Co-Chairs

The Hon. Justice
Barbara Hamilton
Manitoba Court of Appeal

Byron Williams
Public Interest Law Centre

Keynote Speakers

Conference Comments

"Little to do with my presentation, but the 2009 Pitblado Lectures in Winnipeg have been phenomenal"

- Jordan Furlong

"I found it incredibly stimulating, as well as thought-provoking. That was a stellar line-up of speakers you and your committee put together"

- Karen Sawatzky

"It was a great pleasure to be involved - everyone was so welcoming, the audience was receptive, and I left with nothing but good memories"

- Richard Susskind

"It was an honour to be invited and indeed a pleasure to participate with such a great group of people"

- Karen MacKay

For More Information

Education and Competence
The Law Society of Manitoba
219 Kennedy Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 1S8
Telephone: 204.926.2029
Facsimile: 204.956.0624

Program Agenda

Friday November 26, 2010

8:30	Registration
9:00	The Hon. Mr. Justice Cromwell, SCC
10:10	Refreshment Break
10:30	Professor John McCamus Remedies to prevent unjust enrichment The scope of restitution Canadian reception of the American model Subtraction-type remedies Remedies in the profit measure Scope of the remedial constructive trust Role of the unjust enrichment principle.
11:20	Panel Discussion Steve Vincent (Hill Dewar Vincent)(Chair); Gwen Hatch (D'Arcy & Deacon LLP); Wayne Leslie (Fillmore Riley LLP) Recent Manitoba Decisions
12:15	Lunch in Concert Hall for those who have purchased tickets
1:15	Welcome Back
1:20	Professor Kent Roach Recent Developments in Civil Remedies under the Charter Ability and duty of Administrative Tribunals to both issue Charter remedies under s.24(1) and to apply the Charter under s.52(1) R v. Conway and Khadr v. Canada Mini political questions doctrine Administration of remedies under s.24(1)
2:05	Professor Gerald Heckman The Telezone Litigation: Artful Pleading and the Dismemberment of Federal Administrative Law or Access to Meaningful Relief? In January 2010, the SCC reserved judgment on 6 appeals which raised one central question: "must parties suing the Federal Crown for damages in an action whose success depends on a finding that the decision of a federal agency is "unlawful" first seek a determination of that decision's lawfulness through an application for judicial review under the Federal Courts Act?" What are the legal and policy arguments on either side of the debate? Possible ramifications of the SCC's upcoming decision in these cases for federal administrative law and for litigants' access to justice in claims against the Federal Crown
2:45	Refreshment Break
3:10	Panel Discussion Byron Williams (chair); Sarah Lugtig (Manitoba Justice, Civil Legal Services); Blair Graham (Thompsom Dorfman Sweatman LLP); Tracey Epp (Pitblado LLP) Navigating Administrative Tribunals Growth of administrative tribunals in Manitoba Practitioner's guide to selecting the appropriate administrative body Post Ontario Hydro and the expansion of the remedial authority of administrative tribunals Human Rights and Charter considerations

Saturday November 27, 2010

8:30	Registration
9:00	Welcome and Introduction
9:05	Dame Hazel Genn Mediation, Arbitration and Civil Justice The experience in the UK and other jurisdictions of the use of mediation and arbitration for civil, commercial and family disputes Government and judicial motivation and policy on the promotion of ADR and mediation Benefits and potential downsides for litigants, for the common law system of justice, and for society
10:05	Refreshment Break
10:35	Panel Discussion Justice Barbara Hamilton (Chair); Chief Justice Scott; Dame Hazel Genn; Bernice Bowley (Fillmore Riley LLP); Norman Cuddy (Tapper Cuddy LLP) The Future of Litigation Traditional Courts v. Administrative Bodies Impact of changes on the development of law and the rule of law Private v. Judicial mediators Is change needed? Is change a good thing?
12:05	Wrap-up