Program Materials

7th Annual Recent Developments in Advanced and Complex Issues in Property & Equalization

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Program Date: April 30, 2018

Tab 1
The Year in Review: The Most Significant Recent Judicial Decisions Affecting Property and Equalization Matters in Family Law
Aaron Franks, Epstein Cole LLP
Gary Joseph, MacDonald & Partners LLP

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What You Need to Know About Section 5 (6) Claims
The Hon. Justice Kendra Coats, Superior Court of Justice
Kathryn Hendrikx, Hendrikx Family Law

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Make Mine a Double-Double (Double-Dipping Post-Halliwell)
Matthew Krofchick, CPA, CMA, CBV, CMC, CFF, Krofchick Valuations
Lorne H. Wolfson, Torkin Manes LLP

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Expert Guidance on Experts
The Hon. Justice R.John Harper, Superior Court of Justice
Anna M. Barrett, BSc, CPA, CA, CBV, CFF, Marmer Penner Inc.
Charanjit K. Gill, Jaskott Family Law Barristers
Judith M. Nicoll, McInnis & Nicoll

4A Standards for Valuation Reports

4B Standards for Advisory Reports

4C Standards for Expert Reports

4D Standards for Limited Critique Reports

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Recent Developments in the Law and the Risk Management Implications
Yvonne Bernstein, Litigation Director and Counsel, LawPRO

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Tackling Joint Family Ventures, Trusts and Other Equitable Remedies
Sharon D. Davis, Sharon D. Davis & Associates
Paul E. McInnis, McInnis & Nicoll

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Tax Tips and Other Practical Strategies to Maximize What Your Clients Keeps and Minimize What They Pay
Marie-Eve Gosselin, Thorsteinssons LLP
Paula White, CPA, CA, CBV, Paula White Valuations

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Note Paper

Ontario’s New Construction Act: The Practical Guide to Implementing the Sweeping Changes

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Program Date: April 30, 2018

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Agenda

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Faculty List and Biographies

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The Construction Lien Act Reforms
Howard Krupat, DLA Piper (Canada) LLP

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The Prompt Payment Regime
Glenn W. Ackerley, WeirFoulds LLP

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Adjudication: Fast-Track Interim Binding Resolution of Payment Disputes
Sharon C. Vogel, FCIArb, Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP
Geza R. Banfai, McMillan LLP

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Practical Considerations: The Owner’s Perspective
Glenn Clarke, Controller of Plant, Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board
Jerry Paglia, Director, Procurement Office, The Regional Municipality of York
Eric Tilley, Senior Vice President, Legal Services, Infrastructure Ontario

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Practical Considerations: The Intermediate Payer’s Perspective
Matt Ainley, Principal, Matt Ainley Inc.
Yonni Fushman, EVP & Chief Legal Officer, Aecon Group Inc.
Paul Raboud, Chair, Ontario General Contractors Association

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Practical Considerations: The Ultimate Payee’s Perspective
Matthew Alter, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Howard Wise, Goodmans LLP

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Supplementary Materials – The Global Prompt Payment Movement Arrives in Canada
Bruce Reynolds, Singleton Urquhard Reynolds Vogel LLP

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Notes

15th National Symposium on Class Actions

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Program Date: April 26, 2018

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Agenda

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Faculty List and Biographies

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Procedural trends in Class Proceedings
Matthew D.Baer, McKenzie Lake Lawyers LLP

Current Trends in Coordination of Multi-Province Cases
Amanda M.Quayle, McDougall Gauley LLP

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Third-Party Funding

Class Action Funding
Nicole Henderson, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Andre Lesperance, Trudel Johnston & Lesperance
Margaret Waddell, Waddell Phillips Professional Corporation
Caroline Zayid, McCarthy Tetrault LLP

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Offers to Settle – Merits and Certification

“Spoiler of the settlement”: The role of bar orders in multi-defendant class actions
Daniel M.Boone, Stewart McKelvey
Jennifer L.Taylor, Stewart McKelvey

Do Written Settlement Offers Fit the Class Action Mold? A Plaintiff’s Perspective
Douglas Lennox, Klein Lawyers LLP
Caitlin Goerke, Klein Lawyers LLP

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Managing a Class Action: Defense Perspective
Luciana Brasil, Branch MacMaster LLP
Michael A. Eizenga, Bennett Jones LLP
J.Kenneth McEwan, Q.C., McEwan Cooper Dennis LLP
Catharine Moore, General Counsel, Department of Justice Canada
Heidi Rubin, Senior Counsel, Legal and Regulatory Department, Bell Canada

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Costs and Fees
The Hon.Justice Ward K.Branch, Supreme Court of British Columbia
Cheryl M. Woodin, Bennett Jones LLP
Charles M. Wright, Siskinds LLP

Costs Awards in Class Actions – General Principles and Recent Trends
Cheryl M. Woodin, Bennett Jones LLP
Jessica Starck, Bennett Jones LLP

