Articles 2025

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.

The article discusses the Public Sector Lawyers April 7, 2021 session on Recent Top Decisions Public Sector Lawyers Need to Know.

On Thursday, April 8, members of the estates bar gathered for the annual OBA “Evening with Your Honourable Estates List Judges,” held as a Zoom webinar this year. Despite the changed format, the event remained a valuable means for attendees to hear directly from judges about matters unique to the estates list. Members who were unable to attend can refer to this summary of some of the information provided.