Dispute Resolution: Mediating Matters in Litigation - Practical Considerations When Parties Are Already in Court
Date/Time: Friday, October 24, 2025 |12:00 - 1:00 pm (SK) | Zoom
Speaker: Kim Visram, B.A., LL.B., Q.Med., Q.Arb., Stevenson Hood Thornton Beaubier LLP
Section Chair: Neil McPhee, Scharfstein LLP
Cost: Free for CBA Members
Join us for a practical lunchtime presentation with Kim Visram — an experienced who is also a recognized family mediator, collaborative lawyer and arbitrator. Drawing on years of courtroom advocacy and dispute experience, Kim will address the distinct considerations that arise when mediation is pursued by parties who are already engaged in litigation, compared with mediations initiated as an out-of-court option from the outset.
This session will cover:
- Key differences in approach: tactical, procedural and ethical distinctions between mediating a live litigation file and mediating pre-litigation disputes.
- Client counselling and expectations: how to advise clients who are mid-litigation about timing, risks, settlement value, and strategic trade-offs.
- Practical tips & real-world examples: lessons from Kim’s practice on moving matters out of court toward negotiated resolution while protecting clients’ litigation positions.
This program qualifies for 1.0 CPD hours under the Law Society of Saskatchewan Continuing Professional Development Policy.
This will be a zoom webinar so you can join via your computer or phone. We will provide instructions when you register of how to access Zoom if you are not familiar with this format.
