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ARBITRATION LAW OF CANADA: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE (THIRD EDITION)
by J. Brian Casey
Most disputes in the energy sector are ultimately resolved by either a regulatory agency or an arbitration panel.1 The courts are generally a distant third. Regulators have the primary jurisdiction, but the majority of the contract disputes end up in the hands of arbitrators. Arbitration has grown tremendously over the last twenty years - particularly domestic energy arbitration.2
In the United States, domestic arbitration takes place, for the most part, under a Federal statute. In Canada, it is largely under Provincial statutes. However, the principles are largely the same. In addition, much of the domestic arbitration in the energy sector involves cross-border disputes. They usually take place in one of four cities - Houston, Calgary, Toronto or New York. That is why the latest book by Brian Casey will be of particular interest to American energy lawyers.
September 10, 2016, was an important day in Canadian arbitration circles. On that day, Casey sent the...