Program Materials

Advancing or Defending Invisible Injury Cases

Table of Content

Program Date: April 19, 2017

Tab A
Agenda

Tab B
Faculty List and Biographies

Tab 1
The Medical and Psychological Background
Dr. Karen Wiseman, Psy.D., C. Psych., ABPP, Practice in Clinical Psychology and Clinical Neuropsychology; Board Certified in Clinical Neuropsychology
Dr. David Berbrayer, Physiatrist & Consultant, Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, & Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto

Tab 2
The Law Of Invisible Injury: Where It Stands, Where It’s Going
David Lackman, Gluckstein Personal Injury Lawyers
Susan Gunter, Dutton Brock LLP
Meghan M. Hull Jacquin, Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP

Tab 3
Building the Plaintiff’s Case: Making the Invisible Visible
Wendy H. Sokoloff, Sokoloff Lawyers
Alfred M. Kwinter, Singer, Kwinter

Tab 4
Constructing the Winning Defence Case: Tools and Strategies
John Burnes,Brown & Burnes
Mark Elkin, Thompson, Tooze, McLean & Elkin
Antonella F. Albano, Senior Legal Counsel, Legal Claims Dept., Intact Insurance Company

Tab 5
Ethical and Professional Issues In Advancing or Defending Invisible Injury Claims
Amani Oakley,Oakley & Oakley Professional Corporation
Gregory Neinstein, Neinstein LLP
Paul Tushinski, Dutton Brock LLP

Tab 6
Notes

The 2017 Legal Guide to Privacy & Information Management in Healthcare

Table of Content

Program Date: April 10, 2017

Tab A
Agenda

Tab B
Faculty List and Biographies

Tab 1
Fact Scenario

Tab 2
2017 Update on Strategies and Best Practices for Responding to and Managing Privacy Breaches in Healthcare
Sherry Liang Assistant Commissioner, Tribunal Services, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario

Tab 3
Framework for the Provincial Health Record Under Bill 119
Manuela Di Re, Director of Legal Services and General Counsel, Information & Privacy Commissioner of Ontario

Tab 4
Understanding the Role of a Heath Information Network Provider
Mary Jane Dykeman, DDO Health Law

Tab 5
Luncheon (and Keynote Address)
Brian Beamish, ,Commissioner, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario
“Update from the IPC”

Tab 6
Disclosing Personal Health Information in Proceedings: If, How and When?
Lonny J. Rosen Rosen Sunshine LLP

Tab 7
Analyzing the Risk of Harm Exception Permitting Disclosure of PHI
Lad Kucis Gardiner Roberts LLP

Tab 8
Privacy & Protection of PHI in Community Health Settings
Bosco Chan, Chief Privacy Officer, Ontario Association of Community Care Access Centres
Anna Tersigni Phelan, Privacy Officer, Canadian Mental Health Association, Waterloo Wellington
Rodney Burns, Chief Information Officer, Association of Ontario Health Centres

Tab 9
Notes

14th National Symposium on Class Actions

Table of Content

Program Date: April 6 & 7, 2017

Tab A
Agenda

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Faculty List & Biographies

Tab 1
Multi-jurisdictional Class Actions: What Are Defendants Doing?
Effective Management of Multi-jurisdictional Class Actions: What is a Defendant to Do? (slides)
Ashley L. Paterson,Bennett Jones LLP
Katherine L. Kay, Stikeman Elliott LLP
Peter J. Pliszka, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

Multi-jurisdictional Class Actions: What are Defendants Doing?
Ashley L. Paterson, Bennett Jones LLP
Katherine L. Kay, Stikeman Elliott LLP
Peter J. Pliszka, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

Tab 2
Post Certification but Pre-Trial…
Post Certification but Pre-Trial… (slides)
Charles M. Wright Siskinds LLP
Brad W. Dixon, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Jill M. Lawrie, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Louis Sokolov, Sotos LLP

Tab 3
The Latest in Competition Law Class Actions
Umbrella Purchasers: The Plaintiffs’ Perspective
Linda Visser, Siskinds LLP
Bridget Moran, Siskinds LLP

How Should Umbrella Purchasers Be Dealt with in Canada?
Dr. A. Neil Campbell, McMillian LLP
Mirna Kaddis, McMillian LLP

Tab 4
Privacy Class Actions
“Once More Unto the Breach”: How Privacy Rights and the Vulnerability of Data are Shaping Class Actions in Quebec
Shaun E. Finn, BCF, Business Law
Marie-Christine Levasseur, BCF, Business Law

Tab 5
Certification Decisions in Common Law Misrepresentation
Case Summaries
Andrew P. Wilson, JSS Barristers

Case Summaries
David Outerbridge, Torys LLP

Tab 6
Use of Class Actions to Effect Regulatory/Political Change
Use of Class Actions to Effect Regulatory/Political Change (slides)
Jasminka KalajdzicAssociate Professor & Associate Dean, University of Windsor
Raymond F. Wagner, Q.C., Wagners
Joe Fiorante, Q.C., Camp Fiorante Matthews Mogerman LLP
Joseph J. Arvay, Q.C., Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP

Class Actions and the Charter
Joseph J. Arvay, Q.C., Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP
David W.-L. Wu, Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP

Tab 7
Settlement Approvals – Process & Materials
Class Actions Settlements: A Judicial Perspective (slides)
The Hon. John D. Rooke, Associate Chief Justice, Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta

Class Actions Settlements: A Judicial Perspective
The Hon. John D. Rooke, Associate Chief Justice, Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta

Settlement Process
Paul Vickery, Formerly Senior General Counsel, Department of Justice, Litigation Branch

The Disclosure Problematique: Recent Trends in Class Action Settlement Approvals
David Sterns, Sotos LLP
Mohsen Seddigh, Sotos LLP

Tab 8
Ethics: Conflicts, Referral Fees & Advertising
Ethics: Conflicts, Referral Fees & Advertising (slides)
Ward K. Branch, Q.C., Branch MacMaster LLP
Michael A. Eizenga, Bennett Jones LLP
Malcolm M. Mercer, McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Tab 9
Notes

6th Annual Recent Developments and Complex Issues in Property and Equalization

Table of Content

Program Date: April 5, 2017

Tab A
Agenda

Tab B
Faculty List & Biographies

Tab 1
The Most Significant Recent Judicial Decisions Affecting Property Matters in Family Law
Gary Joseph, MacDonald & Partners LLP

Tab 2
Division of Pension Benefits
Anne Slivinskas, Legal Counsel, Financial Services Commission of Ontario

Tab 3
Creative Ways to Fund an Equalization Payment and Grounds for Making an
Equalization Payment Overtime
Stephen J. Codas, Epstein Cole LLP
Neil Maisel, CBV, Crowe Soberman LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants

Tab 4
Corporate Issues in Family Law
Robert Centa, Paliare Roland LLP
Harold Niman, Niman Gloot & Associates

Tab 5
Property, Equalization & Tax Implications
Brian Cohen, Dentons

Tab 6
The Impact of Bankruptcy Declaration on Property & Equalization
Robert Klotz, Klotz Associates

Tab 7
Family Law & Estate Matters
Ian Hull, Hull & Hull LLP

Tab 8
Law Pro – Additional Documents

Tab 9
Notes

Advancing or Defending Fire and Property Loss Claims

Table of Content

Program Date: April 4, 2017

Tab A
Agenda

Tab B
Faculty List & Biographies

Tab 1
What’s Distinctive About Major Fire and Property Loss Claims?
Alfred M. Kwinter, Singer Kwinter

Tab 2
The Insurance Policy: Key Passages and Their Potential Impact
Anthony J. Bedard, Lerners LLP

Tab 3
Proof of Loss and the Adjustment Process
Plaintiff’s perspective:
Jason F. Katz, Singer, Kwinter

Defendant’s perspective:
D. Keith Smockum, Smockum Zarnett LPP

Adjuster’s perspective:
David D. LeBlanc, Licensed Adjuster, Vice President Toronto Office, National Fire Adjustment Co., Inc.

Tab 4
The Scope of Available Defences
Paul Tushinski, Dutton Brock LLP
Stephen MacDonald, Stevenson Whelton MacDonald & Swan LLP
Robert E. Sugar, Malach Fidler Sugar + Luxenberg LLP

Tab 5
Inadequate Insurance and the Liability of Insurance Brokers
Barry Papazian, Q.C., Papazian Heisey Meyers
John J. Pirie, Baker & McKenzie LLP

Tab 6
Aggravated and Punitive Damage Awards In Fire and Property Loss Cases: Where the Law Stands Now
Gary R. Will, Will Davidson LLP

Tab 7
Ethical and Professional Issues For Counsel in Fire and Property Loss Cases
Deborah Berlach, Stieber Berlach LLP
Roger Chown, Carroll Heyd Chown LLP
Frank Gomberg, Gomberg Mediation Solutions Inc.
Steven Rastin, Rastin & Associates
Lynn Turnbull (moderator), Black Sutherland LLP

Tab 8
Notes

Legal Risk Management For Design Professionals: Strategies For Dealing With Today’s Complex Projects

Table of Content

Program Date: March 31, 2017

Tab A
Agenda

Tab B
Faculty List & Biographies

Tab 1
Allocating Risks by Contract: The Essentials
Geza R. Banfai, McMillan LLP

Tab 2
Allocating Risks by Contract: Troublesome Clauses to Watch Out For
Annik Forristal, McMillan LLP

Tab 3
Disputes and Claims: Best Practices to Protect Yourself
Courtney Raphael, Aird & Berlis LLP

Tab 4
Coverage and Common Insurance Issues
Morris A. Chochla, Forbes Chochla LLP

Tab 5
The Changing Risk Profile: How to Mitigate and Avoid Common Yet Unappreciated Areas of Liability
Stephen Panciuk, SVP – National Engineering Practice Lead, Marsh Canada Limited

Tab 6
OAA 600: Standard Form of Contract for Architect’s Services

Tab 7
ACEC 31: Engineering Agreement Between Client and Engineer

Tab 8
RAIC: Canadian Standard Form of Contract for Architectural Services

Tab 9
RAIC: Guide to the Canadian Standard Form of Contract for Architectural Services

Tab 10
RAIC: Schedule A – Services

Tab 11
RAIC: Schedule B – Reimbursable Expenses

Tab 12
RAIC: Schedule C – Time Based Rates

Tab 13
The Ontario Architects Professional Liability Insurance Program Brochure

Tab 14
Prodemnity Insurance Company – Claims Publication

Tab 15
XL Catlin – Confronting Condominium Risks

Tab 16
XL Catlin – March Communique Newsletter

Tab 17
Notes