Farris Partner, Ludmila Herbst, Q.C., presented on the topic of arbitration appeals as part of a national panel on “Arbitration Appeals in Commercial Cases: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”.  The webinar, which was held on October 16, 2020, was organized by the ADR Institute of Canada and included remarks by former Supreme Court of Canada justice Clément Gascon as well as a well known Toronto arbitrator, counsel from law firms in B.C. (Ludmila) and Alberta, and counsel for the federal Department of Justice.  Ludmila spoke on the appeal provisions of B.C.’s new Arbitration Act, which came into effect on September 1, 2020.  Ludmila often acts as counsel in arbitration cases and is one of the two co-authors of Commercial Arbitration in Canada: A Guide to Domestic and International Arbitrations.