Click here for a link to an interesting article on this topic by TCAS member Harvey J. Kirsh....

Article by Kyriaki Karadelis Toronto harbour with the city's most famous landmark, the CN Tower Download PDF version of article here.   With a new arbitration hearing facility launched in April and a project under way to review and update Canada’s broader commercial arbitration legislation, Kyriaki Karadelis examines whether Toronto is set to be the next big arbitral seat. Toronto’s vital stats On paper, Toronto has the makings of a perfect arbitral seat. A truly multi-cultural, inte...

We all know why commercial parties choose to arbitrate – efficiency, confidentiality, party control over the process, ability to have a say in the make-up of the tribunal, finality and ease of international enforcement. But commercial arbitration both international and domestic is under attack, as being too slow, too much like litigation, and too expensive.  An excellent paper, and some suggested solutions, was given by Stephen Morrison on June 29, 2011 in the Arbitrator of the Month series at ...