Program Materials

Recent Developments and Complex Issues in Evidence in Family Proceedings

Table of Content

Program Date: May 9, 2016

Tab A
Agenda

Tab B
Faculty List and Faculty Biographies

Tab 1
Current and Developing Issues in Children’s Evidence
Alfred A. Mamo, McKenzie Lake Lawyers LLP

Tab 2
Criminal Evidence in Family Law Cases: The Key Issues Every Family Lawyer Needs to Know
Richard Niman, Niman Gelgoot and Associates LLP

Tab 3
Electronic Evidence & Illegally Obtained Evidence: Admissible or Not?
Kristen Normandin, Goldhart & Associates

Tab 4
Demonstration: Effective Examination and Cross-Examination of a Therapist
Steven M. D’Souza, MSW, RSW, The Office of the Children’s Lawyer
Dan L. Goldberg, The Office of the Children’s Lawyer
Stephen Codas, Epstein Cole LLP
The Hon. Justice Roselyn Zisman, Ontario Court of Justice

Tab 5
Issues of Privilege in Evidence for Family Proceedings
George Karahotzitis, Thomson, Rogers

Tab 6
Evidence on Motions: Key Principles & Required Evidence
Maxine M. Kerr, Barrister & Solicitor

Tab 7
Experts & Assessors in Family Cases: Recent Developments
Professor Nicholas C. Bala, Queen’s University, Faculty of Law

Tab 8
Notes

The Practitioners’ Guide to Residential Landlord-Tenant Disputes

Table of Content

Program Date: April 30, 2016

Tab A Agenda

Tab B Faculty List and Biographies

Tab 1 Working with the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA)
Working with the RTA (slides)
Joe Hoffer, Cohen Highley LLP

Working with the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006
Joe Hoffer, Cohen Highley LLP

Tab 2 Landlord vs. Tenant: Exploring Both Perspectives
Landlord and Tenant Perspectives at the LTB (slides)
Jack Fleming, Executive Director, North Peel and Dufferin Community Legal Services
David Strashin, Barrister & Solicitor

Residential Landlord & Tenant Disputes Perspective of Tenants’ Counsel: Reference Materials
Jack Fleming, Executive Director, North Peel and Dufferin Community Legal Services

Tab 3 Avoiding Pitfalls at the Landlord and Tenant Board
Avoiding Pitfalls at the Landlord and Tenant Board (slides)
Dr. Lilian Ma, former Associate Chair, Landlord and Tenant Board, Social Justice Tribunals Ontario
Louis Bourgon, former Member, Landlord and Tenant Board, Social Justice Tribunals Ontario

2004 CanLII 59995 (ON CA)

2010 CanLII 58921 (ON LTB)

Tab 4 What Should You Do When the Investigator Comes Knocking? The Investigation Enforcement Unit (IEU)
Investigation and Enforcement Unit Overview (slides)
Dave Grech, Coordinator, Investigation and Enforcement Unit (IEU), Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (Ontario)

The Residential Tenancies Act Offences

Tab 5 So Your Client Won (or Lost) – Now What? Costs, Reviews, Appeals and Enforcement
Post Decision: Reviews, Appeals & Enforcement (slides)
Doug Levitt, Horlick Levitt Di Lella LLP

Tab 6 Ethical and Professionalism Issues at the Landlord and Tenant Board
Ethical and Professionalism Issues at the Landlord & Tenant Board (slides)
Dr. Lilian Ma, former Associate Chair, Landlord and Tenant Board, Social Justice Tribunals Ontario
Cathy Corsetti, Corsetti Paralegal Professional Corporation & Associates

Tab 7 Residential Tenancies Act (RTA)

Tab 8 Notes

Self-Defence and Use of Force: Current and Emerging Issues

Table of Content

Program Date: April 29, 2016

Tab A
Agenda

Tab B
Faculty List and Biographies

Tab 1
Defining, Prosecuting and Defending Permissible Use of Force by Police Officers in 2016
Inspector Michael Barsky, Toronto Police Service
Sgt. Kevin Cyr, LL.M., Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Staff Sgt. David Gillis, Toronto Police College
Joanne Mulcahy, Harry G. Black Professional Corporation
Peter Scrutton, Crown Law Office – Criminal
Asha James, Falconers LLP

Tab 2
New Law of Self-Defence in Action
The Hon. Justice Ian Nordheimer, Superior Court of Justice (Ontario)
Michael Cantlon, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario)
Andrew Burgess, Addario Law Group

Tab 3
Do the Traditional Defences Still Exist in the New Self-Defence Regime?
Robert M. Wright, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario)
Jennifer Stanton, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario)
Susan Chapman, Ursel Phillips Fellows Hopkinson LLP

