Join us for the Solicitors' Central Vancouver Island Conference to learn about best practices across many areas of law including Employment, Family, and Real Estate. Guest speakers will share insights on topics including strata property issues, excluded property under the Family Law Act, and judicial sale proceedings. On a more personal note, learn how to successfully transition out of the practice of law.
Keynote speaker, Supreme Court Master Sandra Dick, will share 10 tips for appearing before a Master in chambers. Attendees will also participate in roundtable discussions on matters related to Wills and Estates and Real Estate.
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Location:
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Sunrise Ridge Waterfront Resort
1175 Resort Drive, Parksville BC
Registering for this in-person conference requires that participants adhere to the venue’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols. See COVID-19 Participant Acknowledgement below for details.
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Time:
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Friday, April 22, 2022
Conference Sessions: See detailed Agenda below.
Networking Reception: 4:30pm-6:00pm
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3.50 Hours of Approved Continuing Professional Development in BC.
Attendance at this webinar will provide you with 2 hours of the ethics, professional responsibility and practice management component for your Law Society of BC reporting.
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AGENDA
*Order of presentations may be subject to change.
12:15pm - 12:45pm | Registration Check-In & Lunch
12:45pm - 1:00pm | Welcome from CBABC President Clare Jennings
1:00pm - 1:10pm | Welcome from Chuck Blanaru, Conference Chair
1:10pm - 1:25pm
Employment Law - Issues for the Employer
Sharon Cartmill Lane (Pearlman, Lindholm; Victoria) and Geoff Boddy (Heath Law LLP; Nanaimo)
1:25pm - 1:40pm
Top 10 Tips when Appearing Before the Master in Chambers
Keynote Speaker- Supreme Court Master Sandra Dick (Nanaimo Registry)
1:40pm - 1:55pm
Strata Law - The Bare Land & Building Strata Controversy Revisited
Cora Wilson (Wilson McCormack Law Group; Nanaimo)
1:55pm - 2:10pm
Priority Issues and Title Insurance
Brett A. Horton (Counsel & Director, Stewart Title Guaranty Company)
2:10pm - 2:20pm | AFTERNOON HEALTH BREAK
2:20pm - 2:35pm
Excluded Property Under the Family Law Act
Kathleen Sugiyama (Heath Law LLP; Nanaimo) and Enrique Montes (Heath Law LLP; Nanaimo)
2:35pm - 2:50pm
Retiring or Transitioning from the Practice of Law
Brian McDaniel (Ridgeway & Company; Duncan)
2:50pm - 3:05pm
Getting it Sold – Judicial Sale Proceedings (outside of Foreclosure)
Ian Gove (Heath Law LLP; Nanaimo)
3:05pm - 4:15pm | ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS
REAL ESTATE
- Protecting your client in a collapsing real estate transaction;
- Protecting yourself when advising on a real estate contract that is “subject to lawyer’s approval”
- Do you recommend Arbitration clauses in agreements?
- Acting for the 2nd mortgagee – how to mitigate the loss of priority
- At least 10 matters to review with a Tenant entering into a Commercial Lease
- Assignment of Real Estate Contracts
- Obtaining Discharges from Financial Institutions
- Land Owner Transparency Act - reflections and challenges
WILLS & ESTATES
- Update of s.58 of WESA
- Considerations when completing Wills for blended families
- Corporate and General Wills
- Assessing Testamentary Capacity
- Land Owner Transparency Act and Joint Tenancy
4:30pm - 6:00pm | NETWORKING RECEPTION
Networking reception generously sponsored by Stewart Title.
ACKNOWLEDGING FIRST NATIONS TERRITORIES
The CBABC acknowledges that the land from which we gather and host this conference from is the traditional and unceded territories of the K'omoks, Snueymuxw, Te'mexw Treaty Association, and we encourage members to explore the rich history and knowledge of Indigenous peoples, and to continue learning about their experience in Canada past and present.
PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT - COVID-19 HEALTH & SAFETY
By registering for this in-person program, registrants agree to follow the health and safety protocols of the venue to reduce the risks of exposure to and transmission of COVID-19, and agree to cancel their attendance if they are experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms.
Current Public Health Orders require proof of vaccination (with government-issued ID) to enter this venue. Masks are required as you move through the venue and can be removed during eating and drinking. We appreciate your co-operation.
Participant General Acknowledgement
By registering, you agree that all materials related to this course are for the sole use of the registrant, and may not be copied, reproduced, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, translated, distributed, shared, modified, made available on a network or other website, used to create derivative works, or transmitted in any form or by any means whatsoever without the prior express written permission of the Canadian Bar Association.
Cancellation Policy
Once payment has been processed there will be no refund issued, unless the registrant has to cancel because they have COVID symptoms. To cancel your attendance for any reason, please contact the PD Department at PD@cbabc.org.
