Subproject 6 - Pilot Project with the Condominium Authority Tribunal (CAT) of Ontario

Start – 2019 | End – 2022 Duration – 3 years

The Condominium Authority Tribunal (CAT) launched an online dispute resolution platform for condominium disputes in November 2017. A Canadian first, this 100% virtual forum provides negotiation, mediation and adjudication services without any physical courtroom. It will be important to take stock of this experience, the objective of which is to reduce the costs of justice and increase its accessibility to the greatest number of people.

Subproject chief 
Nicolas Vermeys

Research activities

Case studies

There will be two case studies, one on the CAT in Ontario, and the other on the online Civil Resolution Tribunal in British-Columbia.

Inventories

No inventory work is expected to be carried out directly by Subproject 6 researchers. Instead, the Subproject builds  on the research already conducted by  Subproject 1, Subproject 2, and  Subproject 5.

Best Practices Guide

Building on the work completed in Subproject 5,  it is recommended that Artificial Intelligence components be integrated into Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Platforms to help participants make more informed decisions throughout the ODR process.

Governance Framework

Create a framework model to design an optimal Self-Help tool  that can be incorporated within ODR platforms to help all participants make more informed decisions throughout the ODR process.

Publications of researchers

• Amy SCHMITZ,  « Resolving a New Kind of Trade War Through ODR » dans John Lande (dir.), Theories of Change for the Dispute Resolution Movement: Actionable Ideas to Revitalize Our Movement, (2020).   
• Amy SCHMITZ, Janet MARTINEZ, « ODR Providers Operating in the U.S. ODR in the United States, in Online Dispute Resolution: Theory and Practice: A Treatise on Technology and Dispute Resolution », (12 mai 2020) No. 2020-14., University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper. 
• Amy SCHMITZ, « Measuring 'Access to Justice' in the Rush to Digitize », (2020) No. 2020-15 University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper.
• Heather KULP, Amy SCHMITZ, « Real Feedback from Real People: Emphasizing User-Centric Designs for Court ODR », (2020) SSRN Scholarly Paper ID 3615820.
• Amy SCHMITZ, « Addressing the Class Claim Conundrum with Online Dispute Resolution », (20 juillet 2020)  No. 2020-20 Journal of Dispute Resolution, University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper,  Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3656648.
• Schmitz, Amy J, «Resolving a New Kind of Trade War Through ODR in Theories of Change for the Dispute Resolution Movement: Actionable Ideas to Revitalize Our Movement» (John Lande, ed., 2020. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3533324).
• Schmitz, Amy J, and Rule Colin, «Online Dispute Resolution for Smart Contracts», 2019 J. OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION 203 – 125 (2019).
• Nicolas VERMEYS, Maria-Fernanda ACEVEDO LANAS « Online Dispute Resolution Platforms as a Public Service: How the Cyberjustice Laboratory’s Platform to Aid in the Resolution of Litigation Electronically (PARLe) is Transforming the Canadian Justice System. » dans Immaculada Barral Vinals (dir.), El sistema de ADR/ODR en conflictos de consumo: aproximacion critica y prospeccion de futuro, Barcelone, Atelier, (2019), p. 219.
• Nicolas VERMEYS, « Les modes privés de prévention et de règlement des différends en ligne » dans Pierre-Claude LAFOND (dir.), Régler autrement les différends, 2e éd., Montréal, Lexis Nexis, (2018).
• Nicolas VERMEYS, Maria-Fernanda ACEVEDO LANAS « L’émergence et l’évolution des tribunaux virtuels au Canada – L’exemple de la Plateforme d’aide au règlement des litiges en ligne », (juin 2020) Revue Juridique de la Sorbonne No 1 ; Université Paris-Sorbonne. 
• Nicolas VERMEYS, Jean-François ROBERGE, « ODR as a Public Service: The Access to Justice-Driven Canadian Experience », (2019) 6 (2) International Journal of Online Dispute Resolution, 227.
• Fabien GÉLINAS, « Managing Procedural Expectations in Small Claims ODR », (2019) 6-1 International Journal of Online Dispute Resolution 53.

Conferences of our researchers 

• Amy SCHMITZ et Rule COLIN, « Online Dispute Resolution for Smart Contracts », (2019) Journal Of Dispute Resolution, p.125-203. PDF
• Amy SCHMITZ,  « Resolving a New Kind of Trade War Through ODR » dans John Lande (dir.), Theories of Change for the Dispute Resolution Movement: Actionable Ideas to Revitalize Our Movement, (2020).  PDF
• Amy SCHMITZ, Janet MARTINEZ, « ODR Providers Operating in the U.S. ODR in the United States, in Online Dispute Resolution: Theory and Practice: A Treatise on Technology and Dispute Resolution », (12 mai 2020) No. 2020-14., University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper. 
• Amy SCHMITZ, « Measuring 'Access to Justice' in the Rush to Digitize », (2020) No. 2020-15 University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper. PDF
• Heather KULP, Amy SCHMITZ, « Real Feedback from Real People: Emphasizing User-Centric Designs for Court ODR », (2020) SSRN Scholarly Paper ID 3615820. PDF
• Amy SCHMITZ, « Addressing the Class Claim Conundrum with Online Dispute Resolution », (20 juillet 2020)  No. 2020-20 Journal of Dispute Resolution, University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper,  Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3656648. PDF
• Nicolas VERMEYS, Maria-Fernanda ACEVEDO LANAS « Online Dispute Resolution Platforms as a Public Service: How the Cyberjustice Laboratory’s Platform to Aid in the Resolution of Litigation Electronically (PARLe) is Transforming the Canadian Justice System. » dans Immaculada Barral Vinals (dir.), El sistema de ADR/ODR en conflictos de consumo: aproximacion critica y prospeccion de futuro, Barcelone, Atelier, (2019), p. 219.
• Nicolas VERMEYS, « Les modes privés de prévention et de règlement des différends en ligne » dans Pierre-Claude LAFOND (dir.), Régler autrement les différends, 2e éd., Montréal, Lexis Nexis, (2018).PDF
• Nicolas VERMEYS, Maria-Fernanda ACEVEDO LANAS « L’émergence et l’évolution des tribunaux virtuels au Canada – L’exemple de la Plateforme d’aide au règlement des litiges en ligne », (juin 2020) Revue Juridique de la Sorbonne No 1 ; Université Paris-Sorbonne. PDF
• Nicolas VERMEYS, Jean-François ROBERGE, « ODR as a Public Service: The Access to Justice-Driven Canadian Experience », (2019) 6 (2) International Journal of Online Dispute Resolution, 227.

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