Settlement Agreements & Confidentiality

When a case is settled, it is commonplace to have the parties sign an agreement documenting the settlement terms. These… Read More

Mandatory Arbitration Clause Struck by OCA

The Ontario Court of Appeal released this week an important unanimous decision dealing with a contract which mandated that all… Read More

Use of the Arbitration Clause

Arbitration clause The term “arbitration clause” has taken on a new dimension of public awareness, given recent events in the… Read More

Mediation Revisited Once Again

As has been discussed previously, the mediation process is an important step in all litigation in Toronto. Settlement… Read More

Mediation in Employment Matters

Mediation has become an effective and popular tool to achieve a settlement of existing and even threatened litigation, particularly in… Read More