It’s been said that necessity relieves us from the embarrassment of choice. In March 2020, the emerging COVID-19 pandemic made it imperative for much of the world to stay home when at all possible – whether we wanted to or not. If mediators desired to continue...
[ View PDF Version ] In mid-March, 2020, Canadian life as we knew it changed very dramatically. Mediation was able to continue by reason of the collective will of government, the judiciary and, most of all, lawyers and litigants. Initially, there was an optimistic view that mediations...
If, at first, you don’t succeed, should you try again? After the initial mediation – a mandatory element of the civil law process in some parts of Ontario – you and your client(s) may find you’re at a crossroads in the justice system. A pre-trial...
There’s an old medical adage that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Anticipating a problem and preparing for it can often eliminate it completely or substantially reduce future complications down the road. It’s a lesson counsel representing clients at mediation would...