Summary of Meetings: Family Law - Vancouver Island
Number of Meetings Held:7
November 10, 2021
Registration Count: 47
Guest Speaker: Cherami Wichmann, Senior Researcher, Research and Statistics Division, Justice Canada Robin Trombley, Counsel, Family Law and Youth Justice Policy Section, Justice Canada, Bianca Stumpf, Researcher, Research and Statistics Division, Justice Canada
Meeting Title/Topic: Justice Canada: Overview of the HELP Toolkit: Identifying and Responding to Family Violence for Family Law Legal Advisers
Synopsis: Brief overview of the HELP Toolkit, discussed the findings from the user-testing and answered questions in advance of the launch.
November 16, 2021
Registration Count: 18
Guest Speaker: Dr. Beth Taylor, MD, FRCSC – Olive Fertility Center Lynda Cassels and Christine Murray – Cassels Murray
Meeting Title/Topic: Building Families Through Assisted Reproduction – the Medical and Legal Process
Synopsis: Reviewed the fertility and surrogacy law in British Columbia.
February 25, 2022
Registration Count: 22
Guest Speaker: Katie Snell, AACI, P.App from Cunningham Rivard
Meeting Title/Topic: Market Value Appraisals in Family Law
Synopsis: Presentation covered the steps and information used by appraisers during the process as well as explain the attachments to appraisals and how to read them.
April 22, 2022
Registration Count: 18
Guest Speaker: John-Paul E Boyd QC, AOCA MA LLB
Meeting Title/Topic: John-Paul Boyd, Q.C: The Places Family Law Can Take You
Synopsis: A discussion style presentation about a career in family law. Included an overview of Mr. Boyd’s varied career in family law, as well as a discussion of ethical practice considerations in family law.
April 29, 2022
Registration Count: 42
Guest Speaker: Michael Lomax, Lawyer, Mediator and Trainer, High Conflict Institute
Meeting Title/Topic: Tips for Preparing and Conducting Mediations with High Conflict Clients
Synopsis: How to prepare for and conduct mediations with high conflict clients.
May 27, 2022
Registration Count: 18
Guest Speaker: Suzette Narbonne, Child and Youth Legal Centre Ashley Trac, Child and Youth Legal Centre
Meeting Title/Topic: Overview of the Child and Youth Legal Centre Services
Synopsis: Overview of the work done at CYLC, including their intake process, when to consider seeking legal support for a child in a legal matter and what types of support can be provided to help.
June 24, 2022
Registration Count: 43
Guest Speaker: Erin Brook, Brook Law, Co-Chair of Family Law - Vancouver Island Section Daniel Lee, Fasken, Member-at-Large of Immigration Law Section
Meeting Title/Topic: Intersections of Immigration and Family Law
Synopsis: Joint presentation with Family Law sections of a fictional fact pattern for discussion. The presentation covered an overview of the applicable family law as well as review the immigration law implications.