February 2016 - McCartney ADR

Rules Committee Seeks Input: Mandatory Mediation

February 24, 2016 By Jim McCartney In In the News, Mediation No Comment

The Alberta Rules of Court Committee is seeking public and bar input on whether the court should be able to order participation in a mediation (or other ADR process). The request for comments is available here. The RFC notes that rule 4.16 is still in effect and it places a responsibility of “good faith participation in […]

Reasons for Award Required

February 4, 2016 By Jim McCartney In Arbitration, In the News No Comment

The Court of Appeal of Alberta upheld a Queen’s Bench justice’s finding that a labour arbitration must be set aside for having given inadequate reasons: United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 401 v. XL Foods Inc. (Calgary Beef Plant), 2016 ABCA 31. The issue before the arbitrator was about notice of termination of employment and the […]

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Rules Committee Seeks Input: Mandatory Mediation

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