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Posted on November 1, 2020June 1, 2021

Ontario – appeal court reaffirms jurisdiction for appeal of stay decision where decision holds arbitration agreement does not apply – #385

…LLP (2003), 2003 CanLII 20875 (ON CA), 64 O.R. (3d) 505 (C.A.), at paras. 15-16, per Feldman J.A., leave to appeal refused, [2003] S.C.C.A. No. 344; Woolcock v. Bushert (2004),…

Posted on February 16, 2020January 3, 2021

Ontario – reliance on theories not pleaded/argued are errors and have ripple effects throughout award – #274

In Tall Ships Landing Devt. Inc. v. City of Brockville, 2019 ONSC 6597, Madam Justice Sally Gomery held that deference for arbitrators and discretion over procedural matters do not displace…

Posted on November 8, 2024November 8, 2024

B.C. – Stay motion test and the “brick wall framework” – #874

In Wiederhold v Aspen Technology, Inc., 2024 BCSC 1731, the Court declined to grant a stay application under s. 7 of the Arbitration Act, SBC 2020, c. 2 [Act], on…

Posted on July 19, 2022July 21, 2022

British Columbia: – Court partially stays class action related to videogame “loot boxes” – #639

In Petty v Niantic Inc., 2022 BCSC 1077, Justice Mayer stayed a proposed class action in favour of arbitration, except in respect of claims advanced under B.C.’s Business Practices and…

Posted on May 5, 2022May 17, 2022

Ontario – Uber arbitration, and class action waiver not certified as common issue – #612

In Heller v. Uber Technologies Inc., 2022 ONSC 1997, Justice Perell dismissed a motion to certify as a common issue the enforceability of an Arbitration and Class Action Waiver Clause…

Posted on August 17, 2023August 11, 2023

Québec – No evidence permitted in support of annulment application – #765

In Glen Eagle Resources Inc. v. Gem Yield Bahamas Ltd, 2023 QCCA 686, the Court of Appeal dismissed Appellant’s application for leave to appeal the Superior Court’s decision dismissing Appellant’s…

Posted on September 24, 2021May 4, 2022

B.C. – Stay motion: pleadings sufficient for “arguable case” that arbitration clause applies, despite contrary evidence – #534

In Beck v Vanbex Group Inc., 2021 BCSC 1619,  Justice Fleming granted a partial stay of a proposed class action under s. 7 of the Arbitration Act, S.B.C. 2020, c….

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