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Avoiding Contract Disputes: Ontario Legal Update

A practical guide to contract risk, enforceability, and dispute prevention under Ontario law.

Created byBunmi Aiku
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BeginnerUpdated Apr 6, 2026
Avoiding Contract Disputes: Ontario Legal Update

What You'll Learn

check_circleIdentify the essential elements of enforceable commercial contracts under Ontario law.
check_circleRecognise common drafting issues that lead to disputes and litigation.
check_circleUnderstand how Ontario courts interpret key contractual clauses.
check_circleAssess enforceability risks, including unconscionability and bad-faith performance.
check_circleRespond effectively to breaches of contract and evaluate available remedies.
check_circleApply practical strategies to reduce contract-related disputes.

About This Course

Commercial contracts are at the heart of most business relationships - but poorly drafted or misunderstood agreements remain a leading source of disputes, litigation, and unexpected liability.

This practical webinar provides a clear, up-to-date overview of how commercial contracts are formed, interpreted, and enforced under Ontario law. It focuses on the clauses that most often give rise to disputes, how courts approach enforceability issues, and what lawyers and businesses can do at the drafting stage to reduce risk.

Designed for legal professionals, this session combines legal principles with real-world insights to help participants navigate common contract pitfalls, manage breach situations, and strengthen their commercial agreements.

What You Will Learn:

  • Recent Case Law Review: Analyze landmark decisions from the Ontario Superior Court and Court of Appeal affecting contract interpretation and enforcement.
  • The Duty of Good Faith: Understand the evolving legal obligations of honesty and good faith in contractual performance under Canadian law.
  • High-Risk Clauses: Learn best practices for drafting and updating termination, force majeure, limitation of liability, and indemnity clauses.
  • Breach of Contract: Identify the early warning signs of a contract dispute and actionable steps to mitigate damages before litigation becomes necessary.
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR): Explore the latest trends in arbitration and mediation within Ontario as alternatives to the traditional court system.

Your Instructor

Bunmi Aiku
Bunmi Aiku

Principal Counsel

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Bunmi is a seasoned lawyer committed to delivering effective and personalized legal representation. She holds an LLB and an LLM from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, and the University of Lagos respectively. Bunmi is duly called to the bar in both Nigeria and Ontario. Her extensive experience covers various areas, including real estate, corporate commercial law, business law. With a background in the home building and construction industry in Ontario, Bunmi brings a unique perspective to her practice. Additionally, she is a certified notary public. Beyond her legal career, Bunmi is passionate about community service. She actively participates in providing pro bono services to the vulnerable through Pro Bono Ontario. Furthermore, she volunteers on different school committees at her children’s school. Whether you are confronting a legal challenge or seeking proactive legal advice, Bunmi is well-equipped to offer comprehensive and effective representation tailored to your specific needs. She looks forward to navigating the legal landscape with you.

Credit Information

Is this course eligible for my CPD requirements as a Canadian CPA?

Provincial regulators of CPAs in Canada do not require that independent providers of CPD be approved to offer courses. Instead, individual CPAs are responsible for assessing whether a CPD activity meets their requirements, and may take activities from any source provided those requirements are met.

Every course offered on LearnFormula is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, and advances learning objectives that are relevant to the responsibilities or professional competencies of Canadian CPAs. All activities on LearnFormula are quantifiable in terms of hours, and are also verifiable, in that users receive documented evidence of their attendance via a certificate of completion after finishing a course (and this certificate is stored by LearnFormula indefinitely). Nearly 100,000 Canadian CPAs successfully satisfy their CPD requirements via LearnFormula on an annual basis.

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