The law develops and changes constantly. Cases are decided by the courts every day. New legislation is passed by governments. Courts change their procedures from time to time. To serve our clients effectively, our lawyers keep abreast of new developments. Sometimes, we have even been asked to instruct other lawyers about developments in the law. Members of our Toronto law firm are asked to speak at legal conferences for lawyers. Igor Ellyn, QC has also spoken to non-lawyers about legal matters and early in his career, he was a weekly legal columnist for a major Toronto newspaper.

Good advocates are knowledgeable about law and court procedure and how to persuade judges, mediators and arbitrators that their client’s case deserves a good result. In this section, readers may benefit from several of the articles written by Igor Ellyn, QC for presentation to legal conferences. We have also included articles by other legal professionals which you may find interesting.

Resolving Shareholder Disputes in Canada

This article, published in July 2009, discusses key issues affecting disputes among shareholders of private corporations in Ontario, Canada. The authors, Igor Ellyn and Orie Niedzviecki, both of Ellyn Law LLP Business Litigation and Arbitration Lawyers, are partners of a Toronto boutique law firm which focuses on the litigation, arbitration and resolution of shareholder and other business disputes. Read More →

Tension between Choice of Law and Mandatory Rules in Agency and Employment Arbitration

The hallmark of international commercial arbitration is the right of parties to select the law to govern their dispute. However, choice of law or party autonomy is subject to limits. Sometimes arbitrators are obliged to apply the mandatory law of a jurisdiction contrary to the will of one or more of the parties. The scope of these issues was discussed by Igor Ellyn in a presentation to the NY State Bar Association and Cornell University at the Bloomberg Center in New York in March 2008. These power point slides summarize the presentation.

Shareholders Remedies in Canada

In this paper, based on a speech delivered at a legal conference in Whistler, BC in April 2005, Igor Ellyn discusses the various legal procedures available to shareholders and other corporate stakeholders to redress unfairness, lack of disclosure and breach of fiduciary in corporations. Read More →