The following articled called “The Role of Adjudicators: Fairness, Equity and the Courage to Decide” is a thought-provoking article written by Antoine Collins. It was published on December 5, 2025 on the Ontario Bar Association's website of justmag.ca. His discussion of the role of a
A shocking case of abuse and misconduct has emerged from a youth hockey team in Stoney Creek, Ont., exposing serious failures in player protection and oversight. The incident has intensified calls for greater transparency and accountability within Canadian amateur sports. Rick Westhead discusses the allegations and
In Spinney v. Fowlie, 2025 ONSC 2632, the Ontario Superior Court set aside an arbitration award issued by Arbitrator, Richard W. Pound. The applicants, wrestling coaches David Spinney and Ahmed Shamiyah, had been found to have harassed a former Wrestling Canada official, Dr. Frank Fowlie,
Gowling WLG published this article entitled: “Top 10 Canadian Arbitration Cases of 2024: Key lessons for in-house counsel” on January 21, 2025. It was written by a four Gowling lawyers: Todd J. Burke, Mark W. Crane, Thomas Yates and James Plotkin. As a busy arbitrator, I
Elizabeth Bingham of Rubin Thomlison LLP published this article called: "Who is impartial? Reflections on Toronto Metropolitan Faculty Association v. Toronto Metropolitan University" on December 18, 2024. For any lawyer who also acts as an investigator, I highly recommend that you read this article and
Dr. Despina Mavromati, founder of Sportlegis and fellow member of Women in Sports Law, wrote an informative article called, "International sports-related disputes from 2024 and what to expect in 2025." She writes about certain notable decisions issued by the Court of Arbitration for Sport and
I dealt with a complicated matter of jurisdiction whereby two of the affected parties (the Affected Parties) sought the removal of the arbitrator appointed to hear the merits of this matter (the Appointed Arbitrator) on the grounds of a reasonable apprehension of bias. This challenge
I cannot take credit for the below article. It was written and posted on November 4, 2024, by Global Safeguarding, a specialist agency, providing safeguarding consultancy, services and support. The Dunning-Kruger effect is a cognitive bias that occurs when people with limited knowledge or skills in a
The Future of Sport in Canada Commission has announced its schedule for its cross-country hearings. The Commission will consult with victims and survivors of maltreatment in sport, as well as subject-matter experts, academics, advocates, stakeholders, sport participants (including athletes, parents, coaches, administrators and other support
We live in challenging and intellectually interesting times, especially in sport. Controversy at the Paris Olympics began on August 1, 2024, when Italian boxer, Angela Carini, after taking two blows to the head and fearing a broken nose, gave up after 46 seconds against her