This webinar brought up to date on legal developments and hot topics from over the last year for the shipping industry in Canada. This year's format will consist of a panel discussion followed by a series of four simultaneous breakout sessions offering a different topic.

Panel discussion:

Legal, insurance and practical issues when vessels damage underwater objects.

Moderator:  Jean-Marie Fontaine, National Leader of Shipping Group, BLG

Panel Members:

  • Sean Harrington, former Judge of the Federal Court, BLG
  • Jean-François Bilodeau, Counsel, BLG
  • Jordi Montblanch, Accounts Executive, Global Unit at Aon Canada ULC

Four breakout sessions

  1. The LNG terminals, injunctions and First Nations rights
    Speakers:  Dionysios Rossi, Partner, and  Graham Walker, Regional Managing Partner, BLG
  2. Recent changes to the Pilotage Act
    Speaker:  Sarah Sweet, Associate, BLG
  3. The application of the Quarantine Act in the time of COVID-19
    Speaker:  Nigah Awj, Associate, BLG
  4. Crewing challenges during COVID-19
    Speaker: Nathalie Sykora, Senior VP of Global Operations, CSL Group

The panel discussion and three of the breakout sessions are now available online. Watch them now. 

Panel

Breakout session 2

Breakout 3

Breakout 4


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