The Class

Comprehensive Arbitration Course last took place online from May 4-8, 2026. The next course will be held October 24 to 29, 2027 in a hybrid (online and in person) format daily from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time. It is an ADR Institute of Ontario 40 hour certified course qualifying students for Q. Arb. designation. Course is open to anyone including residents of other provinces and international students. Ontario lawyers and paralegals receive full year’s requirement of Law Society CPD accreditation. This course will train you to be an effective arbitrator controlling a judicial process, skilled counsel, expert witness or effective party representative. The course will include arbitration legislation from across Canada and we encourage participants to join us from across Canada. Course will be presented on Zoom with an in person option for some of the course subject to demand for in person classes.

The People

This course has been offered by Murray H Miskin since 1985, originally for the Arbitrators Institute of Ontario through the University of Toronto. Murray is an Ontario lawyer with 45 years experience as a litigator, and is an experienced arbitrator and mediator, who has trained over 2,000 students in arbitration. Starting in 2021 with the first online course Dana Hirsh, a lawyer who works full time as a mediator and arbitrator, and who previously was an arbitrator for the Financial Services Commission is co-instructor. For 2027 we will have a guest speaker on Family Law Arbitration and one on the Mediation/Arbitration process. Some of our past guest speakers from previous recent courses have been:

  1. Richard Pound, Retired Counsel at Stikeman’s law firm in Montreal, Canada’s man at the Olympics, Past Vice President of the International Olympic Committee, Founding President of World Anti-Doping Agency speaking about Olympic sports dispute resolution process

  2. Richard Feldman, Lawyer and Professor, Formerly Senior Arbitrator at Financial Services Commission of Ontario, on Expert Witnesses in Arbitration

  3. Steve Benmor, Family lawyer, mediator and arbitrator will present on practical tips for family law arbitration and Med/Arb.

  4. Mitchell Rose, Toronto based mediator who is an experienced litigation lawyer will present on the topic of Med/Arb and discuss with Murray Miskin potential problems when mediating and arbitrating together.

REGISTER: Register for the next course October 25-29, 2027 by paying a $500 CDN deposit which can be put on your credit card through Paypal. The price for the course is $2,700 plus HST. As it is still early we may add a surcharge to the fee for those attending in person related to extra costs including meals and snacks. You may contact Christine, extension 112 at Miskin Law 877-428-8000 or 416-492-0989 to arrange other payment methods. Speak with Christine for questions or to arrange to pay by etransfer, debit or cheque. If you are or become part of a group of 3 or more friends or co-workers you will qualify for a 10% discount. There is also a $200 early registration discount. The balance is payable before the course begins. Click Here to Register

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