Towards Clarity: A Few Thoughts on the Dynamics of Counsel Fees
Charles M. Wright Siskinds LLP
Alex Dimson, Siskinds LLP

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What Goes Around Comes Around: Lawyers Under Class Action Attack

The Future of Class Actions – General Principles and Recent Trends
David Sterns, Sotos LLP

Lawyers Under Class Action Attack
Peter Griffin, Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin LLP

Privilege Issues in Class Actions Against Lawyers
Marie-Andree Vermette, WeirFoulds LLP

Tab 7
Mock Arguments – Mega Fund Fees Approval Motion
Patricia D.S.Jackson, Torys LLP
David F. O’Connor, Roy O’Connor LLP
The Hon. Justice Pierre-C. Gagnon, Superior Court of Quebec

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Class Proceedings Reform
Aneurin (Nye) Thomas, Executive Director, Law Commission of Ontario
Brad W. Dixon, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Jeff W. Galway, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Craig Jones, Q.C., Associate Counsel, Branch MacMaster LLP, Professor of Law,
Thompson Rivers University
Reidar Mogerman, Camp Fiorante Matthews Mogerman LLP

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Judges & Class Actions: What’s Different? What’s New? What’s Bugging Us?
The Hon. Justice Ward K.Branch, Supreme Court of British Columbia
The Hon. Justice Chantal Chatelain, Superior Court of Quebec
The Hon. Justice Edward M.Morgan, Ontario Superior Court of Justice

Cour supérieure du Québec Nouvelle chambre des actions collectives Division
d’appel de Montréal
The Hon. Justice Chantal Chatelain, Superior Court of Quebec

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Notes

The Evolution of Mediation – Where are We Going?

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Program Date: April 23, 2018

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Agenda

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Faculty List and Biographies

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Fitting the Forum to the Fight
William Kaplan, Arbitrator & Mediator
John Beaucage, BA, D.Litt., YorkStreet Dispute Resolution Group Inc.
Susan M. Vella, Rochon Genova LLP
Joyce A.G. Mitchell, Esq., Joyce A. Mitchell & Associates, P.C.

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Mediation has Matured
Paul M. Iacono, YorkStreet Dispute Resolution Group Inc.
The Hon. Justice Gertrude F. Speigel, Ontario Superior Court of Justice
Lee M. Jacobson, Esq., Jacobson Dispute Resolution
Larry Banack, Banack Resolutions

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Ethical Problems and Impasse
The Hon. Warren K. Winkler, OC, O.Ont., QC, Former Chief Justice of Ontario, Mediator & Arbitrator
Karin S.Hobbs, Hobbs Mediation, Utah

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The Future of ADR: A Fireside Chat
Jon Fidler, JD, C.Med., M+F Mediation & Arbitration Services
Lee Jay Berman, President, American Institute of Mediation
J. Jay Rudolph, LLB. C.Med., C.Arb, Rudolph Mediation & Arbitration Services Inc.

Tab 5
Supplemental Materials
Bennett G. Picker, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP

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Notes

Advanced Construction Issues: Construction Project Delay & Impact Claims

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Program Date: April 20, 2018

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Agenda

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Faculty List and Biographies

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Fact Pattern

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Glossary

Tab 5
Overview: The Legal Context
Yonni Fushman, EVP & Chief Legal Officer, Aecon Group Inc.

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How to Identify and Manage Complex Issues
Chris Larkin, Senior Managing Director, Construction Solutions, FTI Consulting

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Understanding the Different Methods for Calculating Delay and Impact Losses
Maged Abdelsayed, Partner, Capital Projects, Deloitte Canada

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Deep Dive into Time Impact and Windows Analysis
Rick Moffat, Managing Partner, Berkeley Research Group, LLC

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Notes

National Symposium on Sexual Assault Cases in the Criminal Court

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Program Date: April 19, 2018

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Agenda

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Faculty List and Biographies

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Evidence Issues Unique to Sexual Assault Trials
The Honourable Justice David Paciocco, Court of Appeal of Ontario
Jamie Klukach, Counsel, Crown Law Office – Criminal, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario)
Danielle Robitaille, Henein Hutchinson LLP

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Five Cases for the Hip Pocket
Mabel Lai, Counsel, Crown Law Office – Criminal, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario)
Samara Sector, Addario Law Group LLP

Tab 3
Bill C-51: New Sexual Assault Provisions Coming Down the Pipe
Lisa Dufraimont, Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University

Tab 4
Cross-examination of the Complainant: Law, Ethics, and Strategy
The Honourable Justice Renee Pomerance, Ontario Superior Court of Justice
Teresa Donnelly, Regional Sexual Violence Crown, West Region, Criminal Law Division, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario)
Nathan Gorham, Rusonik, O’Connor, Robbins, Ross, Gorham & Angelini LLP

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Notes