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A Primer on the Law of Arbitration: Avoiding a Walk into the Black Abyss Part I

Avoiding a Walk into the Black Abyss Part I

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Credits
Professionalism (Ethics, etc.): 0.75
Substantive: 0.5
Published
2016
Presenter(s)
Alexandre Kaufman
Alexander M. Gay
Source
Toronto Lawyers Association (TLA)
Provider
CPDOnline.ca
Language
English
Length
70 minutes
Price
$279.00 plus tax
A Primer on the Law of Arbitration
Includes Handouts
Arbitration is on the rise in Ontario. About 70% of all decided cases have taken place in the last 5 years. When engaged, however, lawyers often walk into the arbitration process without understanding the  basics and the critical differences from traditional litigation. Typically an arbitration takes 7-9 months to complete, while a court case takes an average of 40 months.
 
This nutshell offers you a unique opportunity to be introduced to the law of arbitration. The authors of Annotated Ontario Arbitration Act, 1991 will share their knowledge and insight from having collected, reviewed and annotated all of the case law decided under the Ontario Arbitration Act, 1991 and its equivalent in other provinces.
 

The result: you will avoid a walk into the black abyss next time you are asked to conduct an arbitration!

Presenters

Justice Alexandre Kaufman

Justice Alexandre Kaufman, Superior Court of Justice B.A., LL.B., was appointed to the Superior Court of Justice in 2018. Before his appointment, Associate Justice Kaufman acted as senior counsel in civil litigation at the federal Department of Justice and the Public Prosecution Service of Canada. Associate Justice Kaufman represented the Crown before the Ontario Court of Justice, the Superior Court, the Divisional Court, the Court of Appeal for Ontario, the Federal Courts, and a wide range of tribunals and boards. Mr. Kaufman's broad litigation practice included administrative law, procurement and trade remedies, employment, contract and tort claims, and criminal law. He also taught trial advocacy and civil procedure at the University of Ottawa and Algonquin College. He is the co-author of the Annotated Ontario Arbitration Legislation (Thomson Reuteurs) in its third edition. Knowledge of alternative dispute resolution has proven helpful in mediating and arbitrating disputes between his four children.

Alexander M. Gay

Alexander M. Gay, B.A. (Hons.), M.A., LL.B., LL.L., is a Senior Counsel at the Department of Justice. He maintains a broad civil litigation practice, with an emphasis on commercial and trade disputes. Mr. Gay has appeared before all levels of court in Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario as well as the Supreme Court of Canada. He has represented clients before regulatory tribunals and boards, including the National Energy Board, the Ontario Energy Board, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, the Alberta Securities Commission, the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board and the Competition Tribunal. Mr. Gay is a member of the Law Society of Alberta, the Law Society of British Columbia and the Law Society of Upper Canada.

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