Program
A breakdown of the topics that will be presented on September 23, 2020.
Opening Remarks by Chair
EMERGING TORTS WHERE PLAINTIFFS REQUIRE REPRESENTATION
Panelists: Scott Frew, Gordon Marsden, Michael Ellis, Meghan Walker; Moderator: David Morin
HOW TO MASTER THE TECHNOLOGY FOR THE POST-COVID WORLD
Panelists: Charles Gluckstein, Michael Ellis, Kris Bonn; Moderator: Joel Cormier
CROSS-EXAMINING A WITNESS THROUGH TECHNOLOGY: NEW CHALLENGES: NEW SOLUTIONS
Panelists: Ron Davidson, Jim Davidson, Joel Cormier
MODERNIZING THE CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM DURING A PANDEMIC
Attorney General Doug Downey
GOING TO COURT VS LITIGATING FROM YOUR BASEMENT
Panelists: Joseph Obagi, Stephen Cavanagh; Moderator: Gary Will
SUPREME COURT OF CANADA UPDATE
Eugene Meehan, Q.C.
MORE PERSUASIVE WRITTEN ADVOCACY IN A COVID CONTEXT: ZOOM APPEARANCE OR IN WRITING / NO APPEARANCE AT ALL?
Eugene Meehan, Q.C.
PERSPECTIVES IN EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION
Panelists: Danielle Rawlinson, Solomon Mckenzie, Josh Lokko, Méliane Etien-Usher; Moderator: Thelson Desamour/ Michelle Bell
JUDGES’ PANEL DISCUSSING CHANGES TO HOW CASES ARE LITIGATED IN 2021
Panelists: Justice Archibald, Justice Dow, Justice Casullo; Moderator: Gary Will
MEDIATION PANEL
Panelists: Hon. Giovanna Roccamo (Ret'd), Paul Torrie, Bill McCorriston, Jay Rudolph; Moderator: Gary Will
THE FUTURE OF THE JURY TRIAL
Panelists: Todd McCarthy, Jay Ralston, Patrick Brown, George McAllister; Moderator: Gary Will
CROSS COUNTRY ROUNDUP: LITIGATING MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLAIMS FROM COAST TO COAST
Panelists: Joseph V. Miller, Q.C., Weir Bowen LLP (Alberta); Marc Boulanger, Tremblay Bois Avocats (Quebec); John McKiggan, Q.C. (Nova Scotia); Moderator: Paul Cahill