ADR
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May 24, 2022
Court appoints arbitrator after parties cannot agree on mutual appointment
A Vancouver cannabis retailer will not be allowed to use the same arbitrator again in a secondary arbitration matter, the Ontario Superior Court has ruled, owing to the applicants’ “vocal objection” and the consensual nature of arbitration.
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May 05, 2022
B.C. directives on litigation with Indigenous peoples aimed at negotiated resolutions
British Columbia has issued a number of new directives for legal counsel to follow while involved in civil proceedings with Indigenous peoples, and legal observers are saying they could represent a seismic change from the rights denial that has characterized such litigation in the past.
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April 28, 2022
Arbitration Place hires new arbitrator
Arbitration Place announced that Pierre Bienvenu, an arbitrator and counsel, has joined Arbitration Place.
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April 22, 2022
Appellants who cause own delay have no grounds for summary judgment, court rules
Appellants in a long-running family dispute, who caused a delay in sending a settlement agreement to the respondent party, have had their appeal for summary judgment dismissed and a stay of proceedings ordered against them.
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April 14, 2022
Competition Bureau reaches settlement agreement with environmental company GFL
The Competition Bureau has reached an agreement with GFL Environmental Inc. to resolve litigation related to GFL’s purchase of Terrapure Environmental Ltd.
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April 13, 2022
Ontario court dismisses plaintiff's request to set aside arbitral award in mining dispute
A mining company has lost its application for leave to appeal an arbitration award after it failed to object to the tribunal’s jurisdiction over disputed claims in a timely manner.
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April 08, 2022
BlackBerry Ltd. settles class action with plaintiffs for $165 million in N.Y. District Court
BlackBerry Limited has reached an agreement in principle to settle the consolidated securities class action lawsuit in Pearlstein v. BlackBerry Limited, et al., Case No. 13 Civ. 7060 (CM) in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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April 04, 2022
OBA report casts spotlight on lack of ‘neutral diversity’ in mediation, arbitration
The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) has released a report highlighting the lack of diversity of arbitrators and mediators being hired in the province. The OBA’s research in this area noted trends in commercial litigation and employment law, with survey respondents indicating that they engaged mostly white males for mediation and arbitration matters.
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January 28, 2022
Alberta hits brakes on traffic court changes
Alberta has paused its plans to shake up traffic court, proposals which have led to an outcry by lawyers in the province that the changes would ignore due process and create barriers for people who may want to challenge the tickets they have received.
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December 14, 2021
Ottawa’s ‘update’ reveals new spending, tax supports, funding for 40,000 Afghan refugees and families
The federal government has announced some new refundable tax credits for pandemic-hit businesses and individuals, as well as financial aid to businesses for greening the economy and support to speed up immigration processing and to help resettle Afghan refugees in Canada.