Articles 2024

Anne Posno, David Steinberg and Nadia Campion provide helpful advice and insights on virtual litigation.

You are invited to participate in a survey on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to legal services and the legal profession in Ontario.

Following are this week’s summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of May 10, 2021.

Canada Christian College, by virtue of Bill 213, was granted University status on December 8, 2020. SOGIC publicly condemns any institution that discriminates against members of the 2SLGBTQA+ community.

A summary of the ongoing evolution of MAID in Canada and the implications of Bill C7.

Vance Cooper, with contributions from Jonathan T. Cooper and Logan Cooper, explains the trajectory of a mediation boutique during these COVID-afflicted times. Using a quantitative survey, this article shows the change in settlement rates from March 2020 until the present time.

With the rise of third-party funding in Canada, ethical issues have arisen involving the disclosure of third-party funders in ADR processes. This article takes a global perspective, looking at how international and comparative statutes may influence Canadian law. Then the article argues for more wide-reaching disclosure so add transparency to ADR processes in Canada.

COVID-19-related court backlogs and closures have caused commercial litigation to take longer. Case management arbitration allows parties to craft a process to resolving their disputes in a timely, expedient manner.