Program Chair
Alexi Wood
St. Lawrence Barristers PC
Civil sexual assault claims are complex and challenging. Get the foundational knowledge and practical strategies you need to advise with confidence. Now offered in a convenient, interactive webinar format.
Over a series of nine webinars, Canada’s leading experts will guide you through the key stages and issues in civil sexual assault claims. Each 75 minute webinar will focus on a specific issue or stage (with a range of topics including types of claims, damages, navigating overlapping claims, understanding trauma, vicarious liability, etc.) Each segment will include thoughtful analysis, key information, and lots of opportunities for questions and discussion. Take one, several, or enjoy special bundle savings and take all nine webinars. Can’t make one of the dates? Registrants will have access to the on-demand recording and materials for each webinar.
This is the foundational knowledge and best practices that professionals new(ish) to this area need to successfully advance or defend a civil sexual assault claim. Don’t miss this opportunity to acquire the guidance you need – from the experts you trust. Now available for the first time as a convenient webinar series.
What You’ll Learn
Claims 101
- Overview of the types of claims and pleadings in this arena, including assault, battery, intentional infliction of mental suffering, voyeurism and revenge porn, stalking, family /intimate partner violence
- Understanding the key elements of these torts
- Types of claims in other proceedings
Understanding credibility, memory and trauma in sexual assault cases
Client Intake: Best Practices
- Getting the key information from your client in a trauma informed way
- Navigating anonymization and publication bans
- Guidance on how to set up your file for success
Foundations of Institutional / Vicarious Liability
Defending the Claim
Navigating Counter Claims and Retaliatory Litigation
Damages 101
- Types of damages available in a civil sexual assault claim
- Quantum – how to assess the value of the claim
- Proving your loss
- Experts
Interplay of Overlapping Proceedings strategies for navigating related regulatory, employment and criminal proceedings
Resolutions and Other Outcomes
Who Should Attend
Lawyers whose practice includes sexual misconduct issues
In-house Counsel
Employment law lawyers
Human Resources Professionals
Faculty
Program Chair
Alexi Wood
St. Lawrence Barristers PC
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Bundle Price (9)
$1,125 $899 + Tax
Series Discount: Purchase all 9 webinars at a special discount rate. Can’t make some of the dates? You will get access to the on-demand recording and materials for each webinar.
Oct 27, 2026
OsgoodePD Civil Sexual Assault Claims 101: Claims 101
$125 + TAX
Time
12:15 p.m – 1:30 p.m (ET)
Nov 10, 2026
OsgoodePD Civil Sexual Assault Claims 101: Credibility, Memory and Trauma in Sexual Assault Cases
$125 + TAX
Time
12:15 p.m – 1:30 p.m (ET)
Nov 24, 2026
OsgoodePD Civil Sexual Assault Claims 101: Client Intake: Best Practices
$125 + TAX
Time
12:15 p.m – 1:30 p.m (ET)
Dec 8, 2026
OsgoodePD Civil Sexual Assault Claims 101: Foundations of Institutional / Vicarious Liability in Civil Sexual Assault Claims
$125 + TAX
Time
12:15 p.m – 1:30 p.m (ET)
Jan 13, 2027
OsgoodePD Civil Sexual Assault Claims 101: Defending the Claim
$125 + TAX
Time
12:15 p.m – 1:30 p.m (ET)
Jan 27, 2027
OsgoodePD Civil Sexual Assault Claims 101: Navigating Counter Claims and Retaliatory Litigation
$125 + TAX
Time
12:15 p.m – 1:30 p.m (ET)
Feb 10, 2027
OsgoodePD Civil Sexual Assault Claims 101: Damages 101
$125 + TAX
Time
12:15 p.m – 1:30 p.m (ET)
Feb 24, 2026
OsgoodePD Civil Sexual Assault Claims 101: Interplay In Overlapping Proceedings
$125 + TAX
Time
12:15 p.m – 1:30 p.m (ET)
Mar 10, 2027
OsgoodePD Civil Sexual Assault Claims 101: Resolutions and Other Outcomes
$125 + TAX
Time
12:15 p.m – 1:30 p.m (ET)
Printable registration form
If a downloadable form is required, please contact OsgoodePD@osgoode.yorku.ca.
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“An absolutely fantastic experience for anyone prosecuting or defending these kinds of claims.”
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Please Note
Final CPD accreditation has yet to be confirmed. Confirmed hours will be available soon.
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