Insurers Sued?! Defence & Discovery Revealed was the subject of a dynamic seminar hosted by Risk Management Counsel of Canada [RMC], at The Advocates’ Society on the afternoon of Thursday April 23, 2009 in downtown Toronto.

RMC’s seminar was very well received by the attendees who enjoyed the two part presentation. President, Anthony (Tony) C. Fletcher was both Master of Ceremonies and moderator for the seminar.

The first hour was devoted to presentations by Greg Thompson, [McKercher LLP], Colin Empke, [Blaney McMurtry LLP], and Richard Lindsay, [Lindsay LLP]. The focus of the discussion was how to best prepare the Claims representative for Discovery. Panellists offered tips on how to properly document the insurer’s file, avoid pitfalls of poor language in insurance logs, risks of documenting subjective impressions of claimants, as well as the types of documents which are covered by privilege.

The second part of the seminar was a lively and informative Mock Discovery moderated by Geneviève Cotnam, [Stein Monast LLP]. Additional participants were from Carfra & Lawton Lawyers, Chomicki Baril Mah LLP, Cox & Palmer, Fillmore Riley LLP, Kelly Santini LLP, and McKercher LLP. The exercise offered a demonstration of proper responses when under oath, and the potential consequences of inadequate preparation. Following the presentations and Q&A sessions, guests were entertained at a cocktail reception.