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National Judicial Institute
October 12 2022 - October 13 2022

Federal Court Annual Education Seminar 2022

This seminar focused on delivering practical updates on the court’s core substantive areas of the law.

Number of Participants: 39

Overview

This seminar focused on delivering practical updates on the court’s core substantive areas of the law.

Objective

The objectives of the seminar were for participants to improve their knowledge base of maritime law, to review the applicable principles of expert evidence, and to discuss relevant challenges associated with class actions.

Summary

Led by experienced judges, academics and other practitioners, through a mix of lectures and panel discussions, the seminar explored the court’s jurisdiction over maritime law matters, and the content and sources of maritime law. Several speakers, including academics and practitioners, discussed barriers to justice in class action matters, as well as third party litigation funding in class actions. Sessions on expert evidence included a review of the applicable legal principles and a discussion of how to classify different types of expert evidence. Presenters discussed new strategies in cases where parties rely on joint experts, including the “hot-tubbing” strategy.  A keynote address from a retired Supreme Court of Canada judge addressed the interaction between provincial private law and federal law.