Past-Chair of the CBA Civil Litigation Law Section, League and Williams lawyers (Victoria, BC)

3:25:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Closing Remarks

Speakers:
Darren Williams, Past-Chair of the CBA Civil Litigation Law Section, League and Williams lawyers (Victoria, BC)
Alexander Hora, Chair of the CBA Civil Litigation Law Section, Garfinkle Biderman LLP (Toronto, ON)