Appellate Quarterly - October 2025

Join McCarthy Tétrault’s National Appellate Litigation Group as we discuss appeals of importance to the Canadian business community during the last quarter. Each session brings you up-to-date on recent appellate developments across Canada. Topics to be discussed this quarter include:

• Supreme Court of Canada: When may a Canadian court take jurisdiction over foreign defendants? 
• Federal: When will the Federal Court of Appeal review an administrative decision and grant a stay? Lessons from the Universal Ostrich Farms saga.
• Ontario/Atlantic: Confirming a high bar for reasonable apprehension of bias in commercial arbitration: the sequel to Aroma.
• Québec: Good Faith, Bad Math: Quebec Court of Appeal Reverses $1M Award Against City in Public Tender Dispute.
• West: From Wormholes to Wallet Holes: Expert Evidence and Harsh Damages in Signalta v. CNRL.

Speakers include: Adam Goldenberg, Lyndsey Delamont, Moya Graham, Catherine Martin, and Jordan Bierkos.

Note: All instructions and information on how to access the webinar will be forwarded a few days before the event.

This program qualifies for up to 1.5 hours of credit under the mandatory education regimes in British Columbia and Ontario.

Barreau du Québec Continuing Education: This program contains up to 1.5 hours of content. For more information regarding the declaration and recognition of educational activities, please contact the Barreau du Québec. 

For questions about this event, please contact clientevents@mccarthy.ca.