Program Materials

13th Annual Conference on Crown Liability

Table of Content

Program Date: February 28, 2017

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Agenda

Tab B
Faculty List and Biographies

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Recent Developments in Negligence Affecting Crown Liability
Prof. Erika Chamberlain, Western Law, Western University
Prof. Bruce Feldthusen, Faculty of Law (Common Law), University of Ottawa

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The Daniels Case and Metis Rights
Andrew Lokan, Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP
Jason Madden, Pape Salter Teillet LLP

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Recent Law on Jurisdiction In Suits Involving the Federal and Provincial Crown
Jacqueline Dais-Visca, Senior Counsel, Justice Canada (Business Law)
Sunil S. Mathai, Counsel, Crown Law Office – Civil, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario)

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Class Actions Roundup
Shantona Chaudhury, Pape Barristers Professional Corporation
Paul B. Vickery, Barrister & Solicitor, [formerly] Senior General Counsel, Civil Litigation Branch, Justice Canada
Christopher Wayland, Counsel, Crown Law Office—Civil, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario)

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Overcoming Key Procedural Challenges In Crown Litigation
Robin K. Basu, General Counsel, Constitutional Law Branch, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario)
Hayley Pitcher, Counsel, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario)
Chantelle A. Blom, Counsel, Crown Law Office—Civil, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario)
Christine Mohr, Senior General Counsel, Justice Canada (Ontario Regional Office)

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Contracts: Duty of Good Faith and Whether the Crown Has a “Higher Obligation”?
Geoff R. Hall, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Paul Sheridan, Counsel, Crown Law Office—Civil, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario)

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Role of the Amicus in Public Litigation Where the Federal or Provincial Crown Is a Party
Anil K.S. Kapoor, Kapoor Barristers

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Ethical and Professional Issues In Crown Litigation
Joseph K. Cheng, Counsel, Business, Regulatory and Extradition Law Division, Justice Canada (Ontario Regulatory Office)
Sarah T. Kraicer, Counsel, Constitutional Law Branch, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario)
Michael H. Morris, Senior General Counsel, Public Safety & Defence, Justice Canada
Philip Tunley, Stockwoods LLP

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Notes

Accident Benefits 2017: What’s New, What’s Important?

Table of Content

Program Date: February 24, 2017

Tab A
Registration and Continental Breakfast

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Chairs’ Welcome and Introductory Remarks

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The Most Important AB Cases of the Past Year
Claire Wilkinson, Martin & Hillyer Associates

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Recent Changes to the SABS: A Checklist of Practical Considerations
Alison Burrison, McLeish Orlando
Catherine A. Korte, McCague Borlack LLP

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LAT It Be: Strategic and Tactical Considerations at the Licence Appeal Tribunal
Benson Cowan, Director, Legal Services Safety, Licensing Appeals and Standards Tribunals Ontario (SLASTO)
David J. Levy, Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP
Philippa G. Samworth, Dutton Brock LLP
Kadey B.J. Schultz, Schultz Frost LLP
Alexander Voudouris, Pace Law Firm

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Section 33 of the SABS: Where the Wild Things Are
Moderator:
Alexander Voudouris, Pace Law Firm
Albert Conforzi, Pace Law Firm
Jason Frost, Schultz Frost LLP

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New CAT In Town: Deciphering the New Definition of Catastrophic Impairment and Its Implications
Eric K. Grossman, Zarek Taylor Grossman Hanrahan LLP
Dr. Chantal Vaidyanath, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute

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In Search of Deep Pockets: Suing the Broker
M. Steve Rastin, Rastin & Associates
James Cameron, FCIP, CRM, C. Arb., President, Cameron & Associates Insurance Consultants Limited
J. Daniel Dooley, Dooley Lucenti LLP

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Notes

Successful Advocacy in Tort and Personal Injury Mediations

Table of Content

Program Date: February 15 – 16, 2017

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Agenda

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Faculty List and Biographies

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What’s Unique About Mediation Advocacy?
Frank K. Gomberg, Gomberg Mediation Solutions Inc.
Paul Torrie, Global Resolutions

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Secrets of the Persuasive Mediation Brief
Paul Torrie, Global Resolutions (moderator)
Pamela Chapman, Professor, University of Ottawa
Jeffrey R. LeRoy, Lawson LLP

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Your Relationship With the Mediator
Frank K. Gomberg, Gomberg Mediation Solutions Inc. (moderator)
Risa M. Kirshblum, Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin LLP
Kadey B.J. Schultz, Schultz Frost LLP

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Handling Bad Behaviour and Difficult Personalities
Jon T. Fidler, M + F Mediation & Arbitration Services
Wendy Moore Mandel, Thomson, Rogers
J. Jay Rudolph, Rudolph Mediation & Arbitration Services Inc.

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Nonverbal Communication in the Mediation Rom; The Messages You May Be Sending Without Knowing It
Dr. Mark G. Frank, Professor and Chair, Department of Communication, University at Buffalo, State University of New York

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Breaking Impasses: Creative Solutions For Counsel
Paul Torrie, Global Resolutions (moderator)
Ivan Luxenberg, M + F Mediation & Arbitration Services
Richard J. (Rick) Weiler, Weiler ADR Inc.

