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Tag Archive: Alternative Dispute Resolution

What a $6 Billion Divorce Trial Teaches Us

Steve Benmor | August 24, 2026

There is an unknown couple in New Jersey that never made headlines until this week when reporters got hold of their divorce case. According to press accounts of the divorce... Continue Reading...

DIVORCE PRO’S NEED TO UNDERSTAND ACE’s & THEIR IMPACT ON LONG-TERM HEALTH

Yashika Dhall | July 15, 2026

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE’s) have increasingly become a focal point in scientific research due to their profound impact on long-term health outcomes. One study has scientifically proven that a child... Continue Reading...

A DAY WASTED DRIVING TO COURT

Steve Benmor | July 8, 2026

Last week, I had a Settlement Conference scheduled at the Milton courthouse on one of my ‘remaining’ litigation files. Why ‘remaining’? Because after watching the gross disappointment of clients for... Continue Reading...

How is Med/Arb different than court?

Steve Benmor | July 2, 2026

Timely resolution of legal disputes is not merely an ideal in law; it is a vital necessity for families who are undergoing the traumatic process of divorce. In Ontario, the increasing... Continue Reading...

What are the top non-financial reasons to choose Med/Arb?

Steve Benmor | July 2, 2026

There was a time when legal disputes followed a predictable path: start a court case, exchange pleadings, conduct discoveries, argue motions, attend pretrials and, if by then the case did... Continue Reading...

How do you know if a case is suitable for Med/Arb?

Steve Benmor | July 2, 2026

Med/Arb is one of the most powerful – yet most misunderstood – processes in legal dispute resolution. At its simplest, Med/Arb is a hybrid process. The neutral facilitates the parties’... Continue Reading...

HOW ELECTRONIC COURT FILING WENT FROM BAD TO WORSE

Steve Benmor | June 22, 2026

How on earth can a court system manage to become even less efficient after moving from paper filing to on-line? After 30 years of practising law in Ontario, I have sat in the front... Continue Reading...

NEWFOUNDLAND’S UNIFIED FAMILY COURT EXPANSION PUTS ONTARIO TO SHAME

Steve Benmor | June 13, 2026

There is a particular kind of institutional embarrassment that arrives quietly, without fanfare, in the form of a provincial news release. On June 4, 2026, Newfoundland and Labrador announced that... Continue Reading...

WHEN EVERYTHING LOOKS LIKE A NAIL

Jessica Brant | June 12, 2026

You’ve probably come across the “Law of the Instrument,” first coined by philosopher Abraham Kaplan, but more commonly attributed to psychologist Abraham Maslow: “If the only tool you have is... Continue Reading...

WHAT ARE THE THREE MOST POWERFUL WORDS IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION?

Steve Benmor | June 9, 2026

Every month my new issue of Toronto Life lands in my mailbox. Some sections I read cover to cover. Others I skip entirely. But every once in a while, a... Continue Reading...