notes on new arbitration cases in Canada
In Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller, 2020 SCC 16, the Supreme Court of Canada introduced a third exception to its general rule that jurisdiction challenges should be referred first to…
[:en]In Labrador-Island Link Limited Partnership v. General Cable Company, 2019 NLSC 6, Madam Justice Gillian D. Butler examined the sufficiency of steps taken in a dispute resolution process to determine…
In Treaty Land Entitlement Committee Inc. v. Canada (Indigenous and Northern Affairs), 2021 FC 329, Mr. Justice Sébastien Grammond dismissed Canada’s submissions that he refuse registration of an award because…
In Wilson v. Infracon Construction Inc., 2020 BCSC 2074, Madam Justice Lindsay L. Lyster held that the three-part test for a stay developed under B.C.’s former Arbitration Act, RSBC 1996,…
In Kang v Advanced Fresh Concepts Franchise Corp., 2021 BCPC 262, Small Claims Court Judge S. Archer granted a motion to stay an action in favour of arbitration under either…
In Leon v. Dealnet Capital Corp., 2021 ONSC 3636, Master Barbara McAfee declined to exercise her discretion under section 7(2) of the Arbitration Act, 1991, SO 1991, c 17 to…
In Vancouver Pile Driving Ltd. v. JGC Constructors BC Ltd., 2024 BCSC 344, the Court granted two applications to stay litigation arising out of a large multi-party construction dispute in…
In Césario v Régnoux, 2021 QCCS 3009, Justice Johanne Mainville granted Defendants’ application to the Court to decline jurisdiction and refer the parties to arbitration (declinatory exception). Justice Mainville held…
In 743584 Ontario Inc. v. LAC Otelnuk Mining Ltd., 2021 ONSC 5255, Master Jolley stayed a court application in favour of arbitration. Applying the competence-competence principle and the general rule…
In 9238-0831 Québec inc. v Télébec and Vidéotron senc, 2022 QCCS 183 Justice Lussier dismissed defendant Vidéotron’s request to modify the definition of the plaintiff group in a class action…