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Track Includes

• Persuading the Canadian Bench: Effective Advocacy Before Canadian Judges and Juries -
  Hon. John C. Bouck (Ret.), Kevin Feehan, Joseph E. Murphy


While there is a growing trend in British Columbia and Ontario towards jury trials across Canada the vast majority of civil trial matters are conducted before a judge alone. These proceedings require different and perhaps enhanced advocacy skills to best serve the plaintiff client. Persuasion remains important, but trial techniques are significantly different. This session will allow a prominent former Superior Court Justice and some of Canada's leading trial counsel to share effective trial techniques and to review the similarities and differences between the two modes of trial. This session is to highlight the best in advocacy practices and trial techniques before a judge in the absence of a jury and to educate about jury trials techniques used in some Canadian provinces.


• Current Trends in the Canadian Law on Expert Evidence: The Canadian Evolution and the American Revolution -
  Glenn R. Anderson


Canada and the United States have similar rules of evidence; however, in the area of expert evidence and witnesses, there are some critical differences. The presenter is the author of a well-regarded Canadian text on expert evidence. This session will review the general rules governing expert evidence, including the Canadian "modern" rules governing the admissibility of expert testimony. In addition, the U.S. rules arising from Daubert will be canvassed and given a Canadian interpretation with guidelines for potential future use in Canada.


• Using Technology to Maximize Your Case In and Out of the Courtroom -
  Pascale Daigneault, Reginald A. Watson


Some software makes your presentations better, some make them clearer, and some make trial work a lot easier. This presentation will cover enhanced use of spreadsheets and PowerPoint, amongst other software applications and guidelines for admissibility in Canadian courts.


• Proving Pain at Settlement, Mediation, or Trial in the Canadian Context -
  George A. McAllister


Proving that pain exists presents a challenge to lawyers of every province and state. Pain does not need to come with swelling, bruising, broken bones, or obvious torn ligaments. There may be no "objective" indicators of pain or severity. This presentation is designed for the solo trier of fact. It shows lawyers how to educate their judge, arbitrator, or mediator using medical literature, medical resources, your client's own medical reports, and other demonstrative methods and techniques. Participants will learn effective strategies to prove that their client's pain is real, serious, and deserving of attention by doctors and compensation by insurers and the courts.