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British Columbia Bill 4 Targeting Class Action Waivers and Arbitration Clauses Receives Royal Assent

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On February 25, 2025, British Columbia introduced Bill 4, proposing significant amendments to the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act (BPCPA)...more

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British Columbia Bill 4 Targets Class Action Waivers and Arbitration Clauses

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On February 25, 2025, British Columbia introduced Bill 4, proposing significant amendments to the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act (BPCPA). Bill 4 passed second reading on March 3, 2025. If enacted as proposed,...more

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Colombie-Britannique : Réforme de la protection des consommateurs visant à limiter certaines modalités contractuelles

Le 25 février 2025, le gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique (le « gouvernement ») a présenté le projet de loi 4, intitulé Business Practices and Consumer Protection Amendment Act, 2025 (le « projet de loi »), dont...more

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Clear and Explicit Contractual Language Required to Impose Arbitration on Third-Party Beneficiaries

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The Alberta Court of Appeal in Husky Oil Operations Limited v Technip Stone & Webster Process Technology Inc, 2024 ABCA 369 recently held that parties attempting to impose an arbitration requirement on third-party...more

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La CAO confirme que les règles choisies par les parties en cas d’arbitrage régissent l’analyse de l’impartialité de l’arbitre

La Cour d’appel de l’Ontario (la « CAO ») a récemment rendu sa décision dans l’affaire Aroma Franchise Company, Inc. v. Aroma Espresso Bar Canada Inc. (l’« affaire Aroma »). Cette décision vient non seulement clarifier le...more

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La Cour d’appel de l’Ontario confirme la nullité de la convention d’arbitrage d’une société de crypt

La Cour d’appel de l’Ontario (la « CAO ») a rendu récemment une décision dans l’affaire Lochan v. Binance Holdings Limited (l’« affaire Lochan »), confirmant la décision de première instance selon laquelle la convention...more

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Ontario Court of Appeal Endorses Objective Standard for Determining Arbitrator Disclosure and Disqualification

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In Aroma Franchise Company, Inc. v Aroma Espresso Bar Canada Inc., 2024 ONCA 839, the Court of Appeal for Ontario confirmed that arbitrator disclosures and arbitrator disqualification under Article 12(1) of the UNCITRAL Model...more

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Ontario Court Confirms: Rules Chosen by Arbitration Parties Govern Analysis of Arbitrator Bias

The Court of Appeal for Ontario (Court) recently issued its ruling in Aroma Franchise Company, Inc. v. Aroma Espresso Bar Canada Inc. (Aroma). The decision clarifies the law governing an arbitrator’s duty to disclose...more

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Cryptocurrency Exchange Arbitration Agreement Found Unenforceable: Ontario Court of Appeal

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The Ontario Court of Appeal (the “Court”) in Lochan v. Binance Holdings Limited, 2024 ONCA 784, recently upheld a lower court decision dismissing a large cryptocurrency trading platform’s motion to stay a class proceeding in...more

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Ontario Court of Appeal Strikes Important Balance in Applying Exceptions to the Kompetenz-Kompetenz Principle

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Last week, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision Lochan v Binance Holdings Limited, 2024 ONCA 784 [Binance], in which it refused to stay a class action proceeding in favour of arbitration. In doing so, the Court...more

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Cour d’appel de l’Ontario : Une requête en radiation équivaut à une renonciation au droit à l’arbitrage

Aperçu Dans l’affaire RH20 North America Inc. v. Bergmann, la Cour d’appel de l’Ontario (la « CAO ») a confirmé qu’une requête en radiation de réclamations susceptibles d’être réglées par voie d’arbitrage équivaut à une...more

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Motion to Strike Waives Right to Arbitrate: Ontario Court of Appeal

Overview - In RH20 North America Inc. v. Bergmann, the Ontario Court of Appeal affirmed that a motion to strike arbitrable claims amounts to a waiver of the right to arbitrate and disentitles the moving party to a stay of...more

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Dancing the Two-Step to Appeal an Arbitration Award in Alberta

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In its recent decision in Quanta Canada Holdings II ULC v Bremar Construction Ltd, 2024 ABKB 317, the Alberta Court of King's Bench (the Court) established a principled framework for considering an application for permission...more

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Ontario Court Confirms Forum Selection Clause Does Not Override Place of Arbitration

Introduction - In Tehama Group Inc. v. Pythian Services Inc., the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Court) provided insightful commentary about the interplay between arbitration and forum selection clauses and dismissed...more

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Another Brick in the Wall: British Columbia Court of Appeal Confirms Framework for Determining Arbitral Jurisdiction

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For many reasons, including delays in the litigation system, choice of decision-maker and procedural flexibility, arbitration appears to be increasing in popularity as a means to resolve commercial disputes. But what happens...more

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How (Not) to Inadvertently Waive Your Right to Arbitrate

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The recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision in RH20 North America Inc v Bergmann, 2024 ONCA 445 serves as useful reminder that a party can inadvertently waive its right to arbitrate a dispute if the party takes a step in the...more

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Alberta Court Articulates Important Exceptions to the Kompetenz-Kompetenz Principle and the Scope of Arbitration Clauses

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A recent decision of the Alberta Court of King’s Bench in Orica Canada Inc v ARVOS GmbH, 2024 ABKB 97 [Orica] has attracted considerable attention among members of the arbitration bar. In it, the Court of King’s Bench...more

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Ontario Superior Court Refuses to Enforce Crypto Giant’s "All-but-inaccessible" Arbitration Clause

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In Lochan v Binance Holdings Limited, 2023 ONSC 6714 (Binance), the Ontario Superior Court dismissed a motion brought by Binance Holdings Limited (Binance), the world’s largest crypto trading platform, to stay a proposed...more

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Un tribunal de l’Ontario statue qu’une convention d’arbitrage est inexécutoire

Dans l’affaire Lochan v. Binance Holdings Limited (l’« affaire Binance »), la Cour supérieure de justice de l’Ontario (la « CSJO ») a rejeté une demande de suspension d’une action collective proposée en faveur de l’arbitrage....more

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Ontario Court Rejects Crypto Arbitration Agreement as Unenforceable

In Lochan v. Binance Holdings Limited (Binance), the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Court) dismissed a motion to stay a proposed class action in favour of arbitration. In making its decision, the Court found that the...more

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Meal Delivery Service’s Mandatory Arbitration Clause for Couriers Unconscionable: Manitoba Court of Appeal

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The Manitoba Court of Appeal (the “Court”) in Pokornik v. SkipTheDishes Restaurant Services Inc., 2024 MBCA 3, recently upheld a lower court decision dismissing a large online meal delivery service’s motion to stay a class...more

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Arbitration Angle - 2023 Edition - Reflecting On A Year Of Decisions And Looking Ahead

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UN Member States Adopt Code of Conduct for Arbitrators in Investor-State Disputes - At its 56th annual session held in Vienna in July 2023, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) formally...more

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Des tribunaux d’appel reconnaissent les clauses d’arbitrage dans les contrats de consommation

Le 4 août 2023, la Cour d’appel de la Colombie-Britannique (la « CACB ») a rendu des décisions connexes dans Williams v. Amazon.com Inc. (l’« affaire Williams ») et dans Petty v. Niantic Inc. (l’« affaire Petty »). Dans ces...more

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Appeal Courts Stay the Course on Arbitration Clauses in Consumer Contracts

On August 4, 2023, the British Columbia Court of Appeal (BCCA) released companion decisions in Williams v. Amazon.com Inc. (Williams) and Petty v. Niantic Inc. (Petty). In both cases, the BCCA upheld partial stays of proposed...more

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Arbitration, Court and Interim Injunctions: The Tricky Issue of Jurisdiction

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The recent Court of King's Bench of Alberta decision in 2329716 Alberta Ltd v. Randhawa [Randhawa] considered whether the court has jurisdiction to hear an interim injunction where the contracting parties agreed to resolve...more

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