Articles 2020

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Preparing Your Client for Mediation

  • 29 novembre 2019
  • Christine Kilby

The 5 Ws of preparing for mediation. A great reference when preparing your clients for mediation.

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Do All Arbitration Clauses in Employment Agreements Violate the ESA?

  • 05 novembre 2019
  • Barry B. Fisher

The article comments on the Superior Court decision of Rhinehart v Legend 3D Canada (2019) ONSC 3296 by Justice Sanfilippo, who decided a motion to stay the action as the employment contract had an arbitration clause.

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Welcome from the Chair and Vice-Chair 2019/20

  • 09 octobre 2019
  • Megan Keenberg, chair, and Mitchell Rose, vice-chair

As the 2019/20 Chair and Vice-Chair of the OBA's Alternative Dispute Resolution Section ('ADR Section'), Megan Keenberg and Mitchell Rose welcome all members of the ADR Section and provide an overview of upcoming activities and events in their welcome letter.

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ADR Clauses and Employment Contracts: How to Avoid Costly Litigation

ADR Clauses and Employment Contracts: How to Avoid Costly Litigation

  • 13 août 2019
  • Yasamin Pouragheli, LL.B., LL.M.

This article highlights some issues discussed at the June 13, 2019 panel titled “ADR Clauses and Employment Contracts: How to Avoid Costly Litigation”, hosted by the OBA ADR section in Toronto. 

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How Defence-side Funding Can Benefit Respondents in ADR

How Defence-side Funding Can Benefit Respondents in ADR

  • 13 août 2019
  • Athanasios Papadas, LLB, LLM (CIV. PROC.; INTL BUS. LAW)

This article discusses the concept of defence-side third party funding and how it can benefit respondence in ADR proceedings.

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Mediation Should be Mandatory

Mediation Should be Mandatory

  • 27 juin 2019
  • Stuart Rudner

Mediation is mandatory only in Toronto, Windsor and Ottawa. It is time for it to be mandatory everywhere in Ontario

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Coming Changes to Mediating Consumer Complaints

Coming Changes to Mediating Consumer Complaints

  • 08 mai 2019
  • David Sobel, Ministry of Government and Consumer Services

Disputes between consumers and businesses are commonplace in Canada. New changes to Ontario consumer protection laws will formalize consumer access to free mediation services in order to resolve disputes with businesses.

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The Art and Science of Mediating

The Art and Science of Mediating

  • 09 avril 2019
  • Paul M. Iacono, Q.C.

In this article, mediator Paul M. Iacono, Q.C. provides his views for counsel on how best to select a mediator, prepare a mediation brief, prepare clients prior to mediation and advocate at mediation. He then summarizes techniques that mediators can use before and during mediations to increase chances of settlement.

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Tips for a Successful Mediation

Tips for a Successful Mediation

  • 09 avril 2019
  • Stuart Rudner

This article contains a series of tips on how parties should approach mediation, based upon Stuart Rudner's attendance at hundreds of mediation hearings as counsel for the employee, counsel for the employer and as a mediator.

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