Tab 4
Recent Trends in the “Air of Reality” Test
The Hon. Justice Gary Trotter, Superior Court of Justice (Ontario)
Scott Latimer, Crown Law Office – Criminal

Tab 5
Self-Defence in Domestic Cases – Where is the Law Now?
Jill Witkin, Crown Law Office – Criminal
Joanna Birenbaum, Ursel Phillips Fellows Hopkinson LLP

Tab 6
Capacity, Consent and Volition in Today’s Sexual Assault Cases
Lisa Jacek, Ministry of the Attorney General
Vincenzo Rondinelli, Lafontaine & Associates
Rick Nathanson, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario)
Naomi Lutes, Greenspan Humphrey Lavine

Tab 7
Notes

Courtroom Testimony: A Practical Skills Workshop for Police and Other Law Enforcement Professionals

Table of Content

Program Date: April 27, 2016

Tab A
Agenda

Tab B
Faculty List and Biographies

Tab 1
What the Crown Attorney Can and Can’t Do for You (PPT)
By: Allison MacPherson

Tab 2
Excerpt from “Evidence and Investigation – From the Crime Scene to the Courtroom”
By: Kerry Watkins, Gail Anderson & Vincenzo Rondinelli

Tab 3
How to Put Your Best Case Forward: Strategies for Succeeding on Direct and Surviving (and even winning) on Cross
The Hon. Justice Lloyd Budzinski, Ontario Court of Justice
Julianna Greenspan, Greenspan Partners LLP
Allison MacPherson, Assistant Crown Attorney, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario)

Tab 4
Evidence Exercise – Scenario

Tab 5
Note Paper

2016 Hot Button HR Legal Issues for Education Professionals

Table of Content

Program Date: April 18, 2016

Tab A
Agenda

Tab B
Faculty List and Biographies

Tab 1
Top HR Issues Facing Educators in 2016
Jennifer Trépanier, Keel Cottrelle LLP
Glenn Stuart, StuartLaw

Tab 2
Understanding the Latest on Privacy Rights and Obligations for School Boards
Nicola Simmons, Keel Cottrelle LLP
Kimberley Ishmael, Keel Cottrelle LLP

Tab 3
Challenges and Best Practices in Balancing the Human Rights of Staff and Students
Glenn Stuart, StuartLaw

Tab 4
Strategies for Conducting Effective Workplace Investigations
Meaghen A. Russell, Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP
Jane M. Gooding, Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP

Tab 5
Employee Mental Health: From Obligation to Accommodation
Nitika Rewari, M.S c., PMP, Mental Health Commission of Canada
Robyn White, Cavalluzzo Shilton McIntyre Cornish LLP

Tab 6
HR Case Study Analysis: Bringing it All Together
Jennifer Trépanier, Keel Cottrelle LLP
Jane M. Gooding, Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP
Robyn White, Cavalluzzo Shilton McIntyre Cornish LLP

Tab 7
Notes

The Civil Litigator’s Survival Guide to Evidence

Table of Content

Program Date: April 14, 2016

Tab A
Agenda

Tab B
Table of Contents

Tab 1
Evidentiary Issues On Motions and Applications: How To Overcome Problems and Present Properly
The Hon. Justice Fred Myers, Superior Court of Justice (Ontario)
Sam R. Sasso, Ricketts, Harris LLP

Tab 2
Relevance, Materiality, Probity, Persuasion
Kathryn L. Podrebarac, Podrebarac Barristers Professional Corporation

Tab 3
Hearsay, Prior Inconsistent Statements and the Rule in Browne v. Dunn
Jacqueline L. King, Shibley Righton LLP
Lisa C. Munro, Lerners LLP

Tab 4
The Current State of Solicitor-Client and Litigation Privilege
Christopher D. Bredt, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Lindsay Lorimer, McMillan LLP

Tab 5
The Art of Making Evidence Weigh More Heavily
Jane Sirdevan, Gardiner Roberts LLP

Tab 6
Expert Evidence: How It Can Make or Break Your Case
Robert Bell, Lerners LLP

Tab 7
Commonly-Encountered Evidentiary Conundrums and Their Solution
The Hon. Justice Jamie K. Trimble, Superior Court of Justice (Ontario)
Frank E. Walwyn, WeirFoulds LLP

Tab 8
Ethical and Professional Issues Arising In Relation to Evidence
Igor Ellyn Q.C., C.S., FCIArb., Ellyn Law LLP
Andrew Faith, Polley Faith LLP
Sean Lawler, Shibley Righton LLP
Linda Plumpton, Torys LLP
Tanya Walker (Moderator), Walker Law Professional Corporation

Tab 9
Evidentiary Errors At Trial: How To Make Them Less Appealing
The Hon. Justice Michael Tulloch, Court of Appeal For Ontario

Tab 10
Note Paper