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November 30, 2022
Private-based mediation in family disputes: Mediator and client experiences
There is a crisis in family law across the country. Courts are backlogged, family law lawyers are busier than ever, and post- separation parent-child relationships are caught in a never-ending spiral of less-than-timely and outright lack of mental health services.
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November 29, 2022
Paralegals in family law first step in much needed reform | Geoffrey J. Carpenter
On Dec. 1, the Law Society of Ontario’s Convocation will vote on the Family Law Service Provider proposal (“FLSP”). The project originated in 2016 with Justice Annemarie E. Bonkalo’s Family Legal Services Review, which led to a law society consultation paper in 2020. There has been significant feedback from the family law bar — which has staunchly opposed permitting paralegals to practise family law.
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November 28, 2022
First Nation’s bylaw prosecutor’s office said to be first in Canada
In what is believed to be a first in Canada, an Alberta-based law firm has been contracted to enforce the bylaws of a First Nation on its territory. In late October the Siksika Nation, which is about 100 kilometres east of Calgary, set up a bylaw prosecutor’s office, bringing in Mincher Koeman LLP to litigate Siksika’s bylaws in provincial courts “thereby making anyone who chooses to enter our lands subject to the Nation’s authority and laws as passed by our legislative body — Chief and Council,” the nation said in a news release.
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August 29, 2022
Latest developments in parenting co-ordination law
With court delays limiting options for parents who have child-related disputes, parenting co-ordination is increasingly an appealing alternative.
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May 24, 2022
Court appoints arbitrator after parties cannot agree on mutual appointment
A Vancouver cannabis retailer will not be allowed to use the same arbitrator again in a secondary arbitration matter, the Ontario Superior Court has ruled, owing to the applicants’ “vocal objection” and the consensual nature of arbitration.
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May 05, 2022
B.C. directives on litigation with Indigenous peoples aimed at negotiated resolutions
British Columbia has issued a number of new directives for legal counsel to follow while involved in civil proceedings with Indigenous peoples, and legal observers are saying they could represent a seismic change from the rights denial that has characterized such litigation in the past.
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April 28, 2022
Arbitration Place hires new arbitrator
Arbitration Place announced that Pierre Bienvenu, an arbitrator and counsel, has joined Arbitration Place.
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April 22, 2022
Appellants who cause own delay have no grounds for summary judgment, court rules
Appellants in a long-running family dispute, who caused a delay in sending a settlement agreement to the respondent party, have had their appeal for summary judgment dismissed and a stay of proceedings ordered against them.
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April 14, 2022
Competition Bureau reaches settlement agreement with environmental company GFL
The Competition Bureau has reached an agreement with GFL Environmental Inc. to resolve litigation related to GFL’s purchase of Terrapure Environmental Ltd.
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April 13, 2022
Ontario court dismisses plaintiff's request to set aside arbitral award in mining dispute
A mining company has lost its application for leave to appeal an arbitration award after it failed to object to the tribunal’s jurisdiction over disputed claims in a timely manner.