Summary of Meetings: Civil Litigation - Okanagan
Number of Meetings Held:2
January 20, 2021
Registration Count: 111
Guest Speaker: Amelia Martin (Dolden Wallace Folick LLP) Jeffrey Robinson (Rush Ihas Hardwick LLP) Robert Levin (Robert O. Levin Law Office)
Meeting Title/Topic: Document Management for Virtual Examination for Discovery
Synopsis: A panel of local lawyers discussed their experience and tips in conducting examinations remotely, with a focus on document management for the examination.
March 30, 2021
Registration Count: 46
Guest Speaker: Al Perry, Mediatior and Arbitrator
Meeting Title/Topic: A Third Option for ADR: Mediation-Arbitration
Synopsis: Al Perry, a local mediator and arbitrator, discussed an underused third option to alternative dispute resolution besides mediation or arbitration alone: Mediation-Arbitration.
May 19, 2021
Registration Count: 46
Guest Speaker: Al Perry, Mediatior and Arbitrator
Meeting Title/Topic: Duty of Honest Performance in Contracts
Synopsis: Joseph Ensom and Jeffrey Robinson discussed the impacts of the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision on C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger.
Comments and Observations of the Chair
We would like to thank everyone for their continued participation in this section. Although we could not host an in-person event this year, we are pleased to announce that we had record numbers in attendance at our webinars this year. We look forward to hosting similar events in the coming year and seeing everyone in person soon.