The Province of Ontario (“Ontario”) was partly successful on appeal of a motion judge’s order to stay its Superior Court application on the ground that an arbitration process ought to have been followed in a dispute with Imperial Tobacco (“Imperial”) regarding the scope and effect of a release Ontario provided as a term of settlement of a civil claim against Imperial

27. September 2011 0
Administrative law – Arbitration – Scope of arbitration agreement – Arbitrators – Jurisdiction – Class proceedings – Settlements – Releases – Judicial review – Stay of proceedings – Parties – Remedies – Declaratory relief Ontario v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., [2011] O.J. No. 3392, 2011 ONCA 525, Ontario Court of Appeal, July 20, 2011, S.T. ...

An orthopaedic surgeon (Dr. Smyth) was successful in having the Court set aside a final Arbitration Ruling that had recommended a denial of his reappointment to the medical staff at the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital (the “Hospital”)

26. December 2007 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Arbitration Board – Scope of arbitration agreement – Physicians and Surgeons – Hospital privileges – Judicial review – Jurisdiction Smyth v. Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital, [2007] O.J. No. 4284, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, November 5, 2007, S.J. Kershman J. Dr. Smyth, an orthopaedic surgeon ...