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David Harris

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Why Mediation Matters: $300,000 Costs Award for a $16,000 Result

  • Post author:dqh
  • Post published:September 15, 2025

Why Mediation Is So Important — A Lesson from Barry v. Anantharajah I recently came across an excellent commentary by Sean Brown, Partner at Flaherty McCarthy LLP, discussing the Ontario…

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