Arbitration
Petrowest: SCC affirms primacy of parties’ arbitration agreement, creates narrow exception for insolvencies
The Vancouver International Arbitration Centre announces new International Arbitration Rules
BC Court upholds high bar to public policy defence in enforcing foreign arbitral awards in Enrroxs Energy and Mining Group v Saddad
Expanding options for efficiency: UNCITRAL’s Expedited Arbitration Rules
Commercial Arbitration Appeals – The Leave to Appeal Hurdle
The Evolving Impact of Vavilov on Commercial Arbitration
For better or worse, the interpretation of contracts is still a thing!
For better or worse, the Supreme Court of Canada’s Sattva decision (Sattva Capital Corp v Creston Moly Corp, 2014 SCC […]
The Updates Continue: The 2020 IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration
Virtual Hearings in Arbitration: Here to Stay, How to Prepare
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected how disputes are heard. While arbitration, and in particular international arbitration, was already fairly amenable […]
British Columbia’s new Arbitration Act and the VANIAC
British Colombia made substantial changes to the Arbitration Act that came into force on September 1, 2020. Our authors discuss […]