Lindsay Rowell on Arbitration

Un tribunal albertain applique l’arrêt Petrowest pour suspendre un arbitrage en faveur d’une procédure de mise sous séquestre

Le 26 mai 2025, la Cour du Banc du Roi de l’Alberta (la « CBRA ») a suspendu un projet d’arbitrage en faveur d’une procédure de mise sous séquestre en cours dans l’affaire Mayfield Investments Ltd (Re). C’était la première...more

7/18/2025 / Arbitration , Bankruptcy Court , Canada , Commercial Bankruptcy , Commercial Litigation , Debtors , Dispute Resolution , Insolvency , Litigation Strategies , Shareholders

Alberta Court Applies Petrowest to Stay Arbitration in Favour of Receivership Proceeding

On May 26, 2025, the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta stayed a proposed arbitration in favour of an ongoing receivership proceeding in Mayfield Investments Ltd (Re). This decision marks the first time that an Alberta court...more

7/11/2025 / Arbitration , Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA) , Bankruptcy Court , Commercial Bankruptcy , Commercial Leases , Contract Disputes , Insolvency , Mandatory Arbitration Clauses , Receivership , Shareholders

Clauses de règlement des différends dans les contrats d’infrastructure publique : point de vue de l’avocat plaidant

Les grands projets d’infrastructure publique font généralement intervenir plusieurs parties prenantes et nécessitent un ensemble complexe de contrats et de sous-contrats. Une approche réfléchie de la négociation et de la...more

6/12/2025 / Arbitration , Construction Contracts , Construction Disputes , Contract Disputes , Contract Drafting , Contract Terms , Dispute Resolution , Infrastructure , Mediation , Subcontractors

The Dispute Resolution Clause in Public Infrastructure Contracting — A Litigator’s View

Large public infrastructure projects typically involve several stakeholders and a complex array of contracts and subcontracts. A thoughtful approach to the negotiation and drafting of contractual dispute resolution clauses...more

6/12/2025 / Arbitration , Construction Contracts , Construction Litigation , Contract Disputes , Contract Drafting , Contract Terms , Dispute Resolution , Infrastructure , Mediation , Subcontractors

Unpacking Recent Trends in Major Projects and Infrastructure Arbitration

Amid the evolving complexities of infrastructure projects, stakeholders are increasingly seeking innovative solutions to mitigate risk and manage disputes more efficiently. Below, we discuss recent trends shaping major...more

6/19/2024 / Arbitration , Construction Project , Contract Terms , Dispute Resolution , Infrastructure

Ontario : Une cour refuse d’annuler une sentence arbitrale malgré des craintes raisonnables de partialité d’un des arbitres

Dans l’affaire Vento Motorcycles, Inc. v United Mexican States, la Cour supérieure de justice de l’Ontario (la « Cour ») a rejeté une demande d’annulation de sentence arbitrale (la « sentence ») rendue par un tribunal composé...more

12/14/2023 / Arbitration , Arbitration Awards , Canada , Free Trade Agreements , International Arbitration

Ontario Court Declines to Set Aside Arbitral Award Despite Reasonable Apprehension of Arbitrator’s Bias

In Vento Motorcycles, Inc. v. United Mexican States, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Court) rejected an application to set aside an arbitral award (the Award), which a three-arbitrator Tribunal issued, on the basis of...more

12/7/2023 / Arbitration , Arbitration Awards , Canada , Free Trade Agreements , International Arbitration

Lindsay Rowell

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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