This article first appeared on Urbas Arbitral, here. Canada’s Supreme Court in Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7 offered to clarify a contracting party’s duty...
By Daniel UrbasWhen COVID-19 hit, several checklists and webinars about virtual hearings began to circulate among arbitration practitioners. Some reported on limited anecdotal experiences with hearings held by video conference. None appeared...
By Julie Hopkins, Daniel UrbasIn this round of Arbitration Tips-N-Tools, Professor Amy Schmitz asks some of the leading arbitration practitioners about witness examinations during virtual hearings, especially in a digital world and faced with...
By Julie Hopkins, Rachel Goedken, Linda Michler, Amy Schmitz