Program Materials

Med-Arb: Efficiency or Justice Compromised?

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Program Date: October 12, 2017

Welcome & Introduction from the Chairs
Richard W.Shields, C.Arb., C.Med.Cert.F,Arb.,Cert.F.Med, Lawyer Mediator Arbitrator Trainer
Michael Erdle, FCIArb., C.Med., c.Arb., Practical Resolutions Inc.

“Med-Arb – Pariah or Panacea?”
The Hon. Warren K.Winkler, OC, O.Ont., QC, Former Chief Justice of Ontario, Mediator & Arbitrator, Honorary Fellow and Lifetime Achievement Award, International Academy of Mediators

What is the Future of Med-Arb?
Moderator:
Lorne H.Wolfson, Torkin Manes LLP

Panelists:
Philip M.Epstein, QC, Epstein Cole LLP
Ian M.Hull Hull & Hull LLP
David McCutcheon, C.Arb., Dentons Canada LLP

Ethical Issues in the Professional Practice of Med-Arb
Moderator:
Elaine Newman, BA, LLB, LLM, Mediator and Arbitrator

Panelists:
carol W.Hickman, QC, BA, LLB, LLM, Accredited Mediator, Arbitrator and Parenting Coordinator, Quay Law Centre and West Coast ADR
Megan Keenberg Van Kralingen & Keenberg LLP
Richard W.Shields, C.Arb., C.Med.Cert.F.Arb., Cert.F.Med, Lawyer Mediator Arbitrator Trainer
Dr.Martha Simmons, Winkler Professor of Dispute Resolution, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University

“Med-Arb: Blessing or Curse?”
Stephen Morrison, LLB, C.Arb, C.Med, FCIArb, Mediator & Arbitrator, Stephen Richard Morrison ADR Inc.

Effective Advocacy in Med-Arb
Moderator:
Cheryl Goldhard, Goldhart & Associates

Panelists:
Megan Keenberg, Van Kralingen & Keenberg LLP
Safina Lakhani Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP
Alexa Sulzenko Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP

Practical Issues & Practice Development
Moderator:
Richard W.Shields, C.Arb., C.Med.Cert.F.Arb., Cert.F.Med, Lawyer Mediator Arbitrator Trainer

Panelists:
Megan Keenberg, Van Kralingen & Keenberg LLP
Colm Brannigan Chartered Mediator, Chartered Arbitrator
Dr. Barbara Jo Fidler, PhD, CPsych, AccFM, Registered Psychologist, Family Solutions
Brahm D.Siegel, Nathens, Siegel LLP

Meeting the Legal Challenges of Policing in Canada

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Program Date: September 29, 2017

Tab A
Agenda

Tab B
Faculty List and Biographies

Tab 1
External Oversight Agencies; How They Work and How They Should Work
Peter Scrutton,Justice Prosecutions Unit, Crown Law Office-Criminal, Ministry of the Attorney General, Ontario (Moderator)
Tony Loparco, Director, Ontario Special Investigation Unit
Gerry McNeilly, Director, Office of the Independent Police Review (Ontario)
Inspector Peter Callaghan, Toronto Police Service Professional Standards
George Cowley, Counsel, Toronto Police Association

Tab 2
Hottest Current Issues in Prosecuting and Defending Police in Criminal and/or Disciplinary Proceedings
Peter Brauti, Brauti Thorning Zibarras (Moderator)
Jason Nicol, Justice Prosecutions Unit, Crown Law Office-Criminal, Ministry of the Attorney General, Ontario
Lawerence Gridin, Brauti Thorning Zibarras
Brendan van Niejenhuis, Stockwoods LLP Barristers
Marianne Wright, Counsel, Toronto Police Service

Tab 3
Police Use of Force and De-escalation
Ian Bulmer, Deputy Director, Crown Law Office-Criminal, Ministry of the Attorney General, Ontario
Peter Brauti, Brauti Thorning Zibarras
Staff Sergeant Jim Farrell, In Service Training Section, Toronto Police College
Judith Andersen, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto

Tab 4
Suspect Apprehension Pursuits: Legal Issues and Liabilities
Peter Scrutton, justice Prosecutions Unit, Crown Law Office-Criminal, Ministry of the Attorney General, Ontario (Moderator)
Tony Loparco, Director, Ontario Special Investigation Unit
Kevin Brosseau, Deputy Commissioner RCMP, Ottawa, LLB, LLM (Harvard)
Joseph Markson, Markson Law Professional Corporation
Kevin McGivney, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (counsel to police agencies)

Tab 5
Notes

13th Annual Update – Personal Injury Law & Practice

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Program Date: September 27, 2017

Tab A
Agenda

Tab B
Faculty List and Biographies

Tab 1
The Top Ten Personal Injury Cases of the Past Twelve Months
David Lackman, Gluckstein Personal Injury Lawyers Professional Corporation

Tab 2
Summary Judgment in Personal Injury Actions
Tonya A. Pagliaroli, TAP Law
Donna A. Polgar, Dutton Brock LLP

Tab 3
Case Dismissed? Dealing with the Amendments to Rule 48
Cynthia F. Miller, Unit Director and Counsel, LawPRO

Tab 4
Adverse Inference: the Impact of the Supreme Court’s Decision in Benhaim v St.Germain on Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Litigation
James C.Morton, Morton Barristers

Tab 5
Accidental Benefits Update: SABS Coverage and Licence Appeal Tribunal Procedure
Yoni J.Silberman, Bogoroch & Associates LLP
Laura L.Emmett, Lerners LLP

