I was curious what the legal status of mandatory arbitration clauses was in Canada and found this gem[1]: > The clause required Uber drivers to pay a large up-

I was curious what the legal status of mandatory arbitration clauses was in Canada and found this gem[1]: > The clause required Uber drivers to pay a large up-front administrative and legal filing fee of US$14,500, and to travel to the Netherlands to arbitrate their claims. It's amazing Uber thought this would hold up to judicial scrutiny. It's basically a "you can't do anything if we screw you over" clause for most of the population. Good thing the Canadian courts agreed: > The majority of the Supreme Court found that the arbitration clause was invalid under the doctrine of unconscionability as there was: (a) proof of unequal bargaining power between the parties; and (b) proof of an improvident bargain (i.e., gross unfairness). [1] https://www.mondaq.com/canada/arbitration-dispute-resolution/1033172/mandatory-arbitration-clauses-are-no-longer-presumptively-enforceable https://www.mondaq.com/canada/arbitration-dispute-resolution...