Program at a Glance

*All meals and sessions will be held at the Marriott Vancouver Pinnacle Hotel with exception of the Monday Dinner at the Vancouver Club*

Sunday June 16, 2024

6:00 - 10:00 pm
Welcome Reception

Venue: Point Grey, 3rd Floor Patio

 

 

 

Monday June 17, 2024

10:30 - 11:30 am
AGM (open to all CMLA member)

Venue: Point Grey

11:30 - 12:30 pm
Directors Meeting (closed meeting)

Venue: Point Grey

12:30 - 1:30 pm
Lunch

Venue: Point Grey

1:30 - 1:45 pm
Welcome Remarks

Venue: Point Grey

Speaker: Rui Fernandes, CMLA President

1:45 - 2:30 pm
Young CMLA - Discussion on Sanctions

Venue: Point Grey

Speakers: 
Andrea Fernandes, Gardiner Roberts LLP 
Simon Ledsham, Stikeman Elliott LLP
Dylan MacDonald, Stewart McKelvey

2:30 - 3:00 pm
Update on Canadian Cases

Venue: Point Grey

Speaker: Marc Isaacs, Isaacs Odinock LLP

3:00 - 4:00 pm
Update on Impact of Co-operative Federalism on Maritime Disputes

Venue: Point Grey

Speaker: Will Morreira, Stewart McKelvey

6:00 - 10:00 pm 
Annual Conference Dinner

Venue: The Vancouver Club, 915 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC, V6C 1C6

 

 

Tuesday June 18

8:30 -  9:15 am
Updates on MLA and Recent Case Law

Venue: Point Grey

Speaker: Ryan Gauvin and Cameron Grant, SOPF Rep

9:15 - 10:00 am
Upcoming Legislation and Views of SFC

Venue: Point Grey

Speaker: Chris Hall, President and CEO, Shipping Federation of Canada

10:00 - 10:30 am
Review of Recent Decisions (U.S.A)

Venue: Point Grey

Speaker: Elizabeth McIntosh, Meritas

10:30 - 10:45 am
Coffee Break

Venue: Point Grey
10:45 - 11:30 am
Limitation of Liability for Small Craft - Two Countries, Two Approaches - Recent Legislative Changes

Venue: Point Grey

U.S.A. Speaker: Raymond T. Waid, Meritas

Canadian Speaker: Kim Stoll, Gardiner Roberts LLP
11:30 - 12:15pm
Views from the Bench - Tips on Getting Your Case Across

Venue: Point Grey

Speakers: Justice Chris Giaschi, Justice Andrew Meyer, Justice Elizabeth Heneghan

12:15 - 1:15 pm
Closing Lunch

Venue: Point Grey