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AUDIO
CONFERENCE
Winning Cases at Grievance Arbitration
– An Advanced Session
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| WHEN: |
June 13,
2007
12:30
p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EDT
Playback:
Monday, June 18, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. EDT |
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| WHERE: |
Your
own office or boardroom |
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| MODERATOR: |
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Matthew Certosimo
Employer Counsel
Borden Ladner Gervais |
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Simon Renouf
Union Counsel
Simon Renouf Professional Corporation |
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| SPEAKERS: |
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Craig Flood
Union Counsel
Koskie Minsky |
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Diane Gee
Employer Counsel
Heenan Blaikie |
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ISSUES:
You don't have to be a lawyer to win at arbitration, but you do have to be prepared. In this essential 90-minute program, a Lancaster exclusive, our panel of expert labour law practitioners will share their own strategies for winning grievances, both before and at arbitration. Whether you're preparing for your first hearing or your four hundredth, you will benefit from hearing the experts' advice on critical topics such as:
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Effective pre-hearing preparation: Learn how to develop a theory of the case; identify the key issues, strengths and weaknesses; find relevant case-law and structure legal arguments; investigate the facts and prepare witnesses; select the appropriate forum; and choose which remedy/hearing outcome to shoot for.
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Pre-hearing disclosure essentials: How can parties access investigative reports, employee medical records, internal policies, and other protected evidence in advance of the hearing? What types of documents and information can be shielded from disclosure? When should a party ask for an independent medical assessment?
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Making the case: Which party goes first? What is the "best evidence" rule? What are the best ways to effectively examine witnesses and cross-examine the other side's witnesses? How should one deal with uncooperative or unavailable witnesses? What's the best way to introduce documentary evidence? When and how do you use expert witnesses?
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Hearing techniques: What are the basic rules of hearing etiquette? How, when and why should you object, or refrain from objecting to, the other side's evidence? What are the characteristics of effective opening and closing statements? What surprises can happen at a hearing? Which ethical issues does a non-lawyer representative have to look out for at the hearing, and what are some strategies to deal with them?
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| Q
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Gather
your colleagues around a speakerphone in your own office or boardroom. Have the
opportunity to ask questions in the Question & Answer portions of the sessions.
An additional 15 minutes will be added at the end of the session for those who
wish to continue with Q & A. |
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| MATERIALS: |
Valuable,
up-to-date materials and case summaries will be available for downloading from
our website. |
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| REGISTRATION
FEE: |
$195,
plus GST (Registrations must be paid in advance of the audio conference).
Registration costs are per listening site/telephone, so you can have any number
of people listening at your location for one low price. Click
here for registration information. |
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| CDs: |
Audio conference CDs, including a PDF copy of the materials from the conference, are available for $175 + GST per conference ($75 + GST for registrants). Click here to order. |
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| REGISTRATION
INFORMATION: |
When
you register, you'll be given a toll-free number to dial at the time of the session
and a PIN number for access. For additional program and registration information,
call Lancaster House at 416-977-6618 or register now. |