Tab 6
Adverse Costs Insurance: A Minefield for Plaintiff’s Counsel?
Susan E.Gunter, Dutton Brock LLP
Ian Hu, Counsel, Claims Prevention and practicePRO, LawPRO
Todd A. Reybroek, Reybroek Personal Injury Lawyers

Tab 7
Online Filing for Civil Courts in Ontario
Christopher Johns, Executive Director, Innovation Office, Ministry of the Attorney General

Tab 8
Fee Arrangements, Referrals and Contingency Fees
Ronald P.Bohm, SBMB Law
Steve Rastin, Rastin & Associates

Schedule A: Section 3.6 Fees and Disbursements
Schedule B: Law Society of Upper Canada Referral Fee Agreement
Schedule C: Contingency Fee Retainer Agreement

Tab 9
Notes

The 2017 Legal and Practical Guide to Consultation with Indigenous Peoples

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Program Date: September 20, 2017

Tab A
Agenda

Tab B
Faculty List and Biographies

Tab 1
Engaging in and Assessing Consultation
Larry Innes,Olthuis, Kleer, Townshend LLP
Robert H. Brent, Counsel, Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines

Tab 2
Understanding the Role of Tribunals, Municipalities and Other Administrative Bodies
Justin Safayeni, Stockwoods LLP Barristers

Tab 3
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Signa A. Daum Shanks, Assistant Professor & Director, Indigenous Outreach, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University

Tab 4
Policy Issues: The Relationship between Consultation and Reconciliation
Adam Chamberlain, Gowling WLG
S. Ronald Stevenson, Senior General Counsel, Department of Justice

Tab 5
The Impact of Daniels and Emerging Issues
Zachary Davis, Pape Salter Teillet LLP

Tab 6
Notes

2017 Guide to Legal & Business Risk Management in Cloud and SaaS Based Environments

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Program Date: September 15, 2017

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Agenda

Tab B
Faculty List and Biographies

Tab 1
What is the Cloud? And Other Technical Questions You’re Afraid to Ask
John Sibley, Senior Manager, Deloitte LLP

Tab 2
Critical IP Considerations
Donald B. Johnston, Aird & Berlis LLP

Tab 3
Privacy & Information Security Issues in the Cloud
Timothy M. Banks, Dentons Canada LLP

Tab 4
The Role of Cyber Insurance in Managing Privacy Risk
Jennifer Drake, Vice President – Legal Consultant, Financial Services Group, Aon Reed Stenhouse Inc

Tab 5
Conducting Effective Due Diligence on the SaaS Provider
Timothy M. Banks, Dentons Canada LLP
SaaS Service Provider Due Diligence Checklist
Timothy M. Banks, Dentons Canada LLP

Tab 6
When the Cloud Goes Dark: What to Do if Your Cloud Company Goes Bankrupt or Fails to Perform
P. Bradley Limpert, Limpert & Associates

Tab 7
Cloud Computing Agreements: Tips, Tricks and Pitfalls
Stephen Spracklin, City of Mississauga
Richard Austin, Deeth Williams Wall LLP
Jessica R. Lumiere, Senior Legal Counsel, TD Bank Group

Tab 8
Notes

11th National Symposium on Money Laundering and Financial Crimes

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Program Date: May 26, 2017

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Agenda

Tab B
Faculty List and Biographies

Tab 1
Prosecuting Money Market Crimes: Risks and Rewards
Jeff Kehoe, Director, Investigations, Ontario Securities Commission
Joan Barrett, Deputy Director, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario), Crown Law Office – Criminal
Inspector Ann Koenig, RCMP, Officer in Charge, Greater Toronto Area Financial Crime, Toronto Integrated Market Enforcement Team

Tab 2
Bitcoin, Blockchain and Emerging Technologies; Threats and Responses
Peter J. Warrack CAMS, CBP, CFE, Director AML Advisory and Compliance Officer, Enterprise AML, Bank of Montreal
Dwayne King, CAMS, ACFCS, CBP, Manager, Anti-Money Laundering Further Investigations Team, TD Financial Group
Ian Bulmer, Deputy Director, Ministry of the Attorney General, (Ontario), Crown Law Office – Criminal

Tab 3
Ontario’s New Serious Fraud Office Initiative
John Corelli, General Counsel, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario), Crown Law Office – Criminal

Tab 4
Keynote Speaker
Nick Kaufman, International Defence Counsel and Former Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court
“International Sanctions, Regimes and Asset Freezing”

Tab 5
Key Case Law Update
Naomi M. Lutes, Greenspan Humphrey Weinstein
Melissa Adams, Counsel, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario), Crown Law Office – Criminal

Tab 6
FINTRAC: Theory and Practice
Luc Major Manager, Strategic Intelligence and Data Exploitation Lab, FINTRAC
Anil K. Kapoor, Kapoor Barristers
Moderator: Ian Bulmer, Deputy Director, Ministry of the Attorney General, (Ontario), Crown Law Office – Criminal

Tab 7
Living Beyond One’s Means – Net Worth Investigations and Prosecutions
Jennifer Fiddian-Green,CPA, CA/IFA, CAMS, CFF, CFE, CFI, Partner, National AML Services Practice Leader, Forensics and Dispute Resolution Practice Leader, Grant Thornton LLP
Michael S. McEachren, Counsel, Team Leader – Integrated Proceeds of Crime Unit (O.R.O.), Public Prosecution Service of Canada
Scott Bergman, Cooper, Sandler, Shime & Bergman LLP
Cst. Michael Robertson, RCMP, GTA Financial Crime, Integrated Market Enforcement Teams (IMET)

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Notes