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Advocacy at the Mediation, Part 1
Heidi R. Brown, Bogoroch & Associates LLP
Frank K. Gomberg, Gomberg Mediation Solutions Inc.
Alfred M. Kwinter, Singer Kwinter
Robert L. Love, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Kathleen Urdahl, Global Resolutions

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Advocacy at the Mediation, Part 2
Paul Torrie, Global Resolutions (moderator)
Catherine Bruder, Bruder Springstead LLP
Elizabeth Grace, Lerners LLP
Rebecca L. Nelson, Azevedo & Nelson

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Impact of Cross-Cultural Factors on the Mediation
Frank K. Gomberg, Gomberg Mediation Solutions Inc. (moderator)
Sandhya Kohli, Mediator & Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School
Muneeza Sheikh, Levitt LLP

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Ethical and Professional Issues In the Tort/PI Mediation Process
Paul Torrie, Global Resolutions (moderator)
Valerie A. Edwards, Torkin Manes LLP
Gavin MacKenzie, MacKenzie Barristers
Donald H. Rogers, Q.C., Rogers Partners LLP

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Notes

The Short Course on Partnerships, Limited Partnerships and Joint Ventures

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Program Date: February 3, 2017

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Agenda

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Faculty List and Biographies

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Key Issues Throughout the Partnership Life Cycle
Matthew R. Hibbert, Partner, Dentons Canada LLP
Mark A. Mahoney, Partner, Dentons Canada LLP
Jesse Brodlieb, Partner, Dentons Canada LLP
Matt Dunnet, Associate, Dentons Canada LLP

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The Characteristics and Uses of Limited Partnerships
Michael P. Whitcombe Partner, McMillan LLP
Michael Friedman, Partner,McMillan LLP

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Deal Structures Overview: How, Why and When You Use Partnerships, Limited Partnerships and Joint Ventures
Victoria Graham, Partner, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Dov B. Begun, Partner, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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Structuring and Negotiating Joint Ventures
Andrew Bourns, Partner, Dentons Canada LLP

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Ethics and Professional Responsibilities Pertaining to Partnerships
Laura Sheppard, Associate, Dentons Canada LLP
Rahim Punjani, Legal Counsel, Cancer Care Ontario

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Notes

Critical and Emerging Issues in School Law for K-12 Education Professionals

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Program Date: February 1 - 2, 2017

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Agenda

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Faculty List and Biographies

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Optional Primer: The Statutory Framework
Robert G. Keel, Keel Cottrelle LLP

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The Impact of the Charter of Rights and the Ontario Human Rights Code on Schools
Sheila MacKinnon, Shibley Righton LLPr

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Intimidation.com: Update on Cyberbullying in Canadian Schools
Eric M. Roher,, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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Police, Cyberspace and Criminal Behaviour
Det. Cst. Scott McQuoid, Sex Crimes Unit, Child Exploitation Section, Toronto Police Service

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Child Protection Issues in Schools: The Role of Educators
The Hon. Justice Marvin A. Zuker Associate Professor, Leadership, Higher & Adult Education, University of Toronto, OISE
Sheila C. MacKinnon, Barrister & Solicitor

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Student Discipline: Best Practices on the Ground
Marianne Mazzorato, Director of Education, Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
Bill Byrd, Administrator, Caring and Safe Schools, Toronto District School Board
Joe Tompkins, Superintendent of Education (Student Achievement), Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board
Wendy Dowling, Superintendent of Leadership Development and School Support Services, Peel District School Board

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Police Protocols and YCJA: School Board Implications
Nadia Adragna, Coordinating Principal of TCDSB Expulsion Program and Safe Schools Department, Toronto Catholic District School Board
Brock Jones, Crown Counsel (Criminal), Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario
Police Constable Megan McGarry, Divisional Policing Support Unit, Toronto Police
Service

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Social Media Case Study Overview
Robert G. Keel,Keel Cottrelle LLP
The Hon. Justice Marvin A. Zuker, Associate Professor, Leadership, Higher & Adult Education, University of Toronto, OISE

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Notes

Pension and Benefit Entitlements Upon Marriage Breakdown – The 2017 Legal Guide

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Program Date: January 30, 2017

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Agenda

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Faculty List and Biographies

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Pension and Benefit Splitting Upon the Breakdown of the Spousal Relationship: Where the Law Stands Here and Now
Pension and Benefit Entitlements Upon Marriage Breakdown: The Current Legal Landscape (slides)
Douglas Rienzo, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Pension Division Upon the Breakdown of the Spousal Relationship
Douglas Rienzo, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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Pension Benefit Entitlements on Marriage Breakdown: The Cross Country Legal Landscape
Pension Benefit Entitlements on Marriage Breakdown: Cross Country Review(slides)
Diana M. Woodhead, Principal, Mercer LLC

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Pension Division at Source: Getting It Right the First Time
Ontario Pension Division: Getting it Right the First Time (slides)
Mariette P.H. Matos, Bennett Jones LLP

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Keynote Address
“How Does This Work in the Real World!?!” A Plan Administrator’s Perspective (slides)
Mariana MacIntosh, Director & Associate General Counsel, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan

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Spousal Entitlement to Employee-Related Benefits and RRSPs
Spousal Entitlement to Employee-Related Benefits and RRSPs (slides)
Georgina Carson, MacDonald & Partners LLP
Spousal Entitlement to Employee-Related Benefits and RRSPs
Georgina Carson, MacDonald & Partners LLP

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Working With the FSCO Forms
Working With the FSCO Forms (slides)
Scott A. Lamb, Counsel, Legal Services Branch, Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO)

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Understanding Pension & Benefit Tax Issues & Implications
Understanding Pension & Benefit Tax Issues & Implications (slides)
James Pierlot, Pierlot Pension Law

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Putting It All Together: Applying Your Knowledge to Real-World Fact Situations
Putting It All Together: Applying Your Knowledge to Real-World Fact Situations
Yvonne Bernstein, Litigation Director and Counsel, Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity Company (LAWPRO)
Daniel S. Melamed, Torkin Manes LLP
Natasha D. Monkman, Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP

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Notes