Aroma Franchise Company Inc. et al. v. Aroma Espresso Bar Canada Inc. et al.,

JurisdictionOntario
JudgeSteele
Citation2023 ONSC 1827
Docket Number22-00689891-CL
CourtSuperior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
Date20 March 2023

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  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 3 ' 7, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 12, 2025
    ...Securities Inc. v. Typhoon Capital B.V., 2016 ONSC 604, Aroma Franchise Company Inc. et al. v. Aroma Espresso Bar Canada Inc. et al., 2023 ONSC 1827, Rhéaume v. Société d'investissements l'Excellence inc., 2010 QCCA 2269, Kyburn Investments Ltd. v. Beca Corporate Holdings Ltd., [2015] NZCA ......
  • 2024 ONCA 839,
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2024
    ...2024 On appeal from the judgment of Justice Jana Steele of the Superior Court of Justice, dated March 20, 2023, with reasons reported at 2023 ONSC 1827. Zarnett J.A. OVERVIEW 1 Arbitration is an important, statutorily sanctioned, mode of dispute resolution. Undergirding its acceptability is......
  • Aroma Franchise Company, Inc. v Aroma Espresso Bar Canada Inc.,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • November 19, 2024
    ...2024 On appeal from the judgment of Justice Jana Steele of the Superior Court of Justice, dated March 20, 2023, with reasons reported at 2023 ONSC 1827. Zarnett J.A. OVERVIEW 1 Arbitration is an important, statutorily sanctioned, mode of dispute resolution. Undergirding its acceptability is......
  • Vento Motorcycles, Inc. v Mexico,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • February 4, 2025
    ...v. Typhoon Capital B.V., 2016 ONSC 604, at para. 33; and Aroma Franchise Company Inc. et al. v. Aroma Espresso Bar Canada Inc. et al., 2023 ONSC 1827, at para. 29, rev'd on other grounds, 2024 ONCA The effect of fair hearing errors in commercial arbitration 37 Not only is the court's author......
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  • 2024 ONCA 839,
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2024
    ...2024 On appeal from the judgment of Justice Jana Steele of the Superior Court of Justice, dated March 20, 2023, with reasons reported at 2023 ONSC 1827. Zarnett J.A. OVERVIEW 1 Arbitration is an important, statutorily sanctioned, mode of dispute resolution. Undergirding its acceptability is......
  • Aroma Franchise Company, Inc. v Aroma Espresso Bar Canada Inc.,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • November 19, 2024
    ...2024 On appeal from the judgment of Justice Jana Steele of the Superior Court of Justice, dated March 20, 2023, with reasons reported at 2023 ONSC 1827. Zarnett J.A. OVERVIEW 1 Arbitration is an important, statutorily sanctioned, mode of dispute resolution. Undergirding its acceptability is......
  • 2025 ONCA 82,
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2025
    ...v. Typhoon Capital B.V., 2016 ONSC 604, at para. 33; and Aroma Franchise Company Inc. et al. v. Aroma Espresso Bar Canada Inc. et al., 2023 ONSC 1827, at para. 29, rev'd on other grounds, 2024 ONCA The effect of fair hearing errors in commercial arbitration 37 Not only is the court's author......
  • Vento Motorcycles, Inc. v Mexico,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • February 4, 2025
    ...v. Typhoon Capital B.V., 2016 ONSC 604, at para. 33; and Aroma Franchise Company Inc. et al. v. Aroma Espresso Bar Canada Inc. et al., 2023 ONSC 1827, at para. 29, rev'd on other grounds, 2024 ONCA The effect of fair hearing errors in commercial arbitration 37 Not only is the court's author......
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4 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 3 ' 7, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 12, 2025
    ...Securities Inc. v. Typhoon Capital B.V., 2016 ONSC 604, Aroma Franchise Company Inc. et al. v. Aroma Espresso Bar Canada Inc. et al., 2023 ONSC 1827, Rhéaume v. Société d'investissements l'Excellence inc., 2010 QCCA 2269, Kyburn Investments Ltd. v. Beca Corporate Holdings Ltd., [2015] NZCA ......
  • Aroma Franchise Company v Aroma Expresso: Guidance And Questions On Disclosure Obligations And Reasonable Apprehension Of Bias In Arbitration
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 29, 2023
    ...recent decision of Aroma Franchise Company Inc. et al v Aroma Espresso Bar Canada Inc. et al, 2023 ONSC 1827 ("Aroma"), the Ontario Superior Court of Justice provided important guidance in relation to the reasonable apprehension of bias for arbitrators in circumstances where an arbitrator i......
  • A Double Espresso: The Appeal Of Aroma Franchise Company V Aroma Espresso
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 22, 2024
    ...been written about Aroma Franchise Company Inc. et al v Aroma Espresso Bar Canada Inc. et al, 2023 ONSC 1827 ("Aroma") since its release in March of 2023, including by these authors in our previous article (available As noted in our article, the Superior Court set aside certain arbitral awa......
  • Franchise Case Law Highlights And Noteworthy Decisions During 2023
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 12, 2024
    ...all levels of 2023 Canadian franchise law decision-making. Aroma Franchise Company Inc. et al. v. Aroma Espresso Bar Canada Inc. et al., 2023 ONSC 1827 Aroma Franchise Company Inc. et al. v. Aroma Espresso Bar Canada Inc. concerned a dispute between a master Canadian franchisee and master f......