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By Doug Beazley nationalmagazine.ca winter 2015-2016 Should trade deals like the TPP give foreign investors their own justice system to settle claims against states? Many say no – but can anyone agree on what should replace it? It’s a system that has evolved to respond to the legal challenges inherent to the global trade environment. […]

By Judy van Rhijn | Publication Date: Monday, 19 April 2010 | Law Times Key investment, banking, and securities organizations are realigning their internal procedures to satisfy new complaint-handling rules designed to give investors and customers access to straightforward and expeditious dispute resolution. Likewise, service providers are offering revamped programs and considering higher award limits […]

by Frank Zaid Article originally published on February 13, 2017 in the Canadian Business Franchise Magazine Q: What changes have been made recently to Ontario’s franchise legislation and what further changes are expected in the future? A: Ontario’s franchise legislation, the Arthur Wishart (Franchise Disclosure, 2000) Act, was recently amended to allow for the electronic […]

By Frank Zaid www.franchiseinfo.ca November 6th, 2017 Q: What common mistakes do you see in franchising and how can they be avoided? A: I have been involved in franchising in many capacities for nearly 45 years, as a lawyer, a mediator, an ombudsman, an arbitrator, an expert witness, an investor and a member of franchisors’ […]

By Frank Zaid www.franchiseinfo.ca April 18, 2017 Q: What issues are being raised in today’s Canadian franchise agreements and disclosure documents with regard to intellectual property? Historically, the term ‘intellectual property’ referred to statutory patents, trademarks, industrial designs and copyrights. With the fast-changing world of the Internet and social media, however, the term has become […]

ADR Chambers announces the launch of the brand new Expedited Arbitration Rules. Expedited Arbitrations are fast and cheap.  And there’s no wiggle room. There’s a fixed fee so parties know exactly what they’re paying.  The fee is $7,500 per party for everything including the arbitrator’s fees, the room rental fees and the administration fees (including […]

By Catherine Thompson therecord.com June 13, 2016 KITCHENER — Kitchener will pay a Toronto firm $250 an hour to advise councillors on the municipal Code of Conduct. Councillors voted Monday to appoint ADR Chambers, a dispute resolution firm, to provide integrity commissioner services for the next three years, replacing London, Ont., lawyer Greg Levine, who […]

On Friday, June 5, the Canadian Minister of Finance, pursuant to s. 455.01(1) of the Bank Act, approved ADR Chambers Banking Ombuds Office (ADRBO) as an external complaints body for banking complaints. ADRBO has investigated consumer disputes against banks since 2008 and currently investigates disputes about services provided by the Royal Bank of Canada, TD Bank Group […]

The IIROC arbitration program provides IIROC Member firms and their clients in Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, the Northwest and Yukon Territories, and Nunavut with an effective alternative to litigation in resolving their disputes. ADR Chambers is a national alternative dispute resolution organization, completely […]

ADR Chambers Inc. has launched a new, flate-rate package for companies looking for a fast resolution to a business dispute. For $6,000, companies or individuals who agree to an undergo an expedited arbitration can get their disputes heard and ruled on by former judges or senior lawyers within a 2.5-month time frame, explains Allan Stitt, […]