By new (June 10, 2010) Practice Direction published by The Honourable Justice Then, Regional Senior Justice,  Toronto  Region and the Honourable Justice Smith, Chief Justice, Superior Court of Justice, the list of matters eligible to be listed on the Commercial List was amended to include:

“… m.  Such other commercial matters as a judge presiding over the Commercial List may direct to be listed on the Commercial List, including: suitably complex cases under the Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), suitable commercial matters under the International Commercial Arbitration Act (Ontario), Arbitration Act, 1991 (Ontario) and Commercial Arbitration Act (Canada) (See 771225 Ontario Inc. v Bramco Holdings Co. Ltd [1993] O.J. No. 1772 and Maple Valley Acres v CIBC, [1992] O.J. No. 2610), Piedra v TSX Inc, [2009] O.J. No 5351 (Div. Ct.))…”

The entire Practice direction may be accessed here.

David Alderson, LL.B, LL.M

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