In Schickedanz v. Wagema Holdings Limited, 2023 ONSC 7219, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed an appeal of an arbitrator's costs award.

Construction and infrastructure projects are complex endeavors with numerous inherent challenges and risks. Delays, cost overruns, and disputes are commonplace in the industry.

In Toronto Standard Condominium Corporation No. 2299 v. Distillery SE Development Corp ("Distillery SE"), 2024 ONCA 712, the Ontario Court of Appeal considered the issue of whether a party could appeal a court order appointing an arbitrator, ...

The judicial preference for holding parties to arbitration agreements is well-documented. Where the parties have agreed to arbitrate and the dispute falls within the arbitration agreement, a court will generally stay proceedings in favour of arbitration and leave to the arbitrator any challenge to the arbitrator's jurisdiction.

In Sundance Development Corporation v. Islington Chauncery Residences Corp., 2023 ONSC 5239, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice considered repudiation (broadly, the law applicable in cases...

In BizTech v Accreditation Canada, 2025 ONSC 2689 ("BizTech"), the Ontario Divisional Court has offered rare guidance on the relationship between judicial review...

Statutory adjudication in Ontario has, since its introduction, generated a meaningful body of case law.

In Song, two individuals were in a contract dispute in mainland China with respect to a share purchase agreement, which dispute was referred to arbitration.

Carillion plc, the UK parent company of Carillion Canada, commenced insolvency proceedings in early 2018, which in turn precipitated Carillion Canada's CCAA proceedings.

It is not uncommon for construction contracts, in Canada and abroad, to contain both a limitation of liability clause and a contractual right of set-off. It is an issue of some uncertainty...

Large construction disputes are regularly resolved privately through contractually-mandated or subsequently-agreed upon processes, including arbitration, dispute boards, mediation, and even structured negotiations.

Much has been written about Aroma Franchise Company Inc. et al v Aroma Espresso Bar Canada Inc. et al, 2023 ONSC 1827 ("Aroma") since its release in March of 2023...

This article addresses a recent decision of the Superior Court in respect of the transition provisions of Ontario's Construction Act ("Act"): specifically, the decision in HVAC Depot & Metal Mfg. Inc....

It is not uncommon, in circumstances of a breach of trust claim under the Construction Act, for the claimant to also advance the claim against the officers and/or directors of the defendant corporation on the basis that they assented to, or acquiesced in, conduct that he or she knew or reasonably ought to have known amounted to breach of trust by the corporation.

Since the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in RJR-MacDonald Inc. v. Canada[1], the legal test for granting or denying an interlocutory injunction has been a generally stable and settled area of law.

It is well established law that builders lien actions in British Columbia are special cases that require expeditious prosecution.

While the court's guidance, discussed below, should be carefully considered by lawyers and litigants, it also raises a number of further questions.

It is well established that parties seeking to set aside an arbitral award for a breach of natural justice face significant hurdles. In CVV & 10 Ors v CWB ("CVV").

The Ontario Superior Court's recent decision in Arad Incorporated v Rejali et al, 2023 ONSC 3949 ("Arad") provides helpful guidance on motions for the return of posted security in circumstances...

In Dandara South East Ltd. v. Medway Preservation Ltd. and another, [2024] EWHC 2318 (Ch), the business and property division of the England and Wales High Court...