Financial Transactions, Litigation and ADR
Supreme Court in securities case expands scope of consumer class actions
The Supreme Court of Canada has opened the door more widely to consumer class actions in a case which follows...… Keep Reading
The Supreme Court of Canada has opened the door more widely to consumer class actions in a case which follows...… Keep Reading
Perhaps the most important stage of the process to try to ensure the efficiency and cost effectiveness of an arbitration...… Keep Reading
Introduction One of the reasons often given as to why parties to an agreement build in a reference to Arbitration...… Keep Reading
In a prior article I extolled the virtues of mandatory mediations. The context of that article was in the litigation forum that...… Keep Reading
Section 18(1) of the British Columbia Commercial Arbitration Act[1] (the “Act”) provides two grounds upon which a party may apply to...… Keep Reading
Many jurisdictions have mandatory mediation schemes of one type or another. Some are by a legislative scheme as is the...… Keep Reading
*By Devin Lucas and Shafik Bhalloo In Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP v. British Columbia (Human Rights Tribunal)[1], the equity partner,...… Keep Reading
Forum non conveniens is a legal doctrine which allows a court to decline to exercise its jurisdiction over a...… Keep Reading
The Supreme Court of Canada recently confirmed that in determining whether a “real and substantial connection” exists for a court...… Keep Reading
Canadian courts adapting to new technologies Courts and law have often been criticized for being slow moving and not keeping...… Keep Reading
One of the significant departures between the current B.C. Supreme Rules introduced in 2010 and it predecessor can be found...… Keep Reading
Herb Silber is a graduate of the Harvard School of Negotiation Mediation Program An effective Mediator knows that often the...… Keep Reading
A seemingly counter-intuitive process has just come a bit closer to being the final law of Canada. We often act...… Keep Reading
Herb Silber is a graduate of the Harvard School of Negotiation Mediation Program As mentioned in my earlier post The...… Keep Reading
Herb Silber is a graduate of the Harvard School of Negotiation Mediation Program As an effective mediator, one needs...… Keep Reading
Herb Silber is a graduate of the Harvard School of Negotiation Mediation Program Mediation is a form of alternative dispute...… Keep Reading
Two recent appellate decisions make it harder for companies to resist certification of class action lawsuits. A critical threshold for...… Keep Reading
For print version, click here This article is published in the Verdict, a publication of the Trial Lawyers Association of...… Keep Reading
The focus of the civil justice system over the past number of years has, in large measure, been driven by...… Keep Reading