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« Définitif » veut dire définitif : il peut être plus facile que vous ne le pensez d'exclure les appels de sentences arbitrales

La décision de la Cour supérieure de l'Ontario, 2501373 Ontario Inc. et al. v. Selfe et al., 2025 ONSC 5216 (« Selfe »)...

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Is Your Arbitration Agreement Enforceable In A Crisis? A Post-Petrowest Guide For Business Leaders

Recent cases show courts increasingly willing to stretch Petrowest, not only across provincial arbitration acts but even into proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, RSC, 1985, c. C-36 (the "CCAA").

Canada Litigation

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Miller Thomson LLP

Trucs de rédaction éclair pour les clauses de règlement des différends – Bulletin no 6 : Les cas où votre contrat devrait prévoir des procédures d'arbitrage accéléré

Le présent bulletin, le sixième de notre série Trucs de rédaction éclair pour les clauses de règlement des différends,...

Canada Litigation

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Fasken (French)

What Not To Do When You're Served With A Lawsuit

Last month we walked through the importance of taking the right first steps after being served with a Statement of Claim. But just as important are avoiding the wrong moves – the panicked reactions...

Canada Litigation

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Taylor McCaffrey

Escroqueries au moyen de noms de domaine trompeurs : Partie III – Stratégies d'intervention et de règlement des différends

Canada Litigation

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Domain Name Scams: Part III – Response And Resolution Strategies

Canada Criminal

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Entitlement To A Fair Hearing, Not A Perfect Hearing: ONSC Affirms High Standard For Setting Aside International Arbitral Awards

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Place Laurier Ltd. v. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, 2025 ONSC 4172

Canada Litigation

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Whitelaw Twining

La Cour suprême du Canada refuse d'autoriser l'appel dans deux affaires d'arbitrage

Canada Litigation

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Le tribunal d'arbitrage reconnaît le caractère rémunérable du travail d'analyse de demande en période de garde

Canada Employment

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Bélanger Sauvé

Lessons From The Air Canada Strike's Dramatic End

Canada Employment

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Bernardi

"Final" Means Final: Foreclosing Appeals From Arbitration Decisions May Be Easier Than You Think

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Caster Semenya Decision Reshapes Standard Of Review In Sports Arbitration

Canada Media & IT

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Abusive Arbitration Clauses: What Businesses Can Learn From The Dispute Between Hydro-Québec And Terrassement St-Louis

Canada Commercial

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Miller Thomson LLP

Share Redemption And Share Retraction: Tax Treatment By CRA—plus They Are Useful Tax Planning Tools

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Canada Opens 2026 TRQ Applications

Canada International

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Millar Kreklewetz

A Broken Vase Can't Always Be Fixed: When Employees Lie In The Workplace

Canada Employment

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Piccolo Heath

End Of The [Rail]Road: CN Plans To Discontinue Former BC Rail Line

Canada Transport

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McMillan LLP

Reality Check: Alberta Court Weighs Costs Award Against Counsel For AI-Generated Case Law Hallucinations

Canada Technology

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Clauses d'arbitrage abusives : ce que les entreprises doivent retenir du litige entre Hydro-Québec et Terrassement St-Louis

Les clauses d'arbitrage sont couramment utilisées dans les contrats commerciaux pour offrir un mode de résolution des différends rapide et confidentiel. Mais que se passe-t-il lorsqu'une telle clause...

Canada Commercial

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Miller Thomson LLP

Ontario Court Of Appeal Clarifies Approach To Dispute Resolution Timelines

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently found that a time period in a construction contract for mediation served as a resolution period and not a required precondition for escalating...

Canada Litigation

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Gowling WLG

Prompt Payment Legislation Arrives In British Columbia: What You Need To Know

After years of anticipation and industry advocacy, the British Columbia government has taken a significant step towards reforming payment practices in the construction sector.

Canada Real Estate

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Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP

The SCC Leave Project: Predictions For October 16, 2025

Here's a look at the leave application decisions that the Supreme Court of Canada will be releasing on October 16, 2025.

Canada Litigation

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

Abusive Arbitration Clauses In Contracts Of Adhesion: Quebec Court Of Appeal Reaffirms The Importance Of Access To Justice

Canada Litigation

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

B.C. To Enact Prompt Payment And Adjudication Legislation

Canada Real Estate

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Clark Wilson LLP

Adverse Possession, Municipal Parkland: Theimplications Of Kosicki v. Toronto

Canada Litigation

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Lerners LLP

Branching Out: Consultation On Proposed Binding Authority Framework For Ombudservice

Canada Commercial

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Supreme Court Of Canada Declines Leave To Appeal In Two Arbitration Cases

Worldwide Litigation

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

When Disclosure Becomes Disqualification: Management Of Arbitrator Disclosure In MTCC No. 1251 v Windsor Arms

Canada Litigation

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Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP

Supreme Court Of Canada Denies Leave In Two Important International Arbitration Cases

Worldwide Litigation

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Torys LLP

Back to School and Back to Court? In-person Interventions at the Supreme Court of Canada

Canada Litigation

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Lerners LLP

Arbitration: Coming To A Canadian Employment Case Near You

Canada Employment

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George Waggott Law

Une clause de règlement des différends par étapes n'empêche pas le recours à l'arbitrage, selon la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario

Canada Litigation

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Supreme Court Of Canada Denies Leave In Two Important International Arbitration Cases

The Supreme Court of Canada has denied leave to appeal in two high-profile cases relating to the setting aside and enforcement of international arbitral awards out of the Ontario and Québec Courts of Appeal...

Worldwide Litigation

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Torys LLP

Back to School and Back to Court? In-person Interventions at the Supreme Court of Canada

The start of September always brings to mind back-to-school season. Freshly sharpened pencils, the changing of the leaves, and cooler temperatures

Canada Litigation

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Lerners LLP

Arbitration: Coming To A Canadian Employment Case Near You

The use of private arbitration is becoming increasingly common in Canada employment law disputes, and the courts are becoming increasingly willing to defer to alternative dispute resolution.

Canada Employment

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George Waggott Law

Une clause de règlement des différends par étapes n'empêche pas le recours à l'arbitrage, selon la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario

Dans l'affaire J.P. Thomson Architects Ltd. v. Greater Essex County District School Board (l'« affaire Thomson v. Essex School Board »), la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario (la « CAO ») a conclu...

Canada Litigation

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Clause d'arbitrage abusive dans un contrat d'adhésion : la Cour d'appel du Québec réaffirme l'importance de l'accès à la justice

Canada Litigation

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

A Weekend Disclosure And A Waiver That Wasn't: ONSC Removes Arbitrator For Reasonable Apprehension Of Bias

In MTCC No. 1251 v. Windsor Arms Hotel Corp., the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) disqualified an arbitrator on an application under...

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Loi 29 – L'OPC publie des lignes directrices sur les nouvelles règles relatives à la garantie de disponibilité des pièces de rechange et des services de réparation

Le 5 septembre 2025, l'Office de la protection du consommateur (« OPC ») a publié sur son site web des lignes directrices (les « Lignes directrices ») concernant la garantie de disponibilité des pièces de rechange...

Canada Consumer

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Fasken (French)

When Deadlines Don't Match Reality: A Practical Application Of Contractual Limitation Periods

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently weighed in on the enforceability of contractual limitation periods in the context of multi-tier dispute resolution clauses.

Canada Real Estate

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Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Do You Need To Rush To Mediate? Ontario Court Of Appeal Clarifies Interpretation Of Multi-Step Dispute Resolution Clause

Multi-step dispute resolution (MSDR) clauses introduce escalating stages of conflict resolution, which are aimed at promoting settlement prior to engaging...

Canada Litigation

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Bennett Jones LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 15 – 19, 2025)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Undue Influence In Estate Litigation: An Overview Of Stevens v. Esak And Baylis Estate

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Watson Goepel LLP

Why Private Arbitration Is Ideal For High-Net-Worth Or Public Family Disputes

Canada Litigation

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Linmac

Ontario's Civil Litigation Shake-Up: Three Proposed Rule Changes Insurance Claims Professionals Should Know

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

How Does My Child Get A Lawyer In A Family Law Dispute?

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Lerners LLP

Reducing Dispute Risk In Construction Projects: The Role Of Experts

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Is Your Arbitration Clause Abusive? The Québec Court Of Appeal's Decision Hydro-Québec v. Terrassement St-Louis Inc., Examines The Scope Of Such Clauses In A Contract Of Adhesion

Canada Litigation

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Gowling WLG

Protecting Project Value: Using Dispute Resolution Mechanisms To Keep Projects On Track And Manage Cost Risk

Canada Litigation

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Torys LLP

Adoption du projet de loi 89 : Vers une considération accrue des besoins de la population lors de grève ou de lock-out

Canada Employment

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Passage Of Bill 89: Giving Greater Consideration To The Public's Needs During Strikes And Lock-outs

Canada Employment

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Random Testing Goes Nuclear: SCC Dismisses Application For Leave To Appeal Decision Upholding Random Drug And Alcohol Testing As Constitutional

Canada Employment

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DMG Advocates

Ontario Court Of Appeal Finds Stepped Dispute Clause Does Not Bar Arbitration

Canada Litigation

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Enforceability Of Limitation Periods Embedded In Multi-tier Dispute Resolution Clauses – The Court Of Appeal For Ontario Takes A View

Canada Real Estate

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Whitelaw Twining

Mediation Of Construction Liability Claims In Toronto: A Practical, Cost-Effective Path Forward

Canada Real Estate

WT

Whitelaw Twining

Le gouvernement du Québec adopte le Règlement sur les paiements et le règlement rapides des différends en matière de travaux de construction

Canada Real Estate

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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