by Barry Arbus | Jan 15, 2026 | Litigation
Doria v. Warner Bros. Entertainment Canada Inc. et al. In Antonio Doria v. Warner Bros. Entertainment Canada Inc. et al.,[1] the Ontario Court of Appeal entertained an appeal from a dismissal order regarding an action which attempted to relitigate in court issues that...
by Barry Arbus | Aug 14, 2025 | Arbitration, Litigation
The Ontario Court of Appeal had the opportunity to consider the basis for setting aside an arbitral award under sections 45 or 46 of the Arbitration Act, 1991[1] in the greatly anticipated decision of Tall Ships Landing Development Inc. v. The Corporation of the City...
by Barry Arbus | Oct 4, 2023 | Arbitration, Litigation
In The 6th Line Mofos Limited v. Stewart, 2022 ONSC 520,[1] Justice Healey of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice addressed questions including whether issue estoppel should apply to prevent relitigation of issues previously decided by an arbitrator and whether the...
by Barry Arbus | Mar 8, 2022 | Litigation
Kore Meals LLC v. Freshii Development LLC: In Kore Meals LLC v. Freshii Development LLC, 2021 ONSC 2896, Justice Morgan of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice was faced with the question of whether, in the age of Zoom, any forum is more non conveniens than...
by Barry Arbus | Nov 16, 2021 | Litigation
Not long ago, we looked at the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65 (“Vavilov”),[1] and its companion case, Bell Canada v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 66.[2] Vavilov raised the...
by Barry Arbus | Sep 28, 2021 | Litigation
In the recent decision of United Mexican States v. Burr,[1] the Ontario Superior Court of Justice upheld a decision of an international arbitral tribunal (the “Tribunal”). The court’s decision was subsequently upheld by the Ontario Court of Appeal.[2] Background...
