Current and Emerging Issues in Civil Sexual Assault

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In one information packed day, you will acquire the key knowledge, practical strategies and contacts you need to successfully advance or defend a civil sexual assault claim. Let OsgoodePD’s experts provide you with the benefit of their insights and experience and answer your most pressing questions on topics including:

• How to deal with credibility problems at various stages of litigation
• Breach of non-delegable duty – is this a viable alternative where other claims fail?
• New and emerging trends including revenge porn, defamation claims, sexting
• What’s different in sexual abuse mediations and how mediators and counsel can best manage them
• The interplay between civil and criminal, including document sharing and the role of criminal convictions and acquittals in civil cases
• Key update on vicarious liability and negligence trends
• Class vs Group Actions – when are class actions advisable?
• Privacy issues and strategies for dealing with them

Faculty

Chairs

• Elizabeth K. P. Grace, Lerners LLP
• Gillian T. Hnatiw, Adair Goldblatt Beiber LLP

Faculty

• Joanna Birenbaum, Ursel Phillips Fellows Hopkinson LLP
• Breese Davies, Breese Davies Law
• David Butt, Barrister
• Frank Gomberg, Gomberg Mediation Solutions Inc.
• Andrea Gonsalves, Stockwoods Barristers
• Bruce Hutchison, Genest Murray LLP
• Simona Jellinek, Jellinek Law Office
• Anna Matas, Lerners LLP
• Loretta P. Merritt, Torkin Manes LLP
• Dr. Candice M. Monson, C.Psych., Department of Psychology, Ryerson University
• The Hon. Justice Diane Oleskiw, Ontario Court of Justice
• Peter J. Osborne, Lenczner Slaght
• Alexander D. Pettingill,Thomas Gold Pettingill LLP
• Linda C. Phillips-Smith,Stieber Berlach LLP
• Molly Reynolds, Torys LLP
• Alex Smith, Henein Hutchison LLP
• Robert Talach, Beckett Personal Injury Lawyers
• Kathleen Urdahl, Global Resolutions
• Susan Vella, L.S.M., Rochon Genova LLP
• Margaret L. Waddell, Waddell Phillips Professional Corporation

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2-3 delegates: 25% off program fee
4-10 delegates: 30% off program fee
11+ delegates: 35% off program fee
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The video stream, including link to program materials will be sent to you via email as soon as payment is successfully processed